install

Additional install commands

macOS

Homebrewverified · 100%

brew install dartaotruntime

local Homebrew formula metadata

Linux

Alpine Linux apkverified · 92%

sudo apk add dartaotruntime

Alpine Linux edge package indexes · dartaotruntime · source: dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org

overview

Package summary

Command-line tool for running AOT-compiled snapshots of Dart code

Project links

Commands and aliases

dartaotruntime

history

Project history and usage

`dartaotruntime` is the Dart SDK tool for running AOT-compiled Dart snapshots. As a package, it is the small runtime-side companion to `dart compile aot-snapshot`, useful when a system wants to run compiled Dart artifacts without installing or invoking the broader developer workflow.

Project history

The tool belongs to the Dart SDK rather than a separate upstream project. Its history follows Dart's shift toward ahead-of-time compilation targets, where code can be compiled into a snapshot and then executed by a dedicated runtime command.

Official Dart documentation presents `dartaotruntime` as the command-line runner for AOT snapshots, paired with the `dart compile aot-snapshot` compiler mode. Package managers that split it out are packaging a narrow execution tool from the larger Dart SDK source tree.

Adoption history

Adoption is niche compared with the full Dart SDK: most developers install `dart`, while deployment or packaging workflows may prefer the smaller AOT runtime. Its presence as a separate formula is useful for systems that only need to execute precompiled snapshots.

How it is used

The normal workflow is to compile Dart code with `dart compile aot-snapshot` and run the resulting snapshot with `dartaotruntime`. It has no independent project config or credential store; those concerns belong to Dart projects and pub, not this runtime command.

Why package nerds care

`dartaotruntime` is interesting because it exposes a packaging boundary inside the Dart SDK. It lets distributions separate a runtime for AOT artifacts from the larger compiler and package-manager toolchain, which matters for smaller images and runtime-only deployments.

Timeline

Dart SDK era: AOT snapshot compilation became an official `dart compile` target.
Present: `dartaotruntime` is documented as the official command for running AOT snapshots.

Related projects

The tool is directly related to the Dart SDK, the `dart compile aot-snapshot` command, and deployment workflows that package Dart snapshots rather than source projects.

Sources

security posture

Risk level: yellow

generalized runtime or code generation signal.

Risk classifier

yellow risk · medium confidence · runtime

Why

generalized runtime or code generation signal

Signals

text:runtime

Install behavior

No Homebrew post-install hook is recorded in formula metadata.
Homebrew bottle metadata is available for 6 platform targets.
Build metadata lists 1 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.

executables

Installed executables

Command	Kind	Exposure	Note
`dartaotruntime`	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

upstreamnot checked

latest detectednot detected

https://dart.dev/tools/dartaotruntime

infoRelease/tag comparison is only available for GitHub repositories.https://dart.dev/tools/dartaotruntimenone confidence

install metadata

Package metadata

Package key	brew:dartaotruntime
Version	3.12.2
Package manager	Homebrew
Package manager page	https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/dartaotruntime
Homepage	https://dart.dev/tools/dartaotruntime
Repository	https://github.com/dart-lang/sdk
Upstream docs	https://dart.dev/tools/dartaotruntime
License	BSD-3-Clause
Source archive	https://raw.githubusercontent.com/dart-lang/sdk/refs/tags/3.12.2/README.md
Last updated	2026-06-09T17:16:08Z
Pulse	updated
Build dependencies	ninja
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	dartaotruntime
Version Scheme	0
Revision	0
Requirements	xcode
Bottle Stable Root URL	https://ghcr.io/v2/homebrew/core
Deprecated	no
Disabled	no
Keg Only	no
URL Keys	stable

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%

dartaotruntime 3.10.3-r1

Dart is a client-optimized language for fast apps on any platform

https://dart.dev/

sudo apk add dartaotruntime

License: BSD-3-Clause
Architecture: x86_64
Source Package: dart
1 dependencies
1 provides
normalized package name match
Matched by: Dartaotruntime

Alpine Linux edge package indexes · dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org · Alpine Linux edge package indexes: dartaotruntime from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/testing/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz

package graph

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source trail

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Combined YAML source

View the package source record on GitHub.

combined/dartaotruntime.yml

Used sources

Geiger risk classifier
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av.db category and tag curation
cross-ecosystem install command graph
curated package history
external package-manager database matches
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package-page enrichment

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