macOS
Homebrewverified · 100%
brew install tex-fmtlocal Homebrew formula metadata
brew / rank 3463
Install tex-fmt with Homebrew, apt, Nix, scoop
Extremely fast LaTeX formatter written in Rust. Version 0.5.7 via Homebrew; verified from local package data. Also installable with debian: sudo apt install tex-fmt.
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Additional install commands
Linux
Debian aptverified · 92%
sudo apt install tex-fmtDebian stable package indexes · tex-fmt · source: deb.debian.org
Nixverified · 92%
nix profile install nixpkgs#tex-fmtnixpkgs package indexes · pkgs/by-name/te/tex-fmt/package.nix · source: api.github.com
Windows
Scoopverified · 92%
scoop install extras/tex-fmtScoop official bucket manifest trees · bucket/tex-fmt.json · source: api.github.com
overview
Package summary
Extremely fast LaTeX formatter written in Rust
Project links
Commands and aliases
- tex-fmt
history
Project history and usage
tex-fmt is a Rust command-line formatter for LaTeX-related source files, focused on fast indentation, line wrapping, table formatting, and editor or CI integration.
Project history
The WGUNDERWOOD/tex-fmt repository was created in April 2024. Its README describes tex-fmt as an extremely fast LaTeX formatter written in safe Rust, handling .tex, .bib, .cls, and .sty files.
The release list shows rapid early iteration through 2024, from v0.2.0 in May to v0.5.0 in December, followed by v0.5.x releases in 2025. The README also documents a browser demo, configuration files, shell completion, and common CLI modes such as --check, --print, --recursive, --stdin, and --fail-on-change.
Adoption history
Official README installation notes show adoption across Cargo, Nix, Arch/AUR, Debian, Homebrew, GitHub releases, VS Code through LaTeX Workshop, Neovim through mason.nvim, a GitHub Action, and a CTAN package named latex-formatter.
That distribution pattern places tex-fmt in the formatter niche alongside rustfmt, prettier, and language-specific formatters: the package is valuable when an editor, CI job, or repository hook needs a reproducible formatting binary.
How it is used
Typical use is direct file formatting, check-only CI mode, recursive formatting of a repository, stdin/stdout formatting for editor integrations, disabling formatting with in-source comments, and reading options from tex-fmt.toml.
The documented config search order is explicit: a named --config path, tex-fmt.toml in the current working directory, tex-fmt.toml at the git root, then a user configuration directory that differs across Linux, macOS, and Windows.
Why package nerds care
tex-fmt is interesting to package maintainers because LaTeX historically had fewer fast, conventional formatters than mainstream programming languages. A small Rust binary with package-manager and editor integration gives TeX projects a familiar formatting workflow.
Its presence in Homebrew, Debian, Nix, and editor package ecosystems makes it useful for reproducible academic, documentation, and publishing repositories that want formatting checks in CI without custom scripts.
Timeline
- 2024: WGUNDERWOOD/tex-fmt repository created.
- 2024: v0.2.0 released in May and v0.5.0 released in December.
- 2025: v0.5.x releases continue, with v0.5.5 published in July.
- 2026: Repository metadata shows continued maintenance activity into 2026.
Related projects
- LaTeX Workshop, mason.nvim, treefmt-nix, Cargo, Nix, Debian packaging, Homebrew, CTAN latex-formatter, and formatter-oriented CI workflows.
Sources
- https://github.com/WGUNDERWOOD/tex-fmt README and repository metadata
- input.source_facts.package-manager
- official GitHub release list for WGUNDERWOOD/tex-fmt
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.
local files
Configuration and credential file locations
These source-backed paths show where this package keeps local settings or durable credentials. Automic Vault can use them as review targets for secret scanning, migration, and command approval.
Configuration files
Config paths the tool may read or write during local use.
- Linux
tex-fmt.toml./tex-fmt.toml<git-root>/tex-fmt.toml~/.config/tex-fmt/tex-fmt.toml- macOS
tex-fmt.toml./tex-fmt.toml<git-root>/tex-fmt.toml/Users/<USER>/Library/Application Support/tex-fmt/tex-fmt.toml- Windows
tex-fmt.toml.\tex-fmt.toml<git-root>\tex-fmt.tomlC:\Users\<USER>\AppData\Roaming\tex-fmt\tex-fmt.toml
executables
Installed executables
| Command | Kind | Exposure | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
tex-fmt | 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 version0.5.7
manager updated
local dataunknown
upstreamnot available
latest detectednot detected
- okNo freshness warnings were generated.
install metadata
Package metadata
| Package key | brew:tex-fmt |
|---|---|
| Version | 0.5.7 |
| Package manager | Homebrew |
| Homepage | https://wgunderwood.github.io/tex-fmt/ |
| Repository | https://github.com/WGUNDERWOOD/tex-fmt |
| 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.
Debian apt95%
tex-fmt 0.5.2+dfsg-3
fast LaTeX formatter
https://github.com/WGUNDERWOOD/tex-fmt
sudo apt install tex-fmt- Section: utils
- Architecture: amd64
- 2 dependencies
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Tex Fmt
Nix95%
tex-fmt
nix profile install nixpkgs#tex-fmt- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Tex Fmt
Scoop95%
extras/tex-fmt
scoop install extras/tex-fmt- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Tex Fmt
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 configuration and credential file locations
- curated package history
- external package-manager database matches
- pkg.so package database
- pkgdb category and tag curation