Install Comrak on Ubuntu 26.04

Comrak is a Rust-based Markdown parser and renderer that supports the CommonMark specification along with GitHub Flavored Markdown (GFM), making it suitable for converting Markdown content into HTML and other formats. It is useful for documentation, static site generation, and automated content processing. This tutorial demonstrates how to install Comrak on Ubuntu 26.04.

Install Comrak

Determine the latest available Comrak version from the GitHub repository:

COMRAK_VERSION=$(curl -s "https://api.github.com/repos/kivikakk/comrak/releases/latest" | grep -Po '"tag_name": "v\K[0-9.]+')

Download the Comrak binary and place it in the system executable directory:

sudo curl -sSLo /usr/local/bin/comrak https://github.com/kivikakk/comrak/releases/latest/download/comrak-$COMRAK_VERSION-x86_64-unknown-linux-musl

Grant execute permission to the binary:

sudo chmod a+x /usr/local/bin/comrak

Confirm that the installation completed successfully by checking the Comrak version:

comrak --version

Testing Comrak

Create a sample Markdown document:

nano test.md

Add the following content:

# My Project

This is a simple Markdown test document.

## Features

Here is the list of features.

Convert the Markdown file into an HTML document:

comrak test.md -o test.html

The generated HTML content will have a structure similar to the following:

<h1>My Project</h1>
<p>This is a simple Markdown test document.</p>
<h2>Features</h2>
<p>Here is the list of features.</p>

Uninstall Comrak

If the Comrak is no longer needed, delete the executable from the system path:

sudo rm -rf /usr/local/bin/comrak

Remove Comrak configuration directory:

rm -rf ~/.config/comrak