macOS
Homebrewverified · 100%
brew install fabric-installerlocal Homebrew formula metadata
brew
Install fabric-installer with Homebrew, Nix, winget
Installer for Fabric for the vanilla launcher. Version 1.1.1 via Homebrew; verified from local package data.
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Additional install commands
Linux
Nixverified · 92%
nix profile install nixpkgs#fabric-installernixpkgs package indexes · pkgs/by-name/fa/fabric-installer/package.nix · source: api.github.com
Windows
Windows Package Managerverified · 92%
winget install --id FabricMC.FabricInstaller -eWindows Package Manager source index · FabricMC.FabricInstaller · source: cdn.winget.microsoft.com
overview
Package summary
Installer for Fabric for the vanilla launcher
Project links
Commands and aliases
- fabric-installer
history
Project history and usage
Fabric Installer is the official installer used to add the Fabric mod loader profile to Minecraft launchers.
Project history
Fabric Installer is a small companion project in the FabricMC ecosystem. The repository README describes it simply as an installer for Fabric, while the official player documentation uses it as the path for installing Fabric with the official Minecraft Launcher.
The installer exists because Fabric itself is an ecosystem rather than one package: users need Java, the Fabric Loader, the Fabric API for many mods, and launcher profiles that select the right Minecraft and loader versions. The installer packages that setup step into a desktop or command-line tool.
Adoption history
Its adoption follows Fabric's adoption among Minecraft mod users. The official docs present OS-specific install guides for Windows, macOS, and Linux and make clear that the guide targets the official Minecraft Launcher, leaving third-party launchers to their own documentation.
How it is used
Players use Fabric Installer to create or update a launcher profile for a chosen Minecraft version and Fabric Loader version. In package-manager contexts, it is useful as a reproducible way to launch the same installer without manually downloading a jar from the website.
Why package nerds care
Fabric Installer is package-nerd interesting because it is an installer packaged as a package: the formula does not install the mod loader directly, it installs the official tool that writes launcher configuration. That distinction matters for Minecraft tooling, where launchers, loaders, APIs, and mods are separate moving parts.
Timeline
- 2019: The Fabric Installer repository is created.
- 2026: Official Fabric docs continue to document the installer for Windows, macOS, and Linux player setup.
Related projects
- Fabric Loader is the runtime loaded by Minecraft.
- Fabric API is the common mod API used by many Fabric mods.
- Fabric Loom is the Gradle tooling used by mod developers.
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 1 platform targets.
- Installs with 1 runtime 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
fabric-installer | 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 version1.1.1
manager updated
local dataok
upstreamnot checked
latest detectednot detected
- infoNo package-manager update timestamp was available.low confidence
- infoRelease/tag comparison is only available for GitHub repositories.https://fabricmc.net/none confidence
install metadata
Package metadata
| Package key | brew:fabric-installer |
|---|---|
| Version | 1.1.1 |
| Package manager | Homebrew |
| Package manager page | https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/fabric-installer |
| Homepage | https://fabricmc.net/ |
| Repository | https://github.com/FabricMC/fabric-installer |
| Upstream docs | https://docs.fabricmc.net/players/installing-fabric |
| License | Apache-2.0 |
| Source archive | https://maven.fabricmc.net/net/fabricmc/fabric-installer/1.1.1/fabric-installer-1.1.1.jar |
| Dependencies | openjdk |
| Bottle | available (on all) |
| Homebrew post-install | not defined |
| Service | none declared |
registry facts
Source database details
| Source Database | Homebrew formula API |
|---|---|
| Tap | homebrew/core |
| Full Name | fabric-installer |
| 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.
Nix95%
fabric-installer
nix profile install nixpkgs#fabric-installer- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Fabric Installer
winget95%
FabricMC.FabricInstaller
winget install --id FabricMC.FabricInstaller -e- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Fabric Installer
source trail
Generated from repository data
This page is generated by av-web from the private package SQLite artifact built by scripts/generate-pkg-sqlite.py.
Combined YAML source
View the package source record on GitHub.
Used sources
- Geiger risk classifier
- Nucleus package database
- av.db category and tag curation
- cross-ecosystem install command graph
- curated package history
- external package-manager database matches
- package relationship graph
- package version freshness
- package-page enrichment