macOS
Homebrewverified · 100%
brew install fizmolocal Homebrew formula metadata
MacPortsverified · 94%
sudo port install fizmoMacPorts ports tree · games/fizmo/Portfile · source: api.github.com
brew
Install fizmo with Homebrew, MacPorts, apt
Z-Machine interpreter. Version 0.8.5 via Homebrew; verified 2026-06-18.
install
Additional install commands
Linux
Debian aptverified · 92%
sudo apt install fizmo-consoleDebian stable package indexes · fizmo-console · source: deb.debian.org
overview
Package summary
Z-Machine interpreter
Project links
Commands and aliases
- fizmo-console
- fizmo-ncursesw
- fizmo-sdl2
history
Project history and usage
fizmo is a plain-C Z-Machine interpreter for running Infocom and other Z-code interactive fiction, with multiple frontends for console, ncurses, SDL2, Glk, and RemGlk-style use.
Project history
The upstream README says fizmo was written by Christoph Ender in 2005-2016. The GitHub repository was created in 2012, and the visible GitHub releases cover the 0.8.x line from 2016 through 2018.
Adoption history
Its adoption is in the interactive-fiction niche: users need a Z-Machine interpreter, while developers can reuse libfizmo and display interfaces. The Homebrew input records packaging in Homebrew, Debian, MacPorts, and Ubuntu.
How it is used
Users run one of the packaged frontends, such as `fizmo-console`, `fizmo-ncursesw`, or `fizmo-sdl2`, against Z-code story files. Developers can use the interpreter core and interfaces to build their own display or sound frontends.
Why package nerds care
fizmo is interesting to package maintainers because it splits an interpreter core from several optional frontends and libraries, so terminal, SDL2, Glk, sound, fonts, and Unicode support can affect what a package exposes.
Timeline
- 2005: Development period begins according to the upstream README.
- 2012: GitHub repository created.
- 2016: 0.8.0 release work appears in GitHub history.
- 2018: 0.8.5 release published.
Related projects
- Related projects and formats include the Z-Machine, Infocom story files, the Interactive Fiction Archive, Glk, RemGlk, ncurses, SDL2, and iOS-fizmo.
Sources
security posture
Risk level: yellow
generalized runtime or code generation signal.
Risk classifier
yellow risk · medium confidence · runtime
Why
- generalized runtime or code generation signal
Signals
- text:interpreter
Install behavior
- No Homebrew post-install hook is recorded in formula metadata.
- Homebrew bottle metadata is available for 6 platform targets.
- Installs with 6 runtime dependencies.
- Build metadata lists 1 build dependencies.
Recommended review
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local files
Configuration and credential file locations
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Configuration files
Config paths the tool may read or write during local use.
- Unix
~/.config/fizmo/config
executables
Installed executables
| Command | Kind | Exposure | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
fizmo-console | cli | global executable | |
fizmo-ncursesw | cli | global executable | |
fizmo-sdl2 | 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 version0.8.5
manager updated2026-06-18
local dataok
upstreamnot checked
latest detectednot detected
https://fizmo.spellbreaker.org
- infoRelease/tag comparison is only available for GitHub repositories.https://fizmo.spellbreaker.orgnone confidence
install metadata
Package metadata
| Package key | brew:fizmo |
|---|---|
| Version | 0.8.5 |
| Package manager | Homebrew |
| Package manager page | https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/fizmo |
| Homepage | https://fizmo.spellbreaker.org |
| Repository | https://github.com/chrender/fizmo |
| Upstream docs | https://fizmo.spellbreaker.org/ |
| License | BSD-3-Clause |
| Source archive | https://fizmo.spellbreaker.org/source/fizmo-0.8.5.tar.gz |
| Last updated | 2026-06-18T02:28:57-04:00 |
| Pulse | updated |
| Dependencies | freetype, jpeg-turbo, libpng, libsndfile, libx11, sdl2-compat |
| Build dependencies | pkgconf |
| Uses from macOS | libxml2, ncurses |
| 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 | fizmo |
| Version Scheme | 0 |
| Revision | 4 |
| 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.
MacPorts95%
fizmo
sudo port install fizmo- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Fizmo
Debian apt92%
fizmo-console 0.7.13-2+b2
Console-based Z-machine interpreter for Infocom/Inform games
https://fizmo.spellbreaker.org/
sudo apt install fizmo-console- Section: games
- Architecture: amd64
- Source Package: fizmo-console
- 3 dependencies
- 2 provides
- installed executable or alias match
- Matched by: Fizmo Console
Debian apt92%
fizmo-ncursesw 0.7.14-2+b2
Ncurses-based Z-machine interpreter for Infocom/Inform games
https://fizmo.spellbreaker.org/
sudo apt install fizmo-ncursesw- Section: games
- Architecture: amd64
- Source Package: fizmo-ncursesw
- 12 dependencies
- 2 provides
- installed executable or alias match
- Matched by: Fizmo Ncursesw
Debian apt92%
fizmo-sdl2 0.8.5-2+b2
SDL2-based Z-machine interpreter for Infocom/Inform games
https://fizmo.spellbreaker.org/
sudo apt install fizmo-sdl2- Section: games
- Architecture: amd64
- Source Package: fizmo-sdl2
- 10 dependencies
- 2 provides
- installed executable or alias match
- Matched by: Fizmo Sdl2
Ubuntu apt92%
fizmo-console 0.7.13-2
Console-based Z-machine interpreter for Infocom/Inform games
https://fizmo.spellbreaker.org/
sudo apt install fizmo-console- Section: universe/games
- Architecture: amd64
- 3 dependencies
- 2 provides
- installed executable or alias match
- Matched by: Fizmo Console
Ubuntu apt92%
fizmo-ncursesw 0.7.14-2build3
Ncurses-based Z-machine interpreter for Infocom/Inform games
https://fizmo.spellbreaker.org/
sudo apt install fizmo-ncursesw- Section: universe/games
- Architecture: amd64
- 12 dependencies
- 2 provides
- installed executable or alias match
- Matched by: Fizmo Ncursesw
Ubuntu apt92%
fizmo-sdl2 0.8.5-2build2
SDL2-based Z-machine interpreter for Infocom/Inform games
https://fizmo.spellbreaker.org/
sudo apt install fizmo-sdl2- Section: universe/games
- Architecture: amd64
- 10 dependencies
- 2 provides
- installed executable or alias match
- Matched by: Fizmo Sdl2
source trail
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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 configuration and credential file locations
- curated package history
- external package-manager database matches
- package relationship graph
- package version freshness
- package-page enrichment