# Install mingw-w64

Minimalist GNU for Windows and GCC cross-compilers. Version 14.0.0 via Homebrew; verified 2026-03-28.

## Install

```sh
sudo av install brew:mingw-w64
```

Additional install commands:

### macOS

- Homebrew (100%):

```sh
brew install mingw-w64
```

  Evidence: local Homebrew formula metadata

- MacPorts (94%):

```sh
sudo port install mingw-w64
```

  Evidence: MacPorts ports tree: cross/mingw-w64/Portfile from https://api.github.com/repos/macports/macports-ports/git/trees/master?recursive=1

### Linux

- Debian apt (92%):

```sh
sudo apt install mingw-w64
```

  Evidence: Debian stable package indexes: mingw-w64 from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz

## Package Facts

- **Package key:** brew:mingw-w64
- **Package manager:** Homebrew
- **Package manager URL:** <https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/mingw-w64>
- **Version:** 14.0.0
- **Source summary:** Minimalist GNU for Windows and GCC cross-compilers
- **Homepage:** <https://sourceforge.net/projects/mingw-w64/>
- **Repository:** <https://git.code.sf.net/p/mingw-w64/mingw-w64>
- **Upstream docs:** <https://www.mingw-w64.org/>
- **License:** ZPL-2.1 AND (GPL-2.0-or-later AND GPL-3.0-or-later AND LGPL-2.0-or-later AND LGPL-3.0-only) AND (GPL-3.0-or-later WITH GCC-exception-3.1)
- **Source archive:** <https://downloads.sourceforge.net/project/mingw-w64/mingw-w64/mingw-w64-release/mingw-w64-v14.0.0.tar.bz2>
- **Last updated:** 2026-03-28T12:33:10Z
- **Generated:** 2026-06-10T07:18:26+00:00

## Executables

- i686-w64-mingw32-addr2line (cli)
- i686-w64-mingw32-ar (cli)
- i686-w64-mingw32-as (cli)
- i686-w64-mingw32-c++ (cli)
- i686-w64-mingw32-c++filt (cli)
- i686-w64-mingw32-cpp (cli)
- i686-w64-mingw32-dlltool (cli)
- i686-w64-mingw32-dllwrap (cli)
- i686-w64-mingw32-elfedit (cli)
- i686-w64-mingw32-g++ (cli)
- i686-w64-mingw32-gcc (cli)
- i686-w64-mingw32-gcc-15.2.0 (cli)
- i686-w64-mingw32-gcc-ar (cli)
- i686-w64-mingw32-gcc-nm (cli)
- i686-w64-mingw32-gcc-ranlib (cli)
- i686-w64-mingw32-gcov (cli)
- i686-w64-mingw32-gcov-dump (cli)
- i686-w64-mingw32-gcov-tool (cli)
- i686-w64-mingw32-gfortran (cli)
- i686-w64-mingw32-gprof (cli)
- i686-w64-mingw32-ld (cli)
- i686-w64-mingw32-ld.bfd (cli)
- i686-w64-mingw32-lto-dump (cli)
- i686-w64-mingw32-nm (cli)
- i686-w64-mingw32-objcopy (cli)
- i686-w64-mingw32-objdump (cli)
- i686-w64-mingw32-ranlib (cli)
- i686-w64-mingw32-readelf (cli)
- i686-w64-mingw32-size (cli)
- i686-w64-mingw32-strings (cli)
- i686-w64-mingw32-strip (cli)
- i686-w64-mingw32-widl (cli)
- i686-w64-mingw32-windmc (cli)
- i686-w64-mingw32-windres (cli)
- x86_64-w64-mingw32-addr2line (cli)
- x86_64-w64-mingw32-ar (cli)
- x86_64-w64-mingw32-as (cli)
- x86_64-w64-mingw32-c++ (cli)
- x86_64-w64-mingw32-c++filt (cli)
- x86_64-w64-mingw32-cpp (cli)
- x86_64-w64-mingw32-dlltool (cli)
- x86_64-w64-mingw32-dllwrap (cli)
- x86_64-w64-mingw32-elfedit (cli)
- x86_64-w64-mingw32-g++ (cli)
- x86_64-w64-mingw32-gcc (cli)
- x86_64-w64-mingw32-gcc-15.2.0 (cli)
- x86_64-w64-mingw32-gcc-ar (cli)
- x86_64-w64-mingw32-gcc-nm (cli)
- x86_64-w64-mingw32-gcc-ranlib (cli)
- x86_64-w64-mingw32-gcov (cli)
- x86_64-w64-mingw32-gcov-dump (cli)
- x86_64-w64-mingw32-gcov-tool (cli)
- x86_64-w64-mingw32-gfortran (cli)
- x86_64-w64-mingw32-gprof (cli)
- x86_64-w64-mingw32-ld (cli)
- x86_64-w64-mingw32-ld.bfd (cli)
- x86_64-w64-mingw32-lto-dump (cli)
- x86_64-w64-mingw32-nm (cli)
- x86_64-w64-mingw32-objcopy (cli)
- x86_64-w64-mingw32-objdump (cli)
- x86_64-w64-mingw32-ranlib (cli)
- x86_64-w64-mingw32-readelf (cli)
- x86_64-w64-mingw32-size (cli)
- x86_64-w64-mingw32-strings (cli)
- x86_64-w64-mingw32-strip (cli)
- x86_64-w64-mingw32-widl (cli)
- x86_64-w64-mingw32-windmc (cli)
- x86_64-w64-mingw32-windres (cli)
- i686-w64-mingw32-addr2line (alias)
- i686-w64-mingw32-ar (alias)
- i686-w64-mingw32-as (alias)
- i686-w64-mingw32-c++ (alias)
- i686-w64-mingw32-c++filt (alias)
- i686-w64-mingw32-cpp (alias)
- i686-w64-mingw32-dlltool (alias)
- i686-w64-mingw32-dllwrap (alias)
- i686-w64-mingw32-elfedit (alias)
- i686-w64-mingw32-g++ (alias)
- i686-w64-mingw32-gcc (alias)
- i686-w64-mingw32-gcc-15.2.0 (alias)
- i686-w64-mingw32-gcc-ar (alias)
- i686-w64-mingw32-gcc-nm (alias)
- i686-w64-mingw32-gcc-ranlib (alias)
- i686-w64-mingw32-gcov (alias)
- i686-w64-mingw32-gcov-dump (alias)
- i686-w64-mingw32-gcov-tool (alias)
- i686-w64-mingw32-gfortran (alias)
- i686-w64-mingw32-gprof (alias)
- i686-w64-mingw32-ld (alias)
- i686-w64-mingw32-ld.bfd (alias)
- i686-w64-mingw32-lto-dump (alias)
- i686-w64-mingw32-nm (alias)
- i686-w64-mingw32-objcopy (alias)
- i686-w64-mingw32-objdump (alias)
- i686-w64-mingw32-ranlib (alias)
- i686-w64-mingw32-readelf (alias)
- i686-w64-mingw32-size (alias)
- i686-w64-mingw32-strings (alias)
- i686-w64-mingw32-strip (alias)
- i686-w64-mingw32-widl (alias)
- i686-w64-mingw32-windmc (alias)
- i686-w64-mingw32-windres (alias)
- x86_64-w64-mingw32-addr2line (alias)
- x86_64-w64-mingw32-ar (alias)
- x86_64-w64-mingw32-as (alias)
- x86_64-w64-mingw32-c++ (alias)
- x86_64-w64-mingw32-c++filt (alias)
- x86_64-w64-mingw32-cpp (alias)
- x86_64-w64-mingw32-dlltool (alias)
- x86_64-w64-mingw32-dllwrap (alias)
- x86_64-w64-mingw32-elfedit (alias)
- x86_64-w64-mingw32-g++ (alias)
- x86_64-w64-mingw32-gcc (alias)
- x86_64-w64-mingw32-gcc-15.2.0 (alias)
- x86_64-w64-mingw32-gcc-ar (alias)
- x86_64-w64-mingw32-gcc-nm (alias)
- x86_64-w64-mingw32-gcc-ranlib (alias)
- x86_64-w64-mingw32-gcov (alias)
- x86_64-w64-mingw32-gcov-dump (alias)
- x86_64-w64-mingw32-gcov-tool (alias)
- x86_64-w64-mingw32-gfortran (alias)
- x86_64-w64-mingw32-gprof (alias)
- x86_64-w64-mingw32-ld (alias)
- x86_64-w64-mingw32-ld.bfd (alias)
- x86_64-w64-mingw32-lto-dump (alias)
- x86_64-w64-mingw32-nm (alias)
- x86_64-w64-mingw32-objcopy (alias)
- x86_64-w64-mingw32-objdump (alias)
- x86_64-w64-mingw32-ranlib (alias)
- x86_64-w64-mingw32-readelf (alias)
- x86_64-w64-mingw32-size (alias)
- x86_64-w64-mingw32-strings (alias)
- x86_64-w64-mingw32-strip (alias)
- x86_64-w64-mingw32-widl (alias)
- x86_64-w64-mingw32-windmc (alias)
- x86_64-w64-mingw32-windres (alias)

## Dependencies

- gmp
- isl
- libmpc
- mpfr
- zstd

## Build Dependencies

- pkgconf
- texinfo

## Install Behavior

- Post-install hook: not defined
- Bottle: available on arm64_linux, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, sonoma, x86_64_linux

## Freshness

- Page generated: 2026-06-10
- Package-manager version: 14.0.0
- Package-manager updated: 2026-03-28
- Local data status: ok
- Upstream repository: https://sourceforge.net/projects/mingw-w64/
- info: Release/tag comparison is only available for GitHub repositories.

## Sicherheitshinweise

narrow executable package without higher-risk signals.

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

## Source Database Details

- **Source Database:** Homebrew formula API
- **Tap:** homebrew/core
- **Full Name:** mingw-w64
- **Version Scheme:** 0
- **Revision:** 0
- **Bottle Stable Root URL:** <https://ghcr.io/v2/homebrew/core>
- **Deprecated:** no
- **Disabled:** no
- **Keg Only:** no
- **URL Keys:** stable

## Other Package-Manager Records

- Debian apt - mingw-w64 - 12.0.0-5: normalized package name match | Debian stable package indexes: mingw-w64 from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | Development environment targeting 32- and 64-bit Windows | http://mingw-w64.sf.net
- Debian apt - mingw-w64-common - 12.0.0-5: normalized package name match | Debian stable package indexes: mingw-w64-common from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | Common files for Mingw-w64 | http://mingw-w64.sf.net
- Debian apt - mingw-w64-i686-dev - 12.0.0-5: normalized package name match | Debian stable package indexes: mingw-w64-i686-dev from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | Development files for MinGW-w64 targeting Win32 | http://mingw-w64.sf.net
- Debian apt - mingw-w64-tools - 12.0.0-5: normalized package name match | Debian stable package indexes: mingw-w64-tools from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | Development tools for 32- and 64-bit Windows | http://mingw-w64.sf.net
- Debian apt - mingw-w64-ucrt64-dev - 12.0.0-5: normalized package name match | Debian stable package indexes: mingw-w64-ucrt64-dev from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | Development files for MinGW-w64 targeting Win64/UCRT | http://mingw-w64.sf.net
- Debian apt - mingw-w64-x86-64-dev - 12.0.0-5: normalized package name match | Debian stable package indexes: mingw-w64-x86-64-dev from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | Development files for MinGW-w64 targeting Win64 | http://mingw-w64.sf.net
- Ubuntu apt - mingw-w64 - 11.0.1-3build1: normalized package name match | Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: mingw-w64 from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz | Development environment targeting 32- and 64-bit Windows | http://mingw-w64.sf.net
- Ubuntu apt - mingw-w64-common - 11.0.1-3build1: normalized package name match | Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: mingw-w64-common from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz | Common files for Mingw-w64 | http://mingw-w64.sf.net
- Ubuntu apt - mingw-w64-i686-dev - 11.0.1-3build1: normalized package name match | Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: mingw-w64-i686-dev from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz | Development files for MinGW-w64 targeting Win32 | http://mingw-w64.sf.net
- Ubuntu apt - mingw-w64-tools - 11.0.1-3build1: normalized package name match | Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: mingw-w64-tools from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz | Development tools for 32- and 64-bit Windows | http://mingw-w64.sf.net
- Ubuntu apt - mingw-w64-x86-64-dev - 11.0.1-3build1: normalized package name match | Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: mingw-w64-x86-64-dev from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz | Development files for MinGW-w64 targeting Win64 | http://mingw-w64.sf.net
- MacPorts - mingw-w64: normalized package name match | MacPorts ports tree: cross/mingw-w64/Portfile from https://api.github.com/repos/macports/macports-ports/git/trees/master?recursive=1
- MacPorts - i686-w64-mingw32-gcc: installed executable or alias match | MacPorts ports tree: cross/i686-w64-mingw32-gcc/Portfile from https://api.github.com/repos/macports/macports-ports/git/trees/master?recursive=1


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