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Install texlab with Homebrew, apk, MacPorts, Nix, pacman, zypper, scoop

Implementation of the Language Server Protocol for LaTeX. Version 5.26.0 via Homebrew; verified 2026-06-25. Also installable with nix: nix profile install nixpkgs#texlab.

Install commandSecurity notes

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Additional install commands

macOS

Homebrewverified · 100%
brew install texlab

local Homebrew formula metadata

MacPortsverified · 94%
sudo port install texlab

MacPorts ports tree · tex/texlab/Portfile · source: api.github.com

Linux

Alpine Linux apkverified · 92%
sudo apk add texlab

Alpine Linux edge package indexes · texlab · source: dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org

Nixverified · 92%
nix profile install nixpkgs#texlab

nixpkgs package indexes · pkgs/by-name/te/texlab/package.nix · source: api.github.com

Arch Linux pacmanverified · 92%
sudo pacman -S texlab

Arch Linux sync databases · texlab · source: geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com

openSUSE zypperverified · 92%
sudo zypper install texlab

openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata · texlab · source: download.opensuse.org

Windows

Scoopverified · 92%
scoop install main/texlab

Scoop official bucket manifest trees · bucket/texlab.json · source: api.github.com

overview

Package summary

Implementation of the Language Server Protocol for LaTeX

Commands and aliases

  • texlab

history

Project history and usage

texlab is a Rust implementation of the Language Server Protocol for LaTeX. It belongs to the post-LSP generation of editor tooling: instead of every editor maintaining its own LaTeX parser and build integration, one language server provides completions, diagnostics, build support, and forward-search-oriented configuration to LSP-capable editors.

Project history

The official repository describes texlab as a cross-platform LSP server that provides rich editing support for the LaTeX typesetting system and can be used with any editor implementing LSP. Its README identifies Rust as the build dependency and Patrick Forster as maintainer.

Adoption history

texlab spread through editor extensions and package managers rather than through a single editor distribution. The README notes precompiled binaries for Windows, Linux, and macOS, manual installation through package managers, and a project warning that crates.io is no longer the preferred install path for server releases.

How it is used

Users install texlab directly or via an editor extension, then edit LaTeX workspaces through an LSP client. The server can operate without a TeX distribution for editing features, but compilation support depends on having a TeX distribution or a tool such as Tectonic available.

Why package nerds care

For package maintainers, texlab is the canonical small binary that lets Neovim, VS Code, Sublime Text, Emacs LSP clients, and other editors share LaTeX intelligence. Its packaging story matters because editor plugins often expect to download or find exactly this executable on PATH.

Timeline

  • 2019: VS Code extension changelog records adoption of TexLab v1.0.0.
  • 2020s: texlab is packaged across Homebrew, Nix, MacPorts, Alpine, Arch, Scoop, and other systems.
  • 2026: GitHub release metadata on the project page shows continuing releases, including v5.x.

Related projects

  • LaTeX and TeX Live provide the document toolchain texlab integrates with for builds.
  • Tectonic is documented as a supported compilation backend example.
  • Editor LSP clients provide the front ends through which users normally experience texlab.

security posture

Risk level: blue

broad file, network, media, or database tool signal.

Risk classifier

blue risk · medium confidence · tool

Why

  • broad file, network, media, or database tool signal

Signals

  • text:server

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
texlabexecutableindexed 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 version5.26.0
manager updated2026-06-25
local dataunknown
upstreamnot available
latest detectednot detected
  • okNo freshness warnings were generated.

install metadata

Package metadata

Package keybrew:texlab
Version5.26.0
Package managerHomebrew
Homepagehttps://github.com/latex-lsp/texlab/
Repositoryhttps://github.com/latex-lsp/texlab
Last updated2026-06-25T22:50:20Z
Pulseupdated
Bottlenot recorded
Servicenone 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%

texlab

nix profile install nixpkgs#texlab
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Texlab
nixpkgs package indexes · api.github.com · nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/te/texlab/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1
apk95%

texlab 5.26.0-r0

Implementation of the Language Server Protocol for LaTeX

https://github.com/latex-lsp/texlab

sudo apk add texlab
  • License: GPL-3.0-or-later
  • Architecture: x86_64
  • Source Package: texlab
  • 1 dependencies
  • 1 provides
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Texlab
Alpine Linux edge package indexes · dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org · Alpine Linux edge package indexes: texlab from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/testing/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz
pacman95%

texlab 5.25.1-2

A cross-platform implementation of the Language Server Protocol for LaTeX.

https://github.com/latex-lsp/texlab/

sudo pacman -S texlab
  • License: MIT
  • Architecture: x86_64
  • 2 dependencies
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Texlab
Arch Linux sync databases · geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com · Arch Linux sync databases: texlab from https://geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com/extra/os/x86_64/extra.db.tar.gz
zypper95%

texlab 5.24.0-1.4

Implementation of the Language Server Protocol for LaTeX

https://github.com/latex-lsp/texlab

sudo zypper install texlab
  • License: ( 0BSD OR MIT OR Apache-2.0 ) AND ( Apache-2.0 OR BSL-1.0 ) AND ( Apache-2.0 OR MIT ) AND ( Apache-2.0 OR Apache-2.0 OR MIT ) AND ( CC0-1.0 OR Artistic-2.0 )
  • Category: Productivity/Publishing/TeX/Utilities
  • Architecture: x86_64
  • Source Package: texlab
  • 3 dependencies
  • 2 provides
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Texlab
openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata · download.opensuse.org · openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: texlab from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/50b07339cb64c8ed4091bdbabddadc1ff5737b090e478818a195b40d8a3292861a879139b4a3987c31109699fde9fbf4a716367ddf4eef77da75f96e3193d6ed-primary.xml.zst
MacPorts95%

texlab

sudo port install texlab
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Texlab
MacPorts ports tree · api.github.com · MacPorts ports tree: tex/texlab/Portfile from https://api.github.com/repos/macports/macports-ports/git/trees/master?recursive=1
Scoop95%

main/texlab

scoop install main/texlab
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Texlab
Scoop official bucket manifest trees · api.github.com · Scoop official bucket manifest trees: bucket/texlab.json from https://api.github.com/repos/ScoopInstaller/Main/git/trees/master?recursive=1

package graph

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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.

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