# Install ic-wasm with Homebrew CLI tool for performing Wasm transformations specific to ICP canisters. Version 0.9.11 via Homebrew; verified from local package data. ## Install ```sh sudo av install brew:ic-wasm ``` Additional install commands: ### macOS - Homebrew (100%): ```sh brew install ic-wasm ``` Evidence: local Homebrew formula metadata ## Package facts - **Package key:** brew:ic-wasm - **Package manager:** Homebrew - **Package manager page:** - **Version:** 0.9.11 - **Source summary:** CLI tool for performing Wasm transformations specific to ICP canisters - **Homepage:** - **Repository:** - **Upstream docs:** - **License:** Apache-2.0 - **Source archive:** - **Generated:** 2026-07-08T07:18:31+00:00 ## Executables - ic-wasm (cli) - ic-wasm (alias) ## Build dependencies - rust ## Install behavior - Post-install hook: not defined - Bottle: available on arm64_linux, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, sonoma, x86_64_linux ## Freshness - Page generated: 2026-07-08 - Package-manager version: 0.9.11 - Local data: ok - Upstream repository: https://github.com/dfinity/ic-wasm - Upstream latest detected: 0.9.11 (current) - info: No package-manager update timestamp was available. ## Project history and usage ic-wasm is a DFINITY Rust library and CLI for transforming WebAssembly canisters that run on the Internet Computer. ### Project history The README describes ic-wasm as a library for transforming Internet Computer canister Wasm modules and documents a CLI that edits metadata, prints module information, shrinks modules, invokes wasm-opt, limits resources, checks Candid endpoints, and instruments execution tracing. ### Adoption history ic-wasm is adopted inside the ICP canister development ecosystem rather than as a general WebAssembly optimizer. Its installation paths span npm, precompiled installers, cargo-binstall, `cargo install`, and Homebrew, which makes it reachable from both Rust-native and JavaScript-oriented canister workflows. ### How it is used Developers use ic-wasm after compiling a canister to inspect or transform the Wasm artifact before deployment. The README calls out metadata management, `wasm-opt` optimization levels, preservation of `icp` metadata during shrink and optimize operations, endpoint checks against Candid, and profiling instrumentation for stable-memory or heap-memory trace storage. ### Why package nerds care ic-wasm is interesting because it packages blockchain-specific WebAssembly post-processing as a normal CLI. It bridges Rust crates, npm global installs, shell installers, Homebrew bottles, Binaryen's `wasm-opt`, Candid interface checks, and Internet Computer canister semantics in one small developer tool. ### Timeline - 2022: The changelog records 0.2.0 with a decoupled library API using walrus. - 0.3.0-0.7.0: The changelog groups releases that added profiling support, wasm-opt optimization, and JSON output for `info`. - 0.8.x: The tag history shows an expanded release train before the 0.9 series. - 0.9.11: Homebrew packages this stable version. ### Related projects - The README names wasm-opt as the optimizer behind `optimize`, refers to Candid endpoint checks, and presents the tool as part of the Internet Computer canister toolchain maintained by DFINITY. ### 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:** ic-wasm - **Version Scheme:** 0 - **Revision:** 0 - **Bottle Stable Root URL:** - **Deprecated:** no - **Disabled:** no - **Keg Only:** no - **URL Keys:** stable ## Related links - [Source-control packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/source-control-tools/) - Belongs to a source-control command family. - [Terminal utility packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/terminal-utilities/) - Matched terminal and command-line workflow metadata. - [Text processing packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/text-processing-tools/) - Matched text, document, or structured-data processing metadata. - [Developer build packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/developer-build-tools/) - Matched build, compiler, generator, or developer workflow metadata. - [rust](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/rust/) - Build dependency declared by Homebrew. - [icp-cli](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/icp-cli/) - Popular package that depends on this formula. - [cargo-component](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/cargo-component/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, webassembly. - [wabt](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/wabt/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, webassembly. - [wasm-bindgen](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/wasm-bindgen/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, webassembly. - [wasm-component-ld](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/wasm-component-ld/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, webassembly. - [wasm-pack](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/wasm-pack/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, webassembly. - [wasm-tools](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/wasm-tools/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, webassembly. - [wasmedge](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/wasmedge/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, webassembly. - [wasmer](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/wasmer/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, webassembly. ## Combined YAML source View the package source record on GitHub. 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