# Install beast with Homebrew Bayesian Evolutionary Analysis Sampling Trees. Version 10.5.0 via Homebrew; verified 2026-05-20. ## Install ```sh sudo av install brew:beast ``` Additional install commands: ### macOS - Homebrew (100%): ```sh brew install beast ``` Evidence: local Homebrew formula metadata ## Package facts - **Package key:** brew:beast - **Package manager:** Homebrew - **Package manager page:** - **Version:** 10.5.0 - **Source summary:** Bayesian Evolutionary Analysis Sampling Trees - **Homepage:** - **Repository:** - **Upstream docs:** - **License:** LGPL-2.1-or-later - **Source archive:** - **Last updated:** 2026-05-20T10:15:39Z - **Generated:** 2026-07-10T07:20:53+00:00 ## Executables - beast (cli) - beauti (cli) - loganalyser (cli) - logcombiner (cli) - treeannotator (cli) - treestat (cli) - beast (alias) - beauti (alias) - loganalyser (alias) - logcombiner (alias) - treeannotator (alias) - treestat (alias) ## Dependencies - beagle - openjdk@25 ## Build dependencies - ant ## 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: 2026-07-10 - Package-manager version: 10.5.0 - Package-manager updated: 2026-05-20 - Local data: ok - Upstream repository: https://github.com/beast-dev/beast-mcmc - Upstream latest detected: v10.5.0 (current) ## Project history and usage BEAST is Bayesian Evolutionary Analysis Sampling Trees, a scientific software package for Bayesian phylogenetic analysis of molecular sequences using MCMC. ### Project history The official documentation describes BEAST as focused on rooted, time-measured phylogenies, strict or relaxed molecular-clock models, coalescent population models, and Bayesian model testing. The official About page credits Alexei J. Drummond, Andrew Rambaut, and Marc A. Suchard as designers and developers, with a large contributor and institutional-support history across evolutionary-analysis research. ### Adoption history BEAST's adoption is primarily academic and scientific rather than general developer tooling. The official README distributes binaries for Mac, Windows, and UNIX/Linux and the Homebrew package exposes the command-line programs for Unix package users. The supplied Homebrew metadata includes executables such as beast, beauti, loganalyser, logcombiner, treeannotator, and treestat, reflecting the suite-style workflow used to set up analyses, run MCMC, and inspect results. ### How it is used Typical BEAST workflows use BEAUti to prepare XML analysis files, beast to run Bayesian MCMC analyses, and companion tools such as LogAnalyser, LogCombiner, TreeAnnotator, and TreeStat to inspect or summarize outputs. The package is Java-based and cross-platform, but the Homebrew formula makes its command-line tools available in the same way as other scientific CLI suites. ### Why package nerds care BEAST is significant as a package because it brings a full research-grade phylogenetics suite into package-manager workflows. It is not a small Unix filter, but Homebrew makes the JVM-backed analysis tools installable and scriptable beside other scientific software. ### Timeline - 2015: The official GitHub repository for beast-mcmc was created. - 2016: The GitHub releases include BEAST v1.8.4. - 2018: The GitHub releases include BEAST v1.10.4, identified by the README as the previous major release. - 2025: The GitHub releases include BEAST X v10.5.0. - 2026: The official site and repository continue to describe BEAST X and recent beta releases. ### Related projects - BEAUti, LogAnalyser, LogCombiner, TreeAnnotator, and TreeStat are bundled companion programs in the BEAST workflow. - BEAST 2 is a related project in the broader BEAST ecosystem, but this Homebrew package points at the beast-mcmc repository and BEAST X documentation. ### Sources - - - - - input.json source_facts.executables ## Security Notes No matching local secret-handling manifest was found for beast. Nucleus package metadata is still published here so future coverage has a stable package URL. ## Source Database Details - **Source Database:** Homebrew formula API - **Tap:** homebrew/core - **Full Name:** beast - **Version Scheme:** 0 - **Revision:** 0 - **Head Version:** HEAD - **Bottle Stable Root URL:** - **Deprecated:** no - **Disabled:** no - **Keg Only:** no - **URL Keys:** head, stable ## Related links - [Terminal utility packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/terminal-utilities/) - Matched terminal and command-line workflow metadata. - [Networking and protocol packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/networking-protocol-tools/) - Matched network, protocol, or remote-service metadata. - [Scientific computing packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/scientific-computing-tools/) - Matched scientific computing metadata. - [Homebrew utility packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew-utility-packages/) - Matched Homebrew package provider. - [openjdk@25](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/openjdk-25/) - Runtime dependency declared by Homebrew. - [ant](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/ant/) - Build dependency declared by Homebrew. - [aamath](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/aamath/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, science. - [abpoa](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/abpoa/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, science. - [abricate](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/abricate/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, science. - [abyss](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/abyss/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, science. - [acl2](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/acl2/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, science. - [adapterremoval](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/adapterremoval/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, science. - [admesh](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/admesh/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, science. - [alevin-fry](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/alevin-fry/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, science. - [mrbayes](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/mrbayes/) - Local package facts share a topical domain. Shared terms: bayesian, beagle, cli, evolutionary, science. - [bbtools](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/bbtools/) - Local package facts share a topical domain. Shared terms: cli, openjdk, science. - [cromwell](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/cromwell/) - Local package facts share a topical domain. Shared terms: cli, openjdk, science. ## Combined YAML source View the package source record on GitHub. [combined/beast.yml](https://github.com/automic-vault/db/blob/main/combined/beast.yml) ## Sources - Nucleus package database - Geiger risk classifier - package-page enrichment - curated package history - package version freshness - av.db category and tag curation - package relationship graph - cross-ecosystem install command graph