install

Additional install commands

macOS

Homebrewverified · 100%

brew install fbthrift

local Homebrew formula metadata

MacPortsverified · 94%

sudo port install fbthrift

MacPorts ports tree · devel/fbthrift/Portfile · source: api.github.com

Linux

Nixverified · 92%

nix profile install nixpkgs#fbthrift

nixpkgs package indexes · pkgs/by-name/fb/fbthrift/package.nix · source: api.github.com

overview

Package summary

Facebook's branch of Apache Thrift, including a new C++ server

Project links

Commands and aliases

thrift1

history

Project history and usage

Facebook Thrift, usually packaged as fbthrift, is Meta's open-source branch of Thrift: a serialization, code-generation, and RPC framework for service communication. The project matters to package users because it ships the `thrift1` compiler and C++/Python-oriented runtime pieces used to generate service types, clients, and servers from `.thrift` interface files.

The project is significant because it is not just a repackaged Apache Thrift release. The README describes it as an evolved internal Facebook branch that was re-released to the open-source community in February 2014, with a rewritten compiler and a fully asynchronous Thrift server.

Project history

Thrift began as the cross-language service framework associated with Facebook and Apache Thrift. Apache Thrift's own site describes the framework as combining a software stack with a code-generation engine for scalable cross-language services development.

Facebook maintained an internal branch for production service communication, then publicly re-released that branch as fbthrift in 2014. The public repository was created in 2013, and the project README states that the open-source release initially tracked Apache Thrift closely before diverging in new directions.

Adoption history

The strongest adoption signal is internal: the fbthrift README says most Facebook services use Thrift for RPC, and some storage systems use Thrift for serializing records on disk.

Outside Meta, fbthrift is mostly adopted by developers who specifically need Meta's C++ Thrift stack rather than the Apache distribution. Package managers expose it as a compiler/runtime toolchain, with Homebrew's formula providing the `thrift1` executable.

How it is used

Users write `.thrift` files to define serializable types and service interfaces, then run the compiler to generate language-specific structures, clients, and server stubs. The README frames Thrift as a code generator, serialization framework, and RPC framework.

The package is most relevant for C++ service developers because fbthrift emphasizes cpp2 support, asynchronous servers, and integration with other Meta C++ infrastructure such as Folly.

Why package nerds care

fbthrift is the package-manager face of Meta's Thrift branch: a heavy but important toolchain package for people who need compatibility with Facebook/Meta thrift definitions, C++ service infrastructure, or projects built against fbthrift rather than Apache Thrift.

It also illustrates a common packaging split: the upstream concept is Thrift, but the formula name distinguishes Meta's branch from the Apache implementation so both can exist in package ecosystems without pretending they are interchangeable.

Timeline

2007: Apache Thrift material describes the cross-language service framework and compiler model.
2013: The public facebook/fbthrift GitHub repository was created.
2014: Facebook re-released its evolved internal Thrift branch to the open-source community.
2014 onward: fbthrift diverged from Apache Thrift with a rewritten compiler and asynchronous C++ server support.

Related projects

Apache Thrift is the upstream family and comparison point, while fbthrift is Meta's evolved branch.
Folly, Fizz, Wangle, and other Meta C++ libraries appear in the fbthrift build dependency stack.

Sources

security posture

No protected-tool coverage found yet

No matching local secret-handling manifest was found for fbthrift. Nucleus package metadata is still published here so future coverage has a stable package URL.

Install behavior

No Homebrew post-install hook is recorded in formula metadata.
Homebrew bottle metadata is available for 6 platform targets.
Installs with 9 runtime dependencies.
Build metadata lists 4 build dependencies.

Recommended review

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executables

Installed executables

Command	Kind	Exposure	Note
`thrift1`	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 version2026.07.06.00

manager updated2026-07-07

local dataok

upstreamnot checked

latest detectednot detected

https://github.com/facebook/fbthrift

infoNo cached GitHub release or tag data was available.https://github.com/facebook/fbthriftnone confidence

install metadata

Package metadata

Package key	brew:fbthrift
Version	2026.07.06.00
Package manager	Homebrew
Package manager page	https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/fbthrift
Homepage	https://github.com/facebook/fbthrift
Repository	https://github.com/facebook/fbthrift
Upstream docs	https://github.com/facebook/fbthrift#readme
License	Apache-2.0
Source archive	https://github.com/facebook/fbthrift/archive/refs/tags/v2026.07.06.00.tar.gz
Last updated	2026-07-07T21:44:33Z
Pulse	updated
Dependencies	double-conversion, fizz, fmt, folly, gflags, glog, openssl@3, wangle, xxhash
Build dependencies	bison, cmake, mvfst, zstd
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	fbthrift
Version Scheme	0
Revision	0
Head Version	HEAD
Bottle Stable Root URL	https://ghcr.io/v2/homebrew/core
Deprecated	no
Disabled	no
Keg Only	no
URL Keys	head 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.

Nix95%

fbthrift

nix profile install nixpkgs#fbthrift

normalized package name match
Matched by: Fbthrift

nixpkgs package indexes · api.github.com · nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/fb/fbthrift/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1

MacPorts95%

fbthrift

sudo port install fbthrift

normalized package name match
Matched by: Fbthrift

MacPorts ports tree · api.github.com · MacPorts ports tree: devel/fbthrift/Portfile from https://api.github.com/repos/macports/macports-ports/git/trees/master?recursive=1

package graph

Links come from deterministic package relationships, av.db category and tag curation, ecosystem matches, and package hub membership.

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.

combined/fbthrift.yml

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

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