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Command-line tool for running AOT-compiled snapshots of Dart code. Version 3.12.2 via Homebrew; verified 2026-06-09.
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Package summary
Command-line tool for running AOT-compiled snapshots of Dart code
Project links
Commands and aliases
- dartaotruntime
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Project history and usage
`dartaotruntime` is the Dart SDK tool for running AOT-compiled Dart snapshots. As a package, it is the small runtime-side companion to `dart compile aot-snapshot`, useful when a system wants to run compiled Dart artifacts without installing or invoking the broader developer workflow.
Project history
The tool belongs to the Dart SDK rather than a separate upstream project. Its history follows Dart's shift toward ahead-of-time compilation targets, where code can be compiled into a snapshot and then executed by a dedicated runtime command.
Official Dart documentation presents `dartaotruntime` as the command-line runner for AOT snapshots, paired with the `dart compile aot-snapshot` compiler mode. Package managers that split it out are packaging a narrow execution tool from the larger Dart SDK source tree.
Adoption history
Adoption is niche compared with the full Dart SDK: most developers install `dart`, while deployment or packaging workflows may prefer the smaller AOT runtime. Its presence as a separate formula is useful for systems that only need to execute precompiled snapshots.
How it is used
The normal workflow is to compile Dart code with `dart compile aot-snapshot` and run the resulting snapshot with `dartaotruntime`. It has no independent project config or credential store; those concerns belong to Dart projects and pub, not this runtime command.
Why package nerds care
`dartaotruntime` is interesting because it exposes a packaging boundary inside the Dart SDK. It lets distributions separate a runtime for AOT artifacts from the larger compiler and package-manager toolchain, which matters for smaller images and runtime-only deployments.
Timeline
- Dart SDK era: AOT snapshot compilation became an official `dart compile` target.
- Present: `dartaotruntime` is documented as the official command for running AOT snapshots.
Related projects
- The tool is directly related to the Dart SDK, the `dart compile aot-snapshot` command, and deployment workflows that package Dart snapshots rather than source projects.
Sources
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 bottle metadata was recorded.
Recommended review
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executables
Installed executables
| Command | Kind | Exposure | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
dartaotruntime | executable | indexed executable | Discovered from the local executable index. |
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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 generated2026-08-03
manager version3.12.2
manager updated2026-06-09
local dataunknown
upstreamnot available
latest detectednot detected
- okNo freshness warnings were generated.
install metadata
Package metadata
| Package key | brew:dartaotruntime |
|---|---|
| Version | 3.12.2 |
| Package manager | Homebrew |
| Homepage | https://dart.dev/tools/dartaotruntime |
| Last updated | 2026-06-09T17:16:08Z |
| Pulse | updated |
| Bottle | not recorded |
| Service | none declared |
source trail
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Used sources
- Geiger risk classifier
- Nucleus package database
- curated package history
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