macOS
Homebrewverified · 100%
brew install dart-sdklocal Homebrew formula metadata
MacPortsverified · 94%
sudo port install dart-sdkMacPorts ports tree · lang/dart-sdk/Portfile · source: api.github.com
brew
Install dart-sdk with Homebrew, apk, chocolatey, MacPorts, winget, apt, Nix, pacman, scoop
Dart Language SDK, including the VM, dart2js, core libraries, and more. Version 3.12.2 via Homebrew; verified 2026-06-09.
install
Additional install commands
Linux
Alpine Linux apkverified · 92%
sudo apk add dart-sdkAlpine Linux edge package indexes · dart-sdk · source: dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org
Debian aptverified · 92%
sudo apt install dart-docDebian stable package indexes · dart-doc · source: deb.debian.org
Nixverified · 92%
nix profile install nixpkgs#dartnixpkgs package indexes · dart · source: raw.githubusercontent.com
Arch Linux pacmanverified · 92%
sudo pacman -S dartArch Linux sync databases · dart · source: geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com
Windows
Chocolateyverified · 92%
choco install dart-sdkChocolatey community package catalog · dart-sdk · source: community.chocolatey.org
Windows Package Managerverified · 92%
winget install --id Google.DartSDK -eWindows Package Manager source index · Google.DartSDK · source: cdn.winget.microsoft.com
Scoopverified · 92%
scoop install main/dartScoop official bucket manifest trees · bucket/dart.json · source: api.github.com
overview
Package summary
Dart Language SDK, including the VM, dart2js, core libraries, and more
Project links
Commands and aliases
- dart
history
Project history and usage
The Dart SDK is the main distribution of the Dart programming language: the VM, compilers, core libraries, package tooling, and command-line tools installed as the `dart` command. In package-manager culture it is both a language runtime and the gateway to Dart's build, compile, and package workflows.
Project history
Dart was introduced by Google as a structured language for building client applications, and the SDK became the standard way to obtain the VM, analyzer, compilers, and core command-line tooling. The SDK's role expanded as Dart grew from browser-focused ambitions into the runtime and toolchain behind Flutter and server-side Dart workflows.
The official SDK documentation frames the package as a bundle of libraries and command-line tools, including `dart`, `dart analyze`, `dart compile`, and pub package management. That makes the SDK more than a runtime package: it is the thing downstream packages use to build, test, publish, and execute Dart code.
Adoption history
Dart SDK adoption is tied closely to Flutter and to Dart's own package ecosystem. As Flutter made Dart a mainstream mobile and cross-platform application language, installing a current SDK became a routine prerequisite for CI systems, editors, and package build environments.
Dart 3 reinforced the SDK's package-manager significance by making sound null safety and modern language behavior the baseline for new tooling. Formula and package updates can therefore affect language compatibility, analyzer behavior, package resolution, and generated artifacts.
How it is used
Typical usage starts with the `dart` command: creating projects, running programs, managing dependencies through pub, analyzing code, testing packages, and compiling executables or snapshots. Project configuration normally lives in `pubspec.yaml`, with local overrides in `pubspec_overrides.yaml` and pub authentication tokens stored in the Dart user configuration area.
Why package nerds care
The SDK is important to package nerds because it sits at the boundary between runtime, compiler, package manager, and language version. A small SDK version change can alter pub resolution, compiler output, analyzer diagnostics, and compatibility with generated Flutter or server artifacts.
Timeline
- 2013: Dart 1.0 was announced as a stable SDK release.
- 2023: Dart 3 made sound null safety and newer language semantics the stable baseline.
- Present: The SDK remains the official distribution for Dart command-line tools, compilers, VM, and package workflows.
Related projects
- The Dart SDK is closely related to Flutter, pub.dev packages, the `pub` package manager built into the `dart` command, and the `dartaotruntime` tool used for running AOT-compiled snapshots.
Sources
security posture
Risk level: green
narrow executable package without higher-risk signals.
Risk classifier
green risk · low confidence · appliance
Why
- narrow executable package without higher-risk signals
Signals
- metadata:no-higher-risk-signals
Install behavior
- No Homebrew post-install hook is recorded in formula metadata.
- Homebrew bottle metadata is available for 6 platform targets.
- Build metadata lists 2 build dependencies.
Recommended review
Before unattended agent use, check whether the tool reads plaintext credentials, writes remote state, publishes artifacts, or shells out to plugins.
local files
Configuration and credential file locations
These source-backed paths show where this package keeps local settings or durable credentials. Automic Vault can use them as review targets for secret scanning, migration, and command approval.
Configuration files
Config paths the tool may read or write during local use.
- Unix
pubspec.yamlpubspec_overrides.yaml
Credential files
Credential-bearing paths to review before unattended agent runs.
- Linux
$XDG_CONFIG_HOME/dart/pub-tokens.json~/.config/dart/pub-tokens.json- macOS
~/Library/Application Support/dart/pub-tokens.json- Windows
%APPDATA%\dart\pub-tokens.json
executables
Installed executables
| Command | Kind | Exposure | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
dart | cli | global executable |
freshness
Version and freshness
These signals separate page generation age, package-manager activity, and upstream release comparison. Version lag is warned only when an evidence URL and comparable versions are present.
page generated2026-07-08
manager version3.12.2
manager updated2026-06-09
local dataok
upstreamcurrent
latest detected3.12.2
https://github.com/dart-lang/sdk
- okNo freshness warnings were generated.
install metadata
Package metadata
| Package key | brew:dart-sdk |
|---|---|
| Version | 3.12.2 |
| Package manager | Homebrew |
| Package manager page | https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/dart-sdk |
| Homepage | https://dart.dev |
| Repository | https://github.com/dart-lang/sdk |
| Upstream docs | https://dart.dev/guides |
| License | BSD-3-Clause |
| Source archive | https://github.com/dart-lang/sdk/archive/refs/tags/3.12.2.tar.gz |
| Last updated | 2026-06-09T17:16:08Z |
| Pulse | updated |
| Build dependencies | ninja, rust |
| Bottle | available (on arm64_linux, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, sonoma, x86_64_linux) |
| Homebrew post-install | not defined |
| Service | none declared |
registry facts
Source database details
| Source Database | Homebrew formula API |
|---|---|
| Tap | homebrew/core |
| Full Name | dart-sdk |
| Version Scheme | 0 |
| Revision | 0 |
| Bottle Stable Root URL | https://ghcr.io/v2/homebrew/core |
| Deprecated | no |
| Disabled | no |
| Keg Only | no |
| URL Keys |
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source database matches
Other package-manager records
Matches are pulled from external package-manager indexes and kept separate from local Automic Vault package links.
apk95%
dart-sdk 3.10.3-r1
Dart is a client-optimized language for fast apps on any platform (development files)
sudo apk add dart-sdk- License: BSD-3-Clause
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: dart
- 1 dependencies
- 1 provides
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Dart Sdk
MacPorts95%
dart-sdk
sudo port install dart-sdk- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Dart Sdk
Chocolatey95%
dart-sdk
choco install dart-sdk- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Dart Sdk
winget95%
Google.DartSDK
winget install --id Google.DartSDK -e- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Dart Sdk
Debian apt92%
dart-doc 6.13.2+ds-3
Kinematics Dynamics and Optimization Library - Documentation
sudo apt install dart-doc- Section: doc
- Architecture: all
- Source Package: dart
- installed executable or alias match
- Matched by: Dart
Debian apt92%
libdart-all-dev 6.13.2+ds-3+b1
Kinematics Dynamics and Optimization Library - All Development Files
sudo apt install libdart-all-dev- Section: libdevel
- Architecture: amd64
- Source Package: dart
- 10 dependencies
- installed executable or alias match
- Matched by: Dart
Debian apt92%
libdart-collision-bullet-dev 6.13.2+ds-3+b1
Kinematics Dynamics and Optimization Library - Bullet Collision Dev
sudo apt install libdart-collision-bullet-dev- Section: libdevel
- Architecture: amd64
- Source Package: dart
- 3 dependencies
- installed executable or alias match
- Matched by: Dart
Debian apt92%
libdart-collision-bullet6.13 6.13.2+ds-3+b1
Kinematics Dynamics and Optimization Library - Bullet Collision Library
sudo apt install libdart-collision-bullet6.13- Section: libs
- Architecture: amd64
- Source Package: dart
- 5 dependencies
- installed executable or alias match
- Matched by: Dart
Debian apt92%
libdart-collision-ode-dev 6.13.2+ds-3+b1
Kinematics Dynamics and Optimization Library - ODE Collision Dev
sudo apt install libdart-collision-ode-dev- Section: libdevel
- Architecture: amd64
- Source Package: dart
- 3 dependencies
- installed executable or alias match
- Matched by: Dart
Debian apt92%
libdart-collision-ode6.13 6.13.2+ds-3+b1
Kinematics Dynamics and Optimization Library - ODE Collision Library
sudo apt install libdart-collision-ode6.13- Section: libs
- Architecture: amd64
- Source Package: dart
- 5 dependencies
- installed executable or alias match
- Matched by: Dart
Debian apt92%
libdart-dev 6.13.2+ds-3+b1
Kinematics Dynamics and Optimization Library - development files
sudo apt install libdart-dev- Section: libdevel
- Architecture: amd64
- Source Package: dart
- 8 dependencies
- installed executable or alias match
- Matched by: Dart
Debian apt92%
libdart-external-convhull-3d-dev 6.13.2+ds-3+b1
Kinematics Dynamics and Optimization Library - convhull-3d dev
sudo apt install libdart-external-convhull-3d-dev- Section: libdevel
- Architecture: amd64
- Source Package: dart
- installed executable or alias match
- Matched by: Dart
Debian apt92%
libdart-external-ikfast-dev 6.13.2+ds-3+b1
Kinematics Dynamics and Optimization Library - ikfast dev
sudo apt install libdart-external-ikfast-dev- Section: libdevel
- Architecture: amd64
- Source Package: dart
- 1 dependencies
- installed executable or alias match
- Matched by: Dart
Debian apt92%
libdart-external-imgui-dev 6.13.2+ds-3+b1
Kinematics Dynamics and Optimization Library - imgui dev
sudo apt install libdart-external-imgui-dev- Section: libdevel
- Architecture: amd64
- Source Package: dart
- 2 dependencies
- installed executable or alias match
- Matched by: Dart
Debian apt92%
libdart-external-imgui6.13 6.13.2+ds-3+b1
Kinematics Dynamics and Optimization Library - imgui lib
sudo apt install libdart-external-imgui6.13- Section: libs
- Architecture: amd64
- Source Package: dart
- 4 dependencies
- installed executable or alias match
- Matched by: Dart
Debian apt92%
libdart-external-lodepng-dev 6.13.2+ds-3+b1
Kinematics Dynamics and Optimization Library - lodepng dev
sudo apt install libdart-external-lodepng-dev- Section: libdevel
- Architecture: amd64
- Source Package: dart
- 2 dependencies
- installed executable or alias match
- Matched by: Dart
source trail
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- Geiger risk classifier
- Nucleus package database
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- cross-ecosystem install command graph
- curated configuration and credential file locations
- curated package history
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- package relationship graph
- package version freshness
- package-page enrichment