paps ☆
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Description:
Pango to PostScript converter
Type: Formula  |  Tracked Since: Dec 28, 2025
Links: Homepage  |  formulae.brew.sh
Category: Developer tools
Tags: postscript pango unicode text-rendering cli
Install: brew install paps
About:
Paps is a command-line utility that renders Unicode text into PostScript using the Pango layout engine. It serves as a reliable tool for generating printable documents from text with complex scripts and right-to-left language support. This makes it valuable for automated document generation pipelines and server-side rendering tasks.
Key Features:
  • Unicode text rendering to PostScript format
  • Support for complex text layouts and right-to-left scripts
  • Command-line interface for easy automation and scripting
  • Utilizes the robust Pango text rendering library
Use Cases:
  • Generating printable PostScript documents from Unicode text files
  • Automated report generation in server environments
  • Creating text-based outputs for legacy printing systems
Alternatives:
  • enscript – Enscript handles ASCII and some 8-bit encodings well but lacks Paps' advanced Unicode and complex script support.
  • pango-view – Part of the same Pango ecosystem, pango-view is more for debugging layouts while Paps is specialized for PostScript output.
Version History
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Sep 16, 2025 5:35pm 2 VERSION_BUMP 810c0252
Oct 10, 2024 3:12am 2 VERSION_BUMP 8cfc10ae
Sep 29, 2024 10:12pm 2 VERSION_BUMP a884e298
Aug 28, 2024 1:05am 2 VERSION_BUMP 1b88ba6e
May 21, 2023 12:52pm 1 VERSION_BUMP 78551b0f
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