# Install vineflower with Homebrew Java decompiler. Version 1.12.0 via Homebrew; verified 2026-04-29. ## Install ```sh sudo av install brew:vineflower ``` Additional install commands: ### macOS - Homebrew (100%): ```sh brew install vineflower ``` Evidence: local Homebrew formula metadata ## Package facts - **Package key:** brew:vineflower - **Package manager:** Homebrew - **Package manager page:** - **Version:** 1.12.0 - **Source summary:** Java decompiler - **Homepage:** - **Repository:** - **Upstream docs:** - **License:** Apache-2.0 - **Source archive:** - **Last updated:** 2026-04-29T01:25:50Z - **Generated:** 2026-07-08T07:18:31+00:00 ## Executables - vineflower (cli) - vineflower (alias) ## Dependencies - openjdk ## Build dependencies - gradle@8 ## 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: 1.12.0 - Package-manager updated: 2026-04-29 - Local data: ok - Upstream repository: https://github.com/Vineflower/vineflower - Upstream latest detected: 1.12.0 (current) ## Project history and usage Vineflower is a modern Java and JVM decompiler descended from Fernflower through Quiltflower. The project describes itself as a modern Java decompiler focused on accurate output without sacrificing readability, with support for modern Java features, automatic formatting, and multithreaded decompilation. ### Project history Vineflower's lineage starts with Fernflower, the JetBrains Java decompiler used in IntelliJ IDEA for viewing Java source from class files. The Vineflower organization describes the main decompiler as a fork of Fernflower, and explains that Vineflower is the renamed continuation of Quiltflower by the same team with the same goals. The rename from Quiltflower to Vineflower was meant to move beyond an identity tied mainly to Minecraft modding and toward a more general Java decompiler. By the mid-2020s, the project was releasing versioned decompiler jars, an IntelliJ plugin, and documentation for command-line and library use. ### Adoption history Vineflower sits in the Java decompiler niche alongside Fernflower, CFR, Procyon, and JD-GUI. Its adoption is tied to developers who need readable decompilation of modern Java bytecode, including records, sealed classes, switch expressions, pattern matching, and later Java language features that older decompilers often render poorly. ### How it is used Vineflower can be run from the command line with a jar, input files or archives, and an optional output destination. It can also be embedded as a library through the org.jetbrains.java.decompiler API shape, and the docs note that dependencies using Fernflower's informal public API can often swap in Vineflower. ### Why package nerds care For package and reverse-engineering users, Vineflower matters because it is a packageable, current JVM decompiler with CLI and library modes. It gives build tools, IDE plugins, and inspection workflows a modern alternative to older Fernflower output while preserving enough compatibility for many Fernflower integrations. ### Timeline - 2023: Vineflower documentation site copyright range begins and release history includes 1.9.x-era releases. - 2024-04-04: Vineflower 1.10.0 adds a plugin API, prototype Kotlin decompiler, and performance improvements. - 2025-02-25: Vineflower 1.11.0 adds record pattern matching support and bumps the minimum runtime to Java 17. - 2026-04-29: Vineflower 1.12.0 ships variable-handling, output beautification, Kotlin support, and bug-fix improvements. ### Related projects - Vineflower is directly related to Fernflower and Quiltflower. It is commonly compared with other Java decompilers such as CFR, Procyon, and JD-GUI, and has companion projects including vineflower-intellij. ### 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:** vineflower - **Version Scheme:** 0 - **Revision:** 0 - **Bottle Stable Root URL:** - **Deprecated:** no - **Disabled:** no - **Keg Only:** no - **URL Keys:** stable ## Related links - [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. - [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. - [cfr-decompiler](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/cfr-decompiler/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, decompiler, decompilers, developer-tools, java. - [crash](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/crash/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, java, jvm. - [fernflower](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/fernflower/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, decompiler, developer-tools, java. - [gcviewer](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/gcviewer/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, java, jvm. - [gradle](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/gradle/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, java, jvm. - [grails](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/grails/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, java, jvm. - [jasmin](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/jasmin/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, java, jvm. - [jhiccup](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/jhiccup/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, java, jvm. ## Combined YAML source View the package source record on GitHub. [combined/vineflower.yml](https://github.com/automic-vault/db/blob/main/combined/vineflower.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 - cross-ecosystem install command graph