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Install d2 with Homebrew

Modern diagram scripting language that turns text to diagrams. Version 0.7.1 via Homebrew; verified 2026-08-01.

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brew install d2

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overview

Package summary

Modern diagram scripting language that turns text to diagrams

Commands and aliases

  • d2

history

Project history and usage

D2 is a modern diagram scripting language and CLI that turns text files into diagrams, especially for software architecture and documentation workflows.

Project history

The D2 repository was created in 2022 by Terrastruct. The README presents D2 as a language, command-line renderer, and Go library, with official documentation, a playground, themes, language tooling, plugins, and export formats.

Adoption history

D2 entered the diagram-as-code ecosystem as another text-to-diagram option alongside tools such as Graphviz and Mermaid. Its README emphasizes package-manager installation, editor/tooling support, and a list of open-source projects that document with D2.

How it is used

The usual workflow is to write a .d2 file and run the d2 CLI to produce SVG, PNG, or PDF output. D2 can also be used as a Go library and can swap layout engines such as ELK or TALA.

Why package nerds care

D2 is package-manager friendly because it ships as a single CLI for docs pipelines: install it with a system package manager, keep diagrams as source text, and regenerate images in builds or documentation sites.

Timeline

  • 2022: D2 repository created.
  • 2022: Early v0.1.x tags published.
  • 2025: v0.7.1 release published.

Related projects

  • D2 relates to diagram-as-code tools, Graphviz-style layout engines, ELK, TALA, Go documentation pipelines, and editor plugins.

security posture

Risk level: yellow

generalized runtime or code generation signal.

Risk classifier

yellow risk · medium confidence · runtime

Why

  • generalized runtime or code generation signal

Signals

  • text:scripting language

Install behavior

  • No Homebrew bottle metadata was recorded.

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

CommandKindExposureNote
d2executableindexed executableDiscovered from the local executable index.

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 generated2026-08-03
manager version0.7.1
manager updated2026-08-01
local dataunknown
upstreamnot available
latest detectednot detected
  • okNo freshness warnings were generated.

install metadata

Package metadata

Package keybrew:d2
Version0.7.1
Package managerHomebrew
Homepagehttps://d2lang.com/
Repositoryhttps://github.com/terrastruct/d2
Last updated2026-08-01T19:58:36-07:00
Pulseupdated
Bottlenot recorded
Servicenone declared

package graph

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source trail

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Combined YAML source

View the package source record on GitHub.

combined/d2.yml

Used sources

  • Geiger risk classifier
  • Nucleus package database
  • curated package history
  • pkgdb category and tag curation