macOS
Homebrewverified · 100%
brew install hashlinklocal Homebrew formula metadata
brew / rank 4976
Install hashlink with Homebrew, Nix, zypper, scoop
Virtual machine for Haxe. Version 1.16 via Homebrew; verified 2026-09-14. Also installable with nix: nix profile install nixpkgs#hashlink.
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Additional install commands
Linux
Nixverified · 92%
nix profile install nixpkgs#hashlinknixpkgs package indexes · pkgs/by-name/ha/hashlink/package.nix · source: api.github.com
openSUSE zypperverified · 92%
sudo zypper install hashlinkopenSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata · hashlink · source: download.opensuse.org
Windows
Scoopverified · 92%
scoop install main/hashlinkScoop official bucket manifest trees · bucket/hashlink.json · source: api.github.com
overview
Package summary
Virtual machine for Haxe
Project links
Commands and aliases
No executable aliases were found in the local package database.
history
Project history and usage
HashLink is the Haxe Foundation's virtual machine and native-code target for running Haxe applications through JIT-compiled bytecode or generated C.
Project history
Nicolas Cannasse developed HashLink for roughly a year before announcing it as a new Haxe target in 2016. He described it as a conceptual successor to NekoVM for system, server, and desktop applications, but with a different and incompatible architecture.
HashLink supports direct bytecode execution through HL/JIT and conversion to C through HL/C. The Haxe Foundation later sponsored work on an Immix-derived garbage collector to improve allocation-heavy performance.
Adoption history
HashLink became an official Haxe target for system, server, desktop, and game workloads. The official case study documents Shiro Games moving Northgard from Adobe AIR to HashLink and HLSDL while retaining cross-platform releases.
source_facts.package-manager records availability through Homebrew, Nix, Arch, Scoop, and openSUSE-related packaging.
How it is used
Compile bytecode with `haxe -hl output.hl -main MyApp` and execute it with `hl output.hl`. For native release builds, generate C with the Haxe compiler and compile that output against the HashLink runtime.
The runtime supplies standard Haxe facilities and optional libraries for graphics, audio, networking, databases, cryptography, and other native integrations.
Why package nerds care
HashLink gives Haxe users a runtime package separate from the compiler, with a compact `hl` command, native libraries, JIT execution, and a C-generation path. It is especially interesting to runtime packagers because optional multimedia, database, networking, and cryptographic libraries affect builds.
Its dual execution model lets developers use bytecode and JIT compilation for quick iteration, then generate C for optimized release binaries while retaining the same runtime semantics.
Timeline
- 2016: HashLink is announced as a new Haxe target.
- 2016-11: Nicolas Cannasse publishes the first official HashLink in-depth article.
- 2016-12: The second in-depth article documents the runtime architecture.
- 2020: Haxe Foundation material presents work on an Immix-based garbage collector.
- 2025: The official repository releases HashLink 1.15.
Related projects
- Haxe is the language and compiler that emits HashLink bytecode or C output.
- NekoVM is HashLink's conceptual predecessor, though the runtimes are not compatible.
- Heaps is an open-source Haxe game engine used with HashLink in projects including Northgard.
Sources
security posture
No protected-tool coverage found yet
No matching local secret-handling manifest was found for hashlink. Package metadata is still published here so future coverage has a stable package URL.
Install behavior
- No Homebrew post-install hook is recorded in formula metadata.
- Homebrew bottle metadata is available for 6 platform targets.
- Installs with 8 runtime dependencies.
- Build metadata lists 1 build dependencies.
Recommended review
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Installed executables
| Command | Kind | Exposure | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| No executable data was present. | |||
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 generated2026-09-19
manager version1.16
manager updated2026-09-14
local dataok
upstreamcurrent
latest detected1.16
https://github.com/HaxeFoundation/hashlink
- okNo freshness warnings were generated.
install metadata
Package metadata
| Package key | brew:hashlink |
|---|---|
| Version | 1.16 |
| Package manager | Homebrew |
| Package manager page | https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/hashlink |
| Homepage | https://hashlink.haxe.org/ |
| Repository | https://github.com/HaxeFoundation/hashlink |
| Upstream docs | https://hashlink.haxe.org/ |
| License | MIT |
| Source archive | https://github.com/HaxeFoundation/hashlink/archive/refs/tags/1.16.tar.gz |
| Last updated | 2026-09-14T13:44:04+02:00 |
| Pulse | updated |
| Dependencies | jpeg-turbo, libogg, libpng, libuv, libvorbis, mbedtls@3, openal-soft, sdl3 |
| Build dependencies | pkgconf |
| Uses from macOS | sqlite |
| Bottle | available (on arm64_linux, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, sonoma, x86_64_linux) |
| Homebrew post-install | not defined |
| Service | none declared |
| Caveats | The HashLink/JIT virtual machine (hl) is not installed as only HashLink/C native compilation is supported on ARM processors. See https://github.com/HaxeFoundation/hashlink/issues/557 |
registry facts
Source database details
| Source Database | Homebrew formula API |
|---|---|
| Tap | homebrew/core |
| Full Name | hashlink |
| 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.
Nix95%
hashlink
nix profile install nixpkgs#hashlink- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Hashlink
zypper95%
hashlink 1.15-4.3
A virtual machine for Haxe
sudo zypper install hashlink- License: MIT
- Category: Unspecified
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: hashlink
- 4 dependencies
- 1 provides
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Hashlink
zypper95%
hashlink-devel 1.15-4.3
Development files for hashlink
sudo zypper install hashlink-devel- License: MIT
- Category: Unspecified
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: hashlink
- 2 dependencies
- 1 provides
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Hashlink
zypper95%
hashlink-hdlls 1.15-4.3
Hdll libraries for HashLink
sudo zypper install hashlink-hdlls- License: MIT
- Category: Unspecified
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: hashlink
- 14 dependencies
- 1 provides
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Hashlink
zypper95%
libhl1 1.15-4.3
HashLink library
sudo zypper install libhl1- License: MIT
- Category: Unspecified
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: hashlink
- 4 dependencies
- 2 provides
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Hashlink
Scoop95%
main/hashlink
scoop install main/hashlink- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Hashlink
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