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Install wazero with Homebrew, apk, Nix, winget, zypper

Zero dependency WebAssembly runtime. Version 1.12.0 via Homebrew; verified 2026-07-04.

Install commandSecurity notes

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Additional install commands

macOS

Homebrewverified · 100%
brew install wazero

local Homebrew formula metadata

Linux

Alpine Linux apkverified · 92%
sudo apk add wazero

Alpine Linux edge package indexes · wazero · source: dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org

Nixverified · 92%
nix profile install nixpkgs#wazero

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

openSUSE zypperverified · 92%
sudo zypper install wazero

openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata · wazero · source: download.opensuse.org

Windows

Windows Package Managerverified · 92%
winget install --id Tetrate.wazero -e

Windows Package Manager source index · Tetrate.wazero · source: cdn.winget.microsoft.com

overview

Package summary

Zero dependency WebAssembly runtime

Commands and aliases

  • wazero

history

Project history and usage

wazero is a WebAssembly runtime for Go applications and a CLI for running Wasm modules. Its defining package-manager story is that it gives Go developers a runtime written in Go, avoiding CGO and native shared-library dependencies common in Wasm runtimes implemented in C, C++, or Rust.

Project history

The project history page says wazero began as Takeshi Yoneda's hobby project in mid 2020 and was sponsored by Tetrate as a top-level project in late 2021. The original motivation was to let Go programs embed WebAssembly host environments without relying on CGO-backed runtimes such as V8, Wasmtime, Wasmer, or WAVM.

The official site says wazero 1.0 was released in March 2023. By that point, the project had positioned itself as both an embeddable Go library and a standalone CLI, with WebAssembly Core Specification compliance and a focus on cross-compilation-friendly deployment.

The project later moved under the `wazero/wazero` GitHub organization while retaining Tetrate stewardship and branding in docs and package metadata. Release notes through the 1.x series document work on WASI support, compiler performance, Go version compatibility, experimental proposals, and security-oriented execution details.

Adoption history

wazero adoption tracks the rise of server-side and embedded WebAssembly in Go systems. The project history names plugin systems, proxy extension through Proxy-Wasm, server-side rendering, and Open Policy Agent-style policy/plugin use as motivating examples.

The official homepage says the 1.0 release is used by many projects and production sites. Package metadata in this batch also shows distribution through Homebrew, Alpine, Nix, winget, and openSUSE, reflecting use both as a developer CLI and as a runtime dependency in Go-based tooling.

How it is used

Library users import wazero to run WebAssembly modules inside Go programs, define host functions, wire WASI, and let users write plugins in languages that compile to Wasm, including AssemblyScript, C, C++, Rust, Zig, Go, and TinyGo.

CLI users run Wasm modules directly for testing, scripting, or packaging workflows. The zero-CGO design is especially useful for static binaries, cross-compilation, container images, and environments where adding a native Wasm runtime library would complicate builds or distribution.

Why package nerds care

wazero matters to package nerds because it changes the dependency tradeoff for WebAssembly in Go: a package can embed a runtime without dragging in a C ABI, libc assumptions, or platform-specific shared libraries. That makes it attractive for Homebrew formulae, distro packages, and small containers that prefer boring Go binaries.

Its significance is also cultural. It belongs to the wave of Wasm-as-a-plugin-runtime tools, but it speaks fluent Go packaging: module import, no CGO, cross-compilation, and API integration rather than a separate server.

Timeline

  • 2020: wazero begins as Takeshi Yoneda's hobby project.
  • 2021: Tetrate sponsors wazero as a top-level project.
  • 2023-03: wazero 1.0 is released.
  • 2024: 1.x releases continue with compiler, WASI, and Go-version support work.
  • 2025-2026: The project continues under the wazero GitHub organization with Tetrate branding and stewardship.

Related projects

  • wazero is related to WebAssembly, WASI, Proxy-Wasm, TinyGo, Open Policy Agent, Wasmtime, Wasmer, V8, WAVM, and the older Go wasm runtime wagon that the wazero history page mentions.

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:runtime

Install behavior

  • No Homebrew post-install hook is recorded in formula metadata.
  • Homebrew bottle metadata is available for 6 platform targets.
  • Build metadata lists 1 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

CommandKindExposureNote
wazerocliglobal 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 version1.12.0
manager updated2026-07-04
local dataok
upstreamcurrent
latest detectedv1.12.0

https://github.com/wazero/wazero

  • okNo freshness warnings were generated.

install metadata

Package metadata

Package keybrew:wazero
Version1.12.0
Package managerHomebrew
Package manager pagehttps://formulae.brew.sh/formula/wazero
Homepagehttps://wazero.io
Repositoryhttps://github.com/wazero/wazero
Upstream docshttps://github.com/tetratelabs/wazero/blob/main/README.md
LicenseApache-2.0
Source archivehttps://github.com/wazero/wazero/archive/refs/tags/v1.12.0.tar.gz
Last updated2026-07-04T16:53:46+09:00
Pulseupdated
Build dependenciesgo
Bottleavailable (on arm64_linux, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, sonoma, x86_64_linux)
Homebrew post-installnot defined
Servicenone declared

registry facts

Source database details

Source DatabaseHomebrew formula API
Taphomebrew/core
Full Namewazero
Version Scheme0
Revision0
Bottle Stable Root URLhttps://ghcr.io/v2/homebrew/core
Deprecatedno
Disabledno
Keg Onlyno
URL Keys
  • 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%

wazero

nix profile install nixpkgs#wazero
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Wazero
nixpkgs package indexes · api.github.com · nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/wa/wazero/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1
apk95%

wazero 1.9.0-r12

WebAssembly Core Specification 1.0 and 2.0 compliant runtime

https://wazero.io

sudo apk add wazero
  • License: Apache-2.0
  • Architecture: x86_64
  • Source Package: wazero
  • 1 dependencies
  • 1 provides
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Wazero
Alpine Linux edge package indexes · dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org · Alpine Linux edge package indexes: wazero from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/testing/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz
zypper95%

wazero 1.9.0-1.4

CLI tool and library to compile and run WebAssembly

https://github.com/tetratelabs/wazero

sudo zypper install wazero
  • License: Apache-2.0
  • Category: Development/Languages/Go
  • Architecture: x86_64
  • Source Package: wazero
  • 1 dependencies
  • 1 provides
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Wazero
openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata · download.opensuse.org · openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: wazero from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/be8d3611d25469107f32075a1697e69ec57a2b850b42348a658cc671ad5ec2b50760d02c3e59524d50da9a11d5be799bdaffba2e166e8ca8858512e3c0bd665d-primary.xml.zst
winget95%

Tetrate.wazero

winget install --id Tetrate.wazero -e
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Wazero
Windows Package Manager source index · cdn.winget.microsoft.com · Windows Package Manager source index: Tetrate.wazero from https://cdn.winget.microsoft.com/cache/source.msix

package graph

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

Related tools

  • goBuild dependency declared by Homebrew.

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  • biglooShares av.db curated category or tags: cli, language-runtime, runtime.
  • chezschemeShares av.db curated category or tags: cli, language-runtime, runtime.

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.

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