# Install dartaotruntime with Homebrew, apk Command-line tool for running AOT-compiled snapshots of Dart code. Version 3.12.2 via Homebrew; verified 2026-06-09. ## Install ```sh sudo av install brew:dartaotruntime ``` Additional install commands: ### macOS - Homebrew (100%): ```sh brew install dartaotruntime ``` Evidence: local Homebrew formula metadata ### Linux - apk (92%): ```sh sudo apk add dartaotruntime ``` Evidence: Alpine Linux edge package indexes: dartaotruntime from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/testing/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz ## Package facts - **Package key:** brew:dartaotruntime - **Package manager:** Homebrew - **Package manager page:** - **Version:** 3.12.2 - **Source summary:** Command-line tool for running AOT-compiled snapshots of Dart code - **Homepage:** - **Repository:** - **Upstream docs:** - **License:** BSD-3-Clause - **Source archive:** - **Last updated:** 2026-06-09T17:16:08Z - **Generated:** 2026-07-08T07:18:31+00:00 ## Executables - dartaotruntime (cli) - dartaotruntime (alias) ## Build dependencies - ninja ## Install behavior - Post-install hook: not defined - Bottle: available on arm64_linux, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, sonoma, x86_64_linux ## Freshness - Page generated: 2026-07-08 - Package-manager version: 3.12.2 - Package-manager updated: 2026-06-09 - Local data: ok - Upstream repository: https://dart.dev/tools/dartaotruntime - info: Release/tag comparison is only available for GitHub repositories. ## 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 Notes generalized runtime or code generation signal. - **Geiger risk:** yellow / medium - generalized runtime or code generation signal ## 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:** - **Deprecated:** no - **Disabled:** no - **Keg Only:** no - **URL Keys:** stable ## Other Package-Manager Records - apk - dartaotruntime - 3.10.3-r1: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: dartaotruntime from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/testing/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | Dart is a client-optimized language for fast apps on any platform | https://dart.dev/ ## Related links - [Secret-risk packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/secret-risk-packages/) - Has protected-tool coverage, approval-gate, or non-low Geiger security signals. - [Terminal utility packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/terminal-utilities/) - Matched terminal and command-line workflow metadata. - [Language runtime packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/language-runtime-packages/) - Matched language runtime, compiler, or interpreter metadata. - [Networking and protocol packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/networking-protocol-tools/) - Matched network, protocol, or remote-service metadata. - [ninja](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/ninja/) - Build dependency declared by Homebrew. - [dart-sass](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/dart-sass/) - Popular package that depends on this formula. - [fvm](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/fvm/) - Popular package that depends on this formula. - [bigloo](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/bigloo/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, language-runtime, runtime. - [chezscheme](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/chezscheme/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, language-runtime, runtime. - [chicken](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/chicken/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, language-runtime, runtime. - [clozure-cl](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/clozure-cl/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, language-runtime, runtime. - [dart-sdk](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/dart-sdk/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, dart, language-runtime. - [deno](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/deno/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, language-runtime, runtime. - [dotnet](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/dotnet/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, language-runtime, runtime. - [duktape](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/duktape/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, language-runtime, runtime. - [graalvm](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/graalvm/) - Local package facts share a topical domain. Shared terms: aot, cli, language, language-runtime, runtime. ## Combined YAML source View the package source record on GitHub. [combined/dartaotruntime.yml](https://github.com/automic-vault/db/blob/main/combined/dartaotruntime.yml) ## Sources - Nucleus package database - Geiger risk classifier - package-page enrichment - curated package history - package version freshness - av.db category and tag curation - package relationship graph - external package-manager database matches - cross-ecosystem install command graph