macOS
Homebrewverified · 100%
brew install multimarkdownlocal Homebrew formula metadata
MacPortsverified · 94%
sudo port install multimarkdownMacPorts ports tree · textproc/multimarkdown/Portfile · source: api.github.com
brew / rank 4193
Install multimarkdown with Homebrew, dnf, MacPorts, Nix
Turn marked-up plain text into well-formatted documents. Version 6.8.0 via Homebrew; verified 2026-07-29. Also installable with nix: nix profile install nixpkgs#multimarkdown.
install
Additional install commands
Linux
Fedora dnfverified · 92%
sudo dnf install multimarkdownFedora Rawhide package metadata · multimarkdown · source: dl.fedoraproject.org
Nixverified · 92%
nix profile install nixpkgs#multimarkdownnixpkgs package indexes · pkgs/by-name/mu/multimarkdown/package.nix · source: api.github.com
overview
Package summary
Turn marked-up plain text into well-formatted documents
Project links
Commands and aliases
- mmd2all
- mmd2epub
- mmd2fodt
- mmd2odt
- mmd2opml
- mmd2pdf
- mmd2tex
- multimarkdown
history
Project history and usage
MultiMarkdown is Fletcher T. Penney's extension of John Gruber's Markdown, created to keep Markdown's readable plain-text writing style while adding document-oriented features and additional output formats. Penney's own description says MultiMarkdown began as a Perl script modified from Markdown.pl; later versions became a standalone converter and syntax family. MultiMarkdown Software describes Penney as the author and summarizes the format as a Markdown superset for converting minimally formatted text into HTML, LaTeX, and other formats.
Project history
Technically, MultiMarkdown's role is not just "Markdown to HTML." It adds features such as tables, footnotes, citations, metadata, and smart typography, and it targets workflows that end in HTML, LaTeX/PDF, OPML, and OpenDocument/Flat OpenDocument files that can be carried into word processors. The Homebrew package exposes both the main `multimarkdown` command and convenience front ends such as `mmd2pdf`, `mmd2tex`, `mmd2epub`, `mmd2odt`, and `mmd2opml`, making it a document-conversion package rather than only a web publishing filter.
How it is used
Its ecosystem niche overlaps with Pandoc, Markdown processors, and editor-integrated previewers, but MultiMarkdown is distinctive for being both a syntax specification and a compact conversion tool with a long Mac/document-authoring lineage. Package managers such as Homebrew, MacPorts, Nix, and Linux distributions carry it for users who want repeatable command-line document builds without adopting a larger universal converter.
Sources
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 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
| Command | Kind | Exposure | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
mmd2all | executable | indexed executable | Discovered from the local executable index. |
mmd2epub | executable | indexed executable | Discovered from the local executable index. |
mmd2fodt | executable | indexed executable | Discovered from the local executable index. |
mmd2odt | executable | indexed executable | Discovered from the local executable index. |
mmd2opml | executable | indexed executable | Discovered from the local executable index. |
mmd2pdf | executable | indexed executable | Discovered from the local executable index. |
mmd2tex | executable | indexed executable | Discovered from the local executable index. |
multimarkdown | executable | indexed executable | Discovered 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 version6.8.0
manager updated2026-07-29
local dataunknown
upstreamnot available
latest detectednot detected
- okNo freshness warnings were generated.
install metadata
Package metadata
| Package key | brew:multimarkdown |
|---|---|
| Version | 6.8.0 |
| Package manager | Homebrew |
| Homepage | https://fletcher.github.io/MultiMarkdown-6/ |
| Repository | https://github.com/fletcher/MultiMarkdown-6 |
| Last updated | 2026-07-29T12:33:24Z |
| Pulse | updated |
| Bottle | not recorded |
| Service | none declared |
source database matches
Other package-manager records
Matches are pulled from external package-manager indexes and kept separate from local Automic Vault package links.
Nix95%
multimarkdown
nix profile install nixpkgs#multimarkdown- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Multimarkdown
dnf95%
multimarkdown 6.7.0-23.fc45
Lightweight markup processor to produce HTML, LaTeX, and more
https://fletcher.github.io/MultiMarkdown-6/
sudo dnf install multimarkdown- License: LicenseRef-Callaway-MIT AND ((LicenseRef-Callaway-MIT AND GPL-2.0-only) AND Zlib AND LicenseRef-Callaway-BSD AND LicenseRef-Callaway-MIT AND
- Category: Unspecified
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: multimarkdown
- 3 dependencies
- 2 provides
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Multimarkdown
MacPorts95%
multimarkdown
sudo port install multimarkdown- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Multimarkdown
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
- external package-manager database matches
- pkg.so package database
- pkgdb category and tag curation