# Install inlyne with Homebrew, apk, Nix, scoop GPU powered yet browserless tool to help you quickly view markdown files. Version 0.5.2 via Homebrew; verified 2026-06-29. Also installable with nix: nix profile install nixpkgs#inlyne. ## Install ```sh sudo av install brew:inlyne ``` Additional install commands: ### macOS - Homebrew (100%): ```sh brew install inlyne ``` Evidence: local Homebrew formula metadata ### Linux - apk (92%): ```sh sudo apk add inlyne ``` Evidence: Alpine Linux edge package indexes: inlyne from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/testing/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz - Nix (92%): ```sh nix profile install nixpkgs#inlyne ``` Evidence: nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/in/inlyne/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1 ### Windows - Scoop (92%): ```sh scoop install extras/inlyne ``` Evidence: Scoop official bucket manifest trees: bucket/inlyne.json from https://api.github.com/repos/ScoopInstaller/Extras/git/trees/master?recursive=1 ## Package facts - **Package key:** brew:inlyne - **Package manager:** Homebrew - **Version:** 0.5.2 - **Source summary:** GPU powered yet browserless tool to help you quickly view markdown files - **Homepage:** - **Repository:** - **Last updated:** 2026-06-29T11:30:32-04:00 - **Generated:** 2026-08-03T19:37:03+00:00 ## Executables - inlyne (alias) ## Install behavior - Bottle: not available ## Freshness - Page generated: 2026-08-03 - Package-manager version: 0.5.2 ## Project history and usage Inlyne is a Rust desktop/CLI tool for viewing Markdown without launching a full browser. Its README frames the project as a GPU-powered, browserless Markdown plus basic HTML viewer for quickly opening repository documentation. ### Project history The public repository was created in August 2022. The README presents Inlyne as a WGPU-based viewer that converts Markdown to HTML with comrak, renders enough HTML for common project README use, and refreshes as files change. ### Adoption history Adoption appears modest but package-manager-oriented: the README notes availability in several package repositories, and Homebrew, Alpine, Nix, and Scoop metadata all package the `inlyne` executable. ### How it is used The common workflow is `inlyne view README.md --theme dark/light`. Inlyne also supports an `inlyne.toml` configuration file in the platform-specific user configuration directory, though the batch curation keeps config location null because the requested history-only pass preserves existing non-history fields. ### Why package nerds care Inlyne is notable to package nerds as a small Rust GUI-adjacent CLI: it packages WGPU, font and windowing dependencies, Markdown/HTML rendering, and a cross-platform viewer use case that sits between terminal pagers and Electron-heavy preview apps. ### Timeline - 2022: Public Inlyne repository created. - 2022: README describes the initial GPU-powered browserless Markdown viewer goal. - 2026: Homebrew metadata lists Inlyne as a packaged Markdown viewer CLI. ### Related projects - The README names WGPU for rendering, comrak for Markdown conversion, lyon and winit in its supported-rendering examples, and browser or Visual Studio Code previews as heavier alternatives. ### Sources - - - - ## Security Notes No matching local secret-handling manifest was found for inlyne. Nucleus package metadata is still published here so future coverage has a stable package URL. ## Other Package-Manager Records - Nix - inlyne: normalized package name match | nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/in/inlyne/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1 - apk - inlyne - 0.5.0-r0: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: inlyne from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/testing/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | GPU powered, browserless, markdown & html viewer | https://github.com/Inlyne-Project/inlyne - apk - inlyne-bash-completion - 0.5.0-r0: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: inlyne-bash-completion from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/testing/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | Bash completions for inlyne | https://github.com/Inlyne-Project/inlyne - apk - inlyne-doc - 0.5.0-r0: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: inlyne-doc from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/testing/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | GPU powered, browserless, markdown & html viewer (documentation) | https://github.com/Inlyne-Project/inlyne - apk - inlyne-fish-completion - 0.5.0-r0: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: inlyne-fish-completion from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/testing/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | Fish completions for inlyne | https://github.com/Inlyne-Project/inlyne - apk - inlyne-zsh-completion - 0.5.0-r0: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: inlyne-zsh-completion from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/testing/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | Zsh completions for inlyne | https://github.com/Inlyne-Project/inlyne - Scoop - extras/inlyne: normalized package name match | Scoop official bucket manifest trees: bucket/inlyne.json from https://api.github.com/repos/ScoopInstaller/Extras/git/trees/master?recursive=1 ## Combined YAML source View the package source record on GitHub. [combined/inlyne.yml](https://github.com/mxcl/pkgdb/blob/main/combined/inlyne.yml) ## Sources - pkg.so package database - Geiger risk classifier - curated package history - pkgdb category and tag curation - external package-manager database matches - cross-ecosystem install command graph