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Z-Machine interpreter. Version 0.8.5 via Homebrew; verified 2026-06-18.
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overview
Package summary
Z-Machine interpreter
Project links
Commands and aliases
- fizmo-console
- fizmo-ncursesw
- fizmo-sdl2
history
Project history and usage
fizmo is a plain-C Z-Machine interpreter for running Infocom and other Z-code interactive fiction, with multiple frontends for console, ncurses, SDL2, Glk, and RemGlk-style use.
Project history
The upstream README says fizmo was written by Christoph Ender in 2005-2016. The GitHub repository was created in 2012, and the visible GitHub releases cover the 0.8.x line from 2016 through 2018.
Adoption history
Its adoption is in the interactive-fiction niche: users need a Z-Machine interpreter, while developers can reuse libfizmo and display interfaces. The Homebrew input records packaging in Homebrew, Debian, MacPorts, and Ubuntu.
How it is used
Users run one of the packaged frontends, such as `fizmo-console`, `fizmo-ncursesw`, or `fizmo-sdl2`, against Z-code story files. Developers can use the interpreter core and interfaces to build their own display or sound frontends.
Why package nerds care
fizmo is interesting to package maintainers because it splits an interpreter core from several optional frontends and libraries, so terminal, SDL2, Glk, sound, fonts, and Unicode support can affect what a package exposes.
Timeline
- 2005: Development period begins according to the upstream README.
- 2012: GitHub repository created.
- 2016: 0.8.0 release work appears in GitHub history.
- 2018: 0.8.5 release published.
Related projects
- Related projects and formats include the Z-Machine, Infocom story files, the Interactive Fiction Archive, Glk, RemGlk, ncurses, SDL2, and iOS-fizmo.
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:interpreter
Install behavior
- No Homebrew bottle metadata was recorded.
Recommended review
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local files
Configuration and credential file locations
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Configuration files
Config paths the tool may read or write during local use.
- Unix
~/.config/fizmo/config
executables
Installed executables
| Command | Kind | Exposure | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
fizmo-console | executable | indexed executable | Discovered from the local executable index. |
fizmo-ncursesw | executable | indexed executable | Discovered from the local executable index. |
fizmo-sdl2 | executable | indexed executable | Discovered from the local executable index. |
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 generated2026-08-03
manager version0.8.5
manager updated2026-06-18
local dataunknown
upstreamnot available
latest detectednot detected
- okNo freshness warnings were generated.
install metadata
Package metadata
| Package key | brew:fizmo |
|---|---|
| Version | 0.8.5 |
| Package manager | Homebrew |
| Homepage | https://fizmo.spellbreaker.org |
| Last updated | 2026-06-18T02:28:57-04:00 |
| Pulse | updated |
| Bottle | not recorded |
| Service | none declared |
source trail
Generated from repository data
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Combined YAML source
View the package source record on GitHub.
Used sources
- Geiger risk classifier
- Nucleus package database
- curated configuration and credential file locations
- curated package history
- pkgdb category and tag curation