#Prerequisites

ariel requires Node.js 22 or newer. Video export requires ffmpeg on PATH. Static PNG rendering does not require ffmpeg.

#npx

npx ariel-mermaid --help

#npm

npm install -g ariel-mermaid
ariel --help

#From this repository

npm ci
npm run build
node dist/cli.js --help

#npm

Latest release: npmjs.com/package/ariel-mermaid

#Release Tarball

Download from GitHub Releases.

#Verify

ariel version