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Viewer for ReStructuredText documents that renders them on the fly. Version 3.0.2 via Homebrew; verified 2026-06-17.
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Package summary
Viewer for ReStructuredText documents that renders them on the fly
Project links
Commands and aliases
- restview
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Project history and usage
restview is a local live-preview server for ReStructuredText documents.
Project history
Marius Gedminas wrote restview as a lightweight ReStructuredText viewer. The official page carries copyright dates beginning in 2005.
The tool later gained automatic browser launching, live reload, directory listings, command-generated input, and checks intended to approximate PyPI’s rendering restrictions.
Adoption history
restview has been published on the Python Package Index and packaged by Homebrew, supporting use outside Python-only installation workflows.
How it is used
Users pass a `.rst` or `.txt` file to `restview`; it starts a localhost web server, opens a browser, watches the source, and reloads the rendered page after edits.
It can also browse a directory tree or render ReStructuredText generated by another command.
Why package nerds care
restview is a small example of the Unix-friendly live-preview tool: it turns a local markup source into a browser view, watches for edits, and stays independent of a full documentation build system.
Its PyPI-strict mode is useful to Python package maintainers checking how long descriptions will behave on package-index infrastructure.
Timeline
- 2005: The official project copyright period begins.
- 2017: The official project page documents an established live-preview and PyPI-checking workflow.
Related projects
- docutils supplies ReStructuredText parsing.
- PyPI is a principal target for its strict rendering checks.
Sources
- https://github.com/mgedmin/restview
- https://mg.pov.lt/restview/
- source_facts.package-manager
security posture
Risk level: green
narrow executable package without higher-risk signals.
Risk classifier
green risk · low confidence · appliance
Why
- narrow executable package without higher-risk signals
Signals
- metadata:no-higher-risk-signals
Install behavior
- No Homebrew post-install hook is recorded in formula metadata.
- Homebrew bottle metadata is available for 1 platform targets.
- Installs with 1 runtime dependencies.
Recommended review
Before unattended agent use, check whether the tool reads plaintext credentials, writes remote state, publishes artifacts, or shells out to plugins.
executables
Installed executables
| Command | Kind | Exposure | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
restview | cli | global executable |
freshness
Version and freshness
These signals separate page generation age, package-manager activity, and upstream release comparison. Version lag is warned only when an evidence URL and comparable versions are present.
page generated2026-09-19
manager version3.0.2
manager updated2026-06-17
local dataok
upstreamnot checked
latest detectednot detected
- infoRelease/tag comparison is only available for GitHub repositories.https://mg.pov.lt/restview/none confidence
install metadata
Package metadata
| Package key | brew:restview |
|---|---|
| Version | 3.0.2 |
| Package manager | Homebrew |
| Package manager page | https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/restview |
| Homepage | https://mg.pov.lt/restview/ |
| Repository | https://github.com/mgedmin/restview |
| Upstream docs | https://mg.pov.lt/restview/ |
| License | GPL-3.0-or-later |
| Source archive | https://files.pythonhosted.org/packages/3d/d4/36ed06051e9702d3dae5f7bb0296b79b18621ff5a1bf43247509cbfeff8d/restview-3.0.2.tar.gz |
| Last updated | 2026-06-17T11:22:51Z |
| Pulse | updated |
| Dependencies | python@3.14 |
| Bottle | available (on all) |
| Homebrew post-install | not defined |
| Service | none declared |
registry facts
Source database details
| Source Database | Homebrew formula API |
|---|---|
| Tap | homebrew/core |
| Full Name | restview |
| Version Scheme | 0 |
| Revision | 2 |
| Head Version | HEAD |
| Bottle Stable Root URL | https://ghcr.io/v2/homebrew/core |
| Deprecated | no |
| Disabled | no |
| Keg Only | no |
| URL Keys |
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source trail
Generated from repository data
This page is generated by av-web from the private package SQLite artifact built by scripts/generate-pkg-sqlite.py.
Combined YAML source
View the package source record on GitHub.
Used sources
- Geiger risk classifier
- cross-ecosystem install command graph
- curated package history
- package relationship graph
- package version freshness
- package-page enrichment
- pkg.so package database
- pkgdb category and tag curation