macOS
Homebrewverified · 100%
brew install thriftlocal Homebrew formula metadata
MacPortsverified · 94%
sudo port install thriftMacPorts ports tree · devel/thrift/Portfile · source: api.github.com
brew
Install thrift with Homebrew, apk, apt, dnf, MacPorts, Nix, pacman, scoop, zypper
Framework for scalable cross-language services development. Version 0.23.0 via Homebrew; verified 2026-06-22.
install
Additional install commands
Linux
Alpine Linux apkverified · 92%
sudo apk add libthriftAlpine Linux edge package indexes · libthrift · source: dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org
Debian aptverified · 92%
sudo apt install golang-thrift-devDebian stable package indexes · golang-thrift-dev · source: deb.debian.org
Fedora dnfverified · 92%
sudo dnf install perl-thriftFedora Rawhide package metadata · perl-thrift · source: dl.fedoraproject.org
Nixverified · 92%
nix profile install nixpkgs#thriftnixpkgs package indexes · pkgs/by-name/th/thrift/package.nix · source: api.github.com
Arch Linux pacmanverified · 92%
sudo pacman -S thriftArch Linux sync databases · thrift · source: geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com
openSUSE zypperverified · 92%
sudo zypper install libthrift-0_23_0openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata · libthrift-0_23_0 · source: download.opensuse.org
Windows
Scoopverified · 92%
scoop install main/thriftScoop official bucket manifest trees · bucket/thrift.json · source: api.github.com
overview
Package summary
Framework for scalable cross-language services development
Project links
Commands and aliases
- thrift
history
Project history and usage
Apache Thrift is a cross-language serialization, interface-definition, and RPC framework built around a compiler that turns `.thrift` IDL files into client/server code and data types for many programming languages.
Project history
Thrift began at Facebook, was open sourced in April 2007, entered the Apache Incubator in May 2008, and became an Apache top-level project in October 2010. Apache's own project page describes the goal as efficient, reliable communication and data serialization across languages.
The project settled into the classic compiler-plus-runtime model: developers write service and type definitions in Thrift IDL, run the Thrift compiler, and combine the generated code with the runtime library for each target language. Apache's README describes Thrift as a lightweight, language-independent software stack for point-to-point RPC, with clean abstractions for transport, serialization, and application processing.
Adoption history
Thrift's adoption pattern follows its cross-language design. Apache documentation says each supported language needs both the generated code from the compiler and the Apache Thrift library for that language, while the language matrix notes broad language support and a large cross-language test matrix.
In package-manager culture, Thrift is widely packaged because it is both a CLI compiler and a family of language runtimes. The input package facts list Homebrew, Debian/Ubuntu, Fedora, Arch, MacPorts, Nix, Scoop, and openSUSE-family packages, often with language-specific package names.
How it is used
A typical workflow is to define structs, exceptions, constants, and services in a `.thrift` IDL file, then run the compiler with a target such as `--gen go`, `--gen java`, or another supported backend. The generated code becomes the typed contract used by clients and servers.
Package maintainers care about the compiler/runtime split: projects may need the `thrift` executable at build time, runtime libraries in specific languages, and matching versions so generated code and library APIs agree.
Why package nerds care
Apache Thrift is significant to package nerds because it is a dependency bridge rather than just one executable. A single version bump can matter to C++, Java, Python, Go, Ruby, Node.js, and other ecosystems that consume generated bindings.
It also illustrates why package managers keep code generators around as first-class developer tools: Thrift IDL is often checked into source trees, but the generated output, runtime library, and compiler version still affect reproducibility.
Timeline
- 2007: Facebook open sourced Thrift.
- 2008: Thrift entered the Apache Incubator.
- 2010: Thrift graduated as an Apache top-level project.
- 2026: Apache Thrift v0.23.0 published on GitHub releases.
Related projects
- Facebook's fbthrift repository is an evolved internal branch that Facebook re-released in 2014 and explicitly describes as not being a distribution of Apache Thrift.
- CloudWeGo thriftgo is a Go implementation of a Thrift IDL compiler used by the CloudWeGo toolchain.
Sources
- https://api.github.com/repos/apache/thrift/releases
- https://github.com/apache/thrift
- https://github.com/facebook/fbthrift
- https://incubator.apache.org/projects/thrift.html
- https://thrift.apache.org/about
- https://thrift.apache.org/docs/
- https://thrift.apache.org/docs/Languages.html
- https://thrift.apache.org/docs/idl
- input source_facts.package-manager
security posture
Risk level: green
narrow executable package without higher-risk signals.
Risk classifier
green risk · low confidence · appliance
Why
- narrow executable package without higher-risk signals
Signals
- metadata:no-higher-risk-signals
Install behavior
- No Homebrew post-install hook is recorded in formula metadata.
- Homebrew bottle metadata is available for 6 platform targets.
- Installs with 1 runtime dependencies.
- Build metadata lists 2 build dependencies.
Recommended review
Before unattended agent use, check whether the tool reads plaintext credentials, writes remote state, publishes artifacts, or shells out to plugins.
executables
Installed executables
| Command | Kind | Exposure | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
thrift | 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 version0.23.0
manager updated2026-06-22
local dataok
upstreamnot checked
latest detectednot detected
- infoRelease/tag comparison is only available for GitHub repositories.https://thrift.apache.org/none confidence
install metadata
Package metadata
| Package key | brew:thrift |
|---|---|
| Version | 0.23.0 |
| Package manager | Homebrew |
| Package manager page | https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/thrift |
| Homepage | https://thrift.apache.org/ |
| Repository | https://github.com/apache/thrift |
| Upstream docs | https://github.com/apache/thrift#readme |
| License | Apache-2.0 |
| Source archive | https://www.apache.org/dyn/closer.lua?path=thrift/0.23.0/thrift-0.23.0.tar.gz |
| Last updated | 2026-06-22T14:06:28-07:00 |
| Pulse | updated |
| Dependencies | openssl@3 |
| Build dependencies | bison, boost |
| 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 | thrift |
| Aliases |
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| 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 |
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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.
Debian apt95%
golang-thrift-dev 0.19.0-4
Go language support for Thrift
sudo apt install golang-thrift-dev- Section: golang
- Architecture: all
- Source Package: thrift
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Thrift
Debian apt95%
libthrift-0.19.0t64 0.19.0-4+b1
Thrift C++ library
sudo apt install libthrift-0.19.0t64- Section: libs
- Architecture: amd64
- Source Package: thrift
- 7 dependencies
- 1 provides
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Thrift
Debian apt95%
libthrift-c-glib-dev 0.19.0-4+b1
Thrift glib library (development headers)
sudo apt install libthrift-c-glib-dev- Section: libdevel
- Architecture: amd64
- Source Package: thrift
- 2 dependencies
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Thrift
Debian apt95%
libthrift-c-glib0t64 0.19.0-4+b1
Thrift glib library
sudo apt install libthrift-c-glib0t64- Section: libs
- Architecture: amd64
- Source Package: thrift
- 4 dependencies
- 1 provides
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Thrift
Debian apt95%
libthrift-dev 0.19.0-4+b1
Thrift C++ library (development headers)
sudo apt install libthrift-dev- Section: libdevel
- Architecture: amd64
- Source Package: thrift
- 2 dependencies
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Thrift
Debian apt95%
libthrift-perl 0.19.0-4
Perl language support for Thrift
sudo apt install libthrift-perl- Section: perl
- Architecture: all
- Source Package: thrift
- 1 dependencies
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Thrift
Debian apt95%
php-thrift 0.19.0-4+b1
PHP language support for Thrift
sudo apt install php-thrift- Section: php
- Architecture: amd64
- Source Package: thrift
- 4 dependencies
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Thrift
Debian apt95%
python3-thrift 0.19.0-4+b1
Python 3 library for Thrift
sudo apt install python3-thrift- Section: python
- Architecture: amd64
- Source Package: thrift
- 5 dependencies
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Thrift
Debian apt95%
thrift-compiler 0.19.0-4+b1
code generator/compiler for Thrift definitions
sudo apt install thrift-compiler- Section: devel
- Architecture: amd64
- Source Package: thrift
- 3 dependencies
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Thrift
Nix95%
thrift
nix profile install nixpkgs#thrift- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Thrift
Ubuntu apt95%
golang-thrift-dev 0.19.0-2.1build5
Go language support for Thrift
sudo apt install golang-thrift-dev- Section: universe/devel
- Architecture: all
- Source Package: thrift
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Thrift
Ubuntu apt95%
libthrift-0.19.0t64 0.19.0-2.1build5
Thrift C++ library
sudo apt install libthrift-0.19.0t64- Section: universe/libs
- Architecture: amd64
- Source Package: thrift
- 7 dependencies
- 1 provides
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Thrift
Ubuntu apt95%
libthrift-c-glib-dev 0.19.0-2.1build5
Thrift glib library (development headers)
sudo apt install libthrift-c-glib-dev- Section: universe/libdevel
- Architecture: amd64
- Source Package: thrift
- 2 dependencies
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Thrift
Ubuntu apt95%
libthrift-c-glib0t64 0.19.0-2.1build5
Thrift glib library
sudo apt install libthrift-c-glib0t64- Section: universe/libs
- Architecture: amd64
- Source Package: thrift
- 4 dependencies
- 1 provides
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Thrift
Ubuntu apt95%
libthrift-dev 0.19.0-2.1build5
Thrift C++ library (development headers)
sudo apt install libthrift-dev- Section: universe/libdevel
- Architecture: amd64
- Source Package: thrift
- 2 dependencies
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Thrift
Ubuntu apt95%
libthrift-perl 0.19.0-2.1build5
Perl language support for Thrift
sudo apt install libthrift-perl- Section: universe/perl
- Architecture: all
- Source Package: thrift
- 1 dependencies
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Thrift
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