# Install fantom with Homebrew, MacPorts Object oriented, portable programming language. Version 1.0.83 via Homebrew; verified 2026-06-22. ## Install ```sh sudo av install brew:fantom ``` Additional install commands: ### macOS - Homebrew (100%): ```sh brew install fantom ``` Evidence: local Homebrew formula metadata - MacPorts (94%): ```sh sudo port install fantom ``` Evidence: MacPorts ports tree: java/fantom/Portfile from https://api.github.com/repos/macports/macports-ports/git/trees/master?recursive=1 ## Package facts - **Package key:** brew:fantom - **Package manager:** Homebrew - **Package manager page:** - **Version:** 1.0.83 - **Source summary:** Object oriented, portable programming language - **Homepage:** - **Repository:** - **Upstream docs:** - **License:** AFL-3.0 - **Source archive:** - **Last updated:** 2026-06-22T14:03:18-07:00 - **Generated:** 2026-07-08T07:18:31+00:00 ## Executables - fan (cli) - fan.bat (cli) - fanc (cli) - fanc.bat (cli) - fanlaunch (cli) - fanlaunch.bat (cli) - fanp (cli) - fanp.bat (cli) - fanr (cli) - fanr.bat (cli) - fansh (cli) - fansh.bat (cli) - fansubstitute (cli) - fant (cli) - fant.bat (cli) - flux.bat (cli) - jstub (cli) - jstub.bat (cli) - fan (alias) - fan.bat (alias) - fanc (alias) - fanc.bat (alias) - fanlaunch (alias) - fanlaunch.bat (alias) - fanp (alias) - fanp.bat (alias) - fanr (alias) - fanr.bat (alias) - fansh (alias) - fansh.bat (alias) - fansubstitute (alias) - fant (alias) - fant.bat (alias) - flux.bat (alias) - jstub (alias) - jstub.bat (alias) ## Dependencies - openjdk ## Install behavior - Post-install hook: not defined - Bottle: available on all ## Freshness - Page generated: 2026-07-08 - Package-manager version: 1.0.83 - Package-manager updated: 2026-06-22 - Local data: ok - Upstream repository: https://github.com/fantom-lang/fantom - info: No cached GitHub release or tag data was available. ## Project history and usage Fantom is a portable programming language and runtime that runs on the JVM and modern web browsers. Its official docs emphasize Java-like syntax, static and dynamic typing, a system library, closures, immutability, actor concurrency, and a pod-based deployment model. ### Project history The official WhyFantom document says Fantom was initially developed in 2005 during a period of stagnation in Java and before statically typed JavaScript-transpiled options were available. The original mission targeted portable software across the JVM and .NET CLR, later shifting focus to the JVM and JavaScript for web applications. Fantom's design centers on portable APIs and pods. The documentation argues that pods unify deployment, versioning, and namespace, avoiding the mismatch between Java packages and JAR files. ### Adoption history Fantom is distributed through an official zip that works on Windows, macOS, and Linux, with Homebrew documented for macOS, a Windows installer linked from Fantom Factory, and a Docker image published from the repository. The community is centered on the official forum and Slack. The GitHub release stream shows continued maintenance through Fantom 1.0.83 in March 2026, while the official changelog records ongoing compiler, JavaScript, library, timezone, YAML, markdown, graphics, and tooling work. ### How it is used The command-line toolset includes `fan` for running Fantom programs, `fanc` for compilation, `fansh` for an interactive shell, `fant` for tests, and `fanr` for repository and package management. The official docs index groups these under command-line tools and language/runtime documentation. Fantom source is organized around pods and can target server-side JVM execution and browser-oriented JavaScript output. Package users typically install the runtime, place its tools on PATH, and then run or build pod-based applications. ### Why package nerds care Fantom matters to package nerds as a complete but relatively niche language ecosystem: runtime, compiler, shell, test tool, repository manager, standard pods, official docs, and cross-platform binary distribution all ship together. Its pod model gives it its own package/deployment vocabulary rather than simply borrowing Java's JAR/package split. ### Timeline - 2005: Fantom initially developed. - 2020: GitHub repository created and v1.0.74 released on GitHub. - 2024: v1.0.80 introduced a new ECMAScript class-based JavaScript design. - 2026: v1.0.83 released. ### Related projects - The JVM is a primary runtime target. - JavaScript is the browser and web-application target. - Eggbox is linked by the official site as a pod repository. ### 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:** fantom - **Version Scheme:** 0 - **Revision:** 0 - **Conflicts With:** flux - **Bottle Stable Root URL:** - **Deprecated:** no - **Disabled:** no - **Keg Only:** no - **URL Keys:** stable ## Other Package-Manager Records - MacPorts - fantom: normalized package name match | MacPorts ports tree: java/fantom/Portfile from https://api.github.com/repos/macports/macports-ports/git/trees/master?recursive=1 ## 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. - [Developer build packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/developer-build-tools/) - Matched build, compiler, generator, or developer workflow metadata. - [Language runtime packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/language-runtime-packages/) - Matched language runtime, compiler, or interpreter metadata. - [openjdk](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/openjdk/) - Runtime dependency declared by Homebrew. - [ocaml](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/ocaml/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, compiler, language-runtime, programming-language, programming-languages. - [erg](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/erg/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, compiler, language-runtime, programming-language, programming-languages. - [erlang](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/erlang/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, language-runtime, programming-language, programming-languages, runtime. - [faust](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/faust/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, compiler, language-runtime, programming-language, programming-languages. - [futhark](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/futhark/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, compiler, language-runtime, programming-language, programming-languages. - [gleam](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/gleam/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, compiler, language-runtime, programming-language, programming-languages. - [haxe](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/haxe/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, compiler, language-runtime, programming-language, programming-languages. - [oak](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/oak/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, compiler, language-runtime, programming-language, programming-languages. - [odin](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/odin/) - Local package facts share a topical domain. Shared terms: cli, compiler, language, language-runtime, languages. ## Combined YAML source View the package source record on GitHub. [combined/fantom.yml](https://github.com/automic-vault/db/blob/main/combined/fantom.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