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npm install -g katex

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Fast math typesetting for the web.

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katex

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Installs with 1 runtime dependencies.
Build metadata lists 77 build dependencies.

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Command	Kind	Exposure	Note
`katex`	cli	global executable

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page generated2026-08-04

manager version0.18.1

manager updated2026-07-19

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upstreamnot checked

latest detectednot detected

https://github.com/KaTeX/KaTeX

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install metadata

Package metadata

Package key	npm:katex
Version	0.18.1
Package manager	npm
Package manager page	https://www.npmjs.com/package/katex
Homepage	https://katex.org
Repository	https://github.com/KaTeX/KaTeX
Upstream docs	https://katex.org
License	MIT
Source archive	https://registry.npmjs.org/katex/-/katex-0.18.1.tgz
Issue tracker	https://github.com/KaTeX/KaTeX/issues
Last updated	2026-07-19T08:40:11.506Z
Published	2026-07-19T08:40:11.506Z
Pulse	updated
Dependencies	commander
Build dependencies	@babel/core, @babel/plugin-proposal-class-properties, @babel/plugin-transform-react-jsx, @babel/plugin-transform-runtime, @babel/preset-env, @babel/preset-react, @babel/preset-typescript, @babel/register, @babel/runtime, @eslint/eslintrc, @eslint/js, @rollup/plugin-babel, @rollup/plugin-commonjs, @rollup/plugin-typescript, @semantic-release/changelog, @semantic-release/git, @stylistic/stylelint-plugin, @typescript-eslint/eslint-plugin, @typescript-eslint/parser, babel-jest, babel-loader, babel-plugin-istanbul, babel-plugin-preval, babel-plugin-version-inline, benchmark, browserslist, caniuse-lite, css-loader, cssnano, eslint, eslint-plugin-actions, eslint-plugin-react, fs-extra, globals, got, husky, istanbul-lib-coverage, istanbul-lib-report, istanbul-reports, jest, jest-diff, jest-environment-jsdom, jest-matcher-utils, jest-message-util, jest-serializer-html, js-yaml, json-stable-stringify, jspngopt, mini-css-extract-plugin, mkdirp, p-retry, pako, pixelmatch, pngjs, postcss, postcss-loader, postcss-preset-env, postcss-scss, rimraf, rollup, sass, sass-loader, selenium-webdriver, semantic-release, sri-toolbox, style-loader, stylelint, stylelint-config-standard, stylelint-scss, terser-webpack-plugin, tslib, typescript, webpack, webpack-bundle-analyzer, webpack-cli, webpack-dev-server, webpack-remove-empty-scripts
Bottle	not recorded
npm postinstall	not defined
Service	none declared

registry facts

Source database details

Source Database	npm registry
Dist Tags	Latest 0.18.1
Version Count	116
Maintainers	xymostech gagern kevinbarabash edemaine khanacademy sophiebits ylemkimon
Publisher	edemaine
Integrity	sha512-Td8GCYSxDAoMhHOlKmCFMJ/hz5qlAAb71n66Dryw9nfCVfumLo7nhuotbvKom/XPADmrYC3O5QR71EPq4DarJQ==
Shasum	98c3e169ef9196072ec857e893beb88374519014
Unpacked Size	4,030,615
File Count	0
Created At	2014-09-15T10:05:12.455Z
Latest Published At	2026-07-19T08:40:11.506Z
Modified At	2026-07-19T08:40:11.734Z

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Debian apt95%

katex 0.16.10+~cs6.1.0-2

Fast math typesetting for the web (command line interface)

https://github.com/Khan/KaTeX#readme

sudo apt install katex

Section: javascript
Architecture: all
Source Package: node-katex
3 dependencies
1 provides
normalized package name match
Matched by: Katex

Debian stable package indexes · deb.debian.org · Debian stable package indexes: katex from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz

Nix95%

katex

nix profile install nixpkgs#katex

normalized package name match
Matched by: Katex

nixpkgs package indexes · api.github.com · nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/ka/katex/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1

Ubuntu apt95%

katex 0.16.10+~cs6.1.0-2

Fast math typesetting for the web (command line interface)

https://github.com/Khan/KaTeX#readme

sudo apt install katex

Section: universe/tex
Architecture: all
Source Package: node-katex
3 dependencies
1 provides
normalized package name match
Matched by: Katex

Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes · archive.ubuntu.com · Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: katex from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz

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