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Description:
Convert text to Postscript, HTML, or RTF, with syntax highlighting

Type: Formula | Latest Version: 1.6.6@1 | Tracked Since: Dec 17, 2025

Links: Homepage | formulae.brew.sh

Category: Developer tools

Tags: text-processing postscript syntax-highlighting document-generation cli

Install: brew install enscript

About:
Enscript is a versatile command-line utility that converts plain text files into formatted PostScript, HTML, or RTF documents. It includes powerful syntax highlighting for a wide range of programming languages, making code listings more readable. The tool is highly configurable, allowing users to define custom headers, footers, and formatting rules for professional-looking output.

Key Features:

Multi-format output (PostScript, HTML, RTF)
Built-in syntax highlighting for numerous languages
Highly configurable headers, footers, and page layout
Support for virtual fonts and color handling

Use Cases:

Generating printable code listings from source files
Converting plain text logs or reports into formatted documents
Creating syntax-highlighted HTML pages for web publishing

Alternatives:

a2ps – Another powerful 'Any-to-PostScript' filter, often considered more feature-rich but also more complex.
pygments – A modern Python library for syntax highlighting, more flexible for integration into web applications but not a direct print-to-file tool.

License: GPL-3.0-or-later

Bottles available for: arm64_tahoe, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_ventura, arm64_monterey, arm64_big_sur, sonoma, ventura, monterey, big_sur, catalina, arm64_linux, x86_64_linux

Version History

Detected	Version	Rev	Change	Commit
Sep 14, 2025 6:54pm		1	VERSION_BUMP	19b778ee
Jan 13, 2024 10:19pm		1	VERSION_BUMP	acd3df74