# Install marked with Homebrew, dnf, pacman
Markdown parser and compiler built for speed. Version 18.0.7 via Homebrew; verified 2026-07-22. Also installable with dnf: sudo dnf install js-marked.
## Install
```sh
sudo av install brew:marked
```
Additional install commands:
### macOS
- Homebrew (100%):
```sh
brew install marked
```
Evidence: local Homebrew formula metadata
### Linux
- dnf (92%):
```sh
sudo dnf install marked
```
Evidence: Fedora Rawhide package metadata: marked from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/07190dc5ae9f35ae73866675fed6d95fe6e8d9fe22c9d7cdf85862cb2ed24a4c-primary.xml.zst
- pacman (92%):
```sh
sudo pacman -S marked
```
Evidence: Arch Linux sync databases: marked from https://geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com/extra/os/x86_64/extra.db.tar.gz
## Package facts
- **Package key:** brew:marked
- **Package manager:** Homebrew
- **Version:** 18.0.7
- **Source summary:** Markdown parser and compiler built for speed
- **Homepage:**
- **Last updated:** 2026-07-22T03:36:42Z
- **Generated:** 2026-08-03T19:37:03+00:00
## Executables
- marked (alias)
## Install behavior
- Bottle: not available
## Freshness
- Page generated: 2026-08-03
- Package-manager version: 18.0.7
## Project history and usage
Marked is a long-running JavaScript Markdown parser, compiler, and CLI known for speed, broad runtime support, and a low-level API that lets applications turn Markdown into HTML.
### Project history
Marked began in 2011 under Christopher Jeffrey and later moved into the markedjs organization. The official license file preserves that history by distinguishing the 2011-2018 copyright period from the MarkedJS-maintained period that followed.
The GitHub repository and npm package were both created on 2011-07-24, putting Marked among the older Markdown packages in the Node.js package ecosystem. Its documentation emphasizes speed, browser/server/CLI use, and an extension model through marked.use().
### Adoption history
Marked became a widely packaged Markdown implementation: by 2026-07-01 the GitHub repository reported 36,943 stars and 3,551 forks, while the npm package metadata showed version 18.0.5 as the current release. The supplied package-manager facts also list Homebrew, Fedora, and Arch packages, showing distribution beyond npm.
The project remained active through frequent 2026 releases, with GitHub release notes for v18.0.x documenting parser and CLI fixes. That maintenance cadence matters because Markdown parsers live in a long tail of edge cases, security expectations, and compatibility questions.
### How it is used
Marked is used both as a library and as a command-line program. The README shows CLI conversion with marked -o and JavaScript usage through marked.parse(), while the official docs warn that Marked does not sanitize generated HTML and should be paired with a sanitizer when rendering untrusted content.
For package maintainers, Marked is the sort of dependency that sits underneath documentation sites, static-site tools, server renderers, browser previews, and conversion scripts. Its package metadata exposes a marked binary and ESM/browser entry points, matching the multi-runtime story in the official docs.
### Why package nerds care
Marked is historically important because it is both an npm-era Markdown parser and a CLI in one package. Its long version history, large downstream use, and explicit no-sanitization boundary make it a useful case study in how small parsing packages become infrastructure.
### Timeline
- 2011: GitHub repository and npm package created.
- 2018: Maintenance identity reflected as MarkedJS in the project license.
- 2026: v18.0.5 published and repository metadata showed more than 36,000 stars.
### Related projects
- Marked is commonly compared with markdown-it, CommonMark reference implementations, and markdown-it-based tooling.
- marked-highlight and marked-man appear in the package ecosystem around syntax highlighting and man-page generation.
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## Security Notes
No matching local secret-handling manifest was found for marked. Nucleus package metadata is still published here so future coverage has a stable package URL.
## Other Package-Manager Records
- dnf - js-marked - 2.0.0-14.fc45: normalized package name match | Fedora Rawhide package metadata: js-marked from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/07190dc5ae9f35ae73866675fed6d95fe6e8d9fe22c9d7cdf85862cb2ed24a4c-primary.xml.zst | Minified markdown parser for JavaScript built for speed | https://github.com/markedjs/marked
- dnf - marked - 2.0.0-14.fc45: normalized package name match | Fedora Rawhide package metadata: marked from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/07190dc5ae9f35ae73866675fed6d95fe6e8d9fe22c9d7cdf85862cb2ed24a4c-primary.xml.zst | A markdown parser for Node.js built for speed | https://github.com/markedjs/marked
- dnf - nodejs-marked - 2.0.0-14.fc45: normalized package name match | Fedora Rawhide package metadata: nodejs-marked from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/07190dc5ae9f35ae73866675fed6d95fe6e8d9fe22c9d7cdf85862cb2ed24a4c-primary.xml.zst | A markdown parser for JavaScript built for speed | https://github.com/markedjs/marked
- pacman - marked - 13.0.2-1: normalized package name match | Arch Linux sync databases: marked from https://geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com/extra/os/x86_64/extra.db.tar.gz | A markdown parser built for speed | https://marked.js.org
## Combined YAML source
View the package source record on GitHub. [combined/marked.yml](https://github.com/mxcl/pkgdb/blob/main/combined/marked.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