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rust-lang/mdBook

Create book from markdown files. Like Gitbook but implemented in Rust

Node.jsRust

Difficulty: Easy
Time: about 5 min
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License: MPL-2.0
Open issues: 659
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Website ↗rust-lang.github.ioThe project's own site.

Will it work on my device?

Yes, it installs on your macOS

A ready-made macOS download is in the latest release.

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Download for macOS

v0.5.4 · 7/6/2026 ↗

mdbook-v0.5.4-aarch64-apple-darwin.tar.gz

tar.gz · Apple Silicon · 4.4 MB · 12,692 downloads · best match

Download

Move the extracted binary onto your PATH (e.g. /usr/local/bin). If macOS blocks it: xattr -d com.apple.quarantine <binary>

curl -LO "https://github.com/rust-lang/mdBook/releases/download/v0.5.4/mdbook-v0.5.4-aarch64-apple-darwin.tar.gz"
tar -xzf "mdbook-v0.5.4-aarch64-apple-darwin.tar.gz"

Other macOS downloads (1)

mdbook-v0.5.4-x86_64-apple-darwin.tar.gz

tar.gz · Intel · 4.6 MB · 7,941 downloads

Download

Move the extracted binary onto your PATH (e.g. /usr/local/bin). If macOS blocks it: xattr -d com.apple.quarantine <binary>

curl -LO "https://github.com/rust-lang/mdBook/releases/download/v0.5.4/mdbook-v0.5.4-x86_64-apple-darwin.tar.gz"
tar -xzf "mdbook-v0.5.4-x86_64-apple-darwin.tar.gz"

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