# Install fabric-installer with Homebrew

Installer for Fabric for the vanilla launcher. Version 1.1.2 via Homebrew; verified 2026-07-28.

## Install

```sh
sudo av install brew:fabric-installer
```

Additional install commands:

### macOS

- Homebrew (100%):

```sh
brew install fabric-installer
```

  Evidence: provider-native install command

## Package facts

- **Package key:** brew:fabric-installer
- **Package manager:** Homebrew
- **Version:** 1.1.2
- **Source summary:** Installer for Fabric for the vanilla launcher
- **Homepage:** <https://fabricmc.net/>
- **Last updated:** 2026-07-28T20:34:18Z
- **Generated:** 2026-08-03T00:40:33+00:00

## Executables

- fabric-installer (alias)

## Install behavior

- Bottle: not available

## Freshness

- Page generated: 2026-08-03
- Package-manager version: 1.1.2
## Project history and usage

Fabric Installer is the official installer used to add the Fabric mod loader profile to Minecraft launchers.

### Project history

Fabric Installer is a small companion project in the FabricMC ecosystem. The repository README describes it simply as an installer for Fabric, while the official player documentation uses it as the path for installing Fabric with the official Minecraft Launcher.

The installer exists because Fabric itself is an ecosystem rather than one package: users need Java, the Fabric Loader, the Fabric API for many mods, and launcher profiles that select the right Minecraft and loader versions. The installer packages that setup step into a desktop or command-line tool.

### Adoption history

Its adoption follows Fabric's adoption among Minecraft mod users. The official docs present OS-specific install guides for Windows, macOS, and Linux and make clear that the guide targets the official Minecraft Launcher, leaving third-party launchers to their own documentation.

### How it is used

Players use Fabric Installer to create or update a launcher profile for a chosen Minecraft version and Fabric Loader version. In package-manager contexts, it is useful as a reproducible way to launch the same installer without manually downloading a jar from the website.

### Why package nerds care

Fabric Installer is package-nerd interesting because it is an installer packaged as a package: the formula does not install the mod loader directly, it installs the official tool that writes launcher configuration. That distinction matters for Minecraft tooling, where launchers, loaders, APIs, and mods are separate moving parts.

### Timeline

- 2019: The Fabric Installer repository is created.
- 2026: Official Fabric docs continue to document the installer for Windows, macOS, and Linux player setup.

### Related projects

- Fabric Loader is the runtime loaded by Minecraft.
- Fabric API is the common mod API used by many Fabric mods.
- Fabric Loom is the Gradle tooling used by mod developers.

### Sources

- <https://api.github.com/repos/FabricMC/fabric-installer>
- <https://github.com/FabricMC/fabric-installer>
- <https://github.com/FabricMC/fabric-installer/blob/master/README.md>
- <https://docs.fabricmc.net/players/installing-fabric>
- <https://fabricmc.net/>


## Security Notes

narrow executable package without higher-risk signals.

- **Geiger risk:** green / low
- narrow executable package without higher-risk signals


## Combined YAML source

View the package source record on GitHub. [combined/fabric-installer.yml](https://github.com/automic-vault/db/blob/main/combined/fabric-installer.yml)


## Sources

- Nucleus package database
- Geiger risk classifier
- curated package history
- pkgdb category and tag curation