# 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. ## Install ```sh sudo av install brew:fabric-installer ``` Additional install commands: ### macOS - Homebrew (100%): ```sh brew install fabric-installer ``` Evidence: local Homebrew formula metadata ### Linux - Nix (92%): ```sh nix profile install nixpkgs#fabric-installer ``` Evidence: nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/fa/fabric-installer/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1 ### Windows - winget (92%): ```sh winget install --id FabricMC.FabricInstaller -e ``` Evidence: Windows Package Manager source index: FabricMC.FabricInstaller from https://cdn.winget.microsoft.com/cache/source.msix ## Package facts - **Package key:** brew:fabric-installer - **Package manager:** Homebrew - **Package manager page:** - **Version:** 1.1.1 - **Source summary:** Installer for Fabric for the vanilla launcher - **Homepage:** - **Repository:** - **Upstream docs:** - **License:** Apache-2.0 - **Source archive:** - **Generated:** 2026-07-08T07:18:31+00:00 ## Executables - fabric-installer (cli) - fabric-installer (alias) ## Dependencies - openjdk ## Install behavior - Post-install hook: not defined - Bottle: available on all ## Freshness - Page generated: 2026-07-08 - Package-manager version: 1.1.1 - Local data: ok - Upstream repository: https://fabricmc.net/ - info: No package-manager update timestamp was available. - info: Release/tag comparison is only available for GitHub repositories. ## 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 Notes narrow executable package without higher-risk signals. - **Geiger risk:** green / low - narrow executable package without higher-risk signals ## Source Database Details - **Source Database:** Homebrew formula API - **Tap:** homebrew/core - **Full Name:** fabric-installer - **Version Scheme:** 0 - **Revision:** 0 - **Bottle Stable Root URL:** - **Deprecated:** no - **Disabled:** no - **Keg Only:** no - **URL Keys:** stable ## Other Package-Manager Records - Nix - fabric-installer: normalized package name match | nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/fa/fabric-installer/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1 - winget - FabricMC.FabricInstaller: normalized package name match | Windows Package Manager source index: FabricMC.FabricInstaller from https://cdn.winget.microsoft.com/cache/source.msix ## Related links - [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. - [Game and emulation packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/game-emulation-tools/) - Matched game or emulation metadata. - [openjdk](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/openjdk/) - Runtime dependency declared by Homebrew. - [tiny-remapper](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/tiny-remapper/) - Shares the same upstream homepage. - [c10t](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/c10t/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, games, minecraft. - [ferium](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/ferium/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, games, minecraft. - [mapcrafter](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/mapcrafter/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, games, minecraft. - [pacmc](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/pacmc/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, games, minecraft. - [quilt-installer](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/quilt-installer/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, games, installer, java, minecraft. - [advancescan](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/advancescan/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, games. - [allureofthestars](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/allureofthestars/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, games. - [angband](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/angband/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, games. ## Combined YAML source View the package source record on GitHub. [combined/fabric-installer.yml](https://github.com/automic-vault/db/blob/main/combined/fabric-installer.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