macOS
Homebrewverified · 100%
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Install dynare with Homebrew, apt, winget, zypper
Platform for economic models, particularly DSGE and OLG models. Version 7.1 via Homebrew; verified 2026-06-22.
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Additional install commands
Linux
Debian aptverified · 92%
sudo apt install dynareDebian stable package indexes · dynare · source: deb.debian.org
openSUSE zypperverified · 92%
sudo zypper install dynareopenSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata · dynare · source: download.opensuse.org
Windows
Windows Package Managerverified · 92%
winget install --id Dynare.Dynare -eWindows Package Manager source index · Dynare.Dynare · source: cdn.winget.microsoft.com
overview
Package summary
Platform for economic models, particularly DSGE and OLG models
Project links
Commands and aliases
- dynare-preprocessor
history
Project history and usage
Dynare is a free, open-source platform for specifying, solving, simulating, and estimating dynamic economic models, especially DSGE, OLG, heterogeneous-agent, and semi-structural macroeconomic models.
Project history
Dynare's official reference manual carries copyright years 1996-2026, making it one of the older continuously maintained domain-specific scientific software packages in the package-manager ecosystem. The project is hosted at CEPREMAP in Paris and developed by a core team of researchers.
The official site describes Dynare as a platform where users write a model text file containing variables, equations, tasks, and desired output, while Dynare applies numerical methods for nonlinear solving, optimization, matrix factorizations, Kalman filtering and smoothing, Bayesian estimation, graph algorithms, and optimal control.
The modern source tree is hosted on the Dynare GitLab instance. Its README directs most users to precompiled packages from the Dynare website, while documenting source builds for the preprocessor, MATLAB and Octave MEX files, and manuals. The build system and dependency list reflect a substantial scientific-code distribution rather than a small single-binary CLI.
Adoption history
Dynare's adoption is unusually institutional for a package-manager formula. The official About page says public bodies including central banks, ministries of economy and finance, international organizations, and some private financial institutions use it for policy analysis and forecasting support.
In academia, Dynare is used for research and postgraduate macroeconomics teaching. The project also maintains a forum, annual conference, and training events, which gives the software a community lifecycle closer to scientific infrastructure than to a casual command-line utility.
Package-manager availability complements official installers. The download page documents Windows, macOS, GNU/Linux, BSD, MATLAB Online, Docker, and source options, and the Homebrew formula tracks the stable release for macOS and Linux users, particularly Octave-oriented workflows.
How it is used
Users normally write `.mod` model files and run Dynare from MATLAB, GNU Octave, or tooling around the `dynare-preprocessor`. Common workflows include solving and simulating DSGE or OLG models, estimating parameters from data, computing optimal policy, and producing numerical or graphical output.
The Homebrew package exposes `dynare-preprocessor`, which is the package-manager-facing piece of a larger MATLAB/Octave-centered application. That makes the formula useful both as a dependency for local model workflows and as a reproducible install path for economic research environments.
Why package nerds care
Dynare is significant because it packages a deep research workflow rather than a generic programming library. It sits at the intersection of scientific computing, macroeconomics, MATLAB/Octave ecosystems, generated code, native numerical libraries, manuals, examples, and long-lived institutional governance.
For package maintainers, Dynare is also a reminder that some CLI packages are only the visible tip of a much larger scientific stack. The formula's value is not just the executable; it is the ability to reproduce a recognized macroeconomic-modeling environment through common OS package tooling.
Timeline
- 1996: Dynare manual copyright history begins.
- 2010s-2020s: Dynare is maintained as a CEPREMAP-hosted open-source project with GitLab source hosting and an active user community.
- 2026: Dynare 7.0 is released in March, followed by Dynare 7.1 in May.
- 2026: Official download pages offer installers, source archives, Docker, BSD guidance, and Homebrew-oriented macOS/Octave instructions.
Related projects
- Related projects and environments include MATLAB, GNU Octave, DSGE model toolchains, SLICOT, SuiteSparse, X-13ARIMA-SEATS, Dynare's forum and conferences, and macroeconomic models used by central banks and academic researchers.
Sources
security posture
Risk level: green
narrow executable package without higher-risk signals.
Risk classifier
green risk · low confidence · appliance
Why
- narrow executable package without higher-risk signals
Signals
- metadata:no-higher-risk-signals
Install behavior
- No Homebrew post-install hook is recorded in formula metadata.
- Homebrew bottle metadata is available for 6 platform targets.
- Installs with 8 runtime dependencies.
- Build metadata lists 7 build dependencies.
Recommended review
Before unattended agent use, check whether the tool reads plaintext credentials, writes remote state, publishes artifacts, or shells out to plugins.
executables
Installed executables
| Command | Kind | Exposure | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
dynare-preprocessor | cli | global executable |
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 generated2026-07-08
manager version7.1
manager updated2026-06-22
local dataok
upstreamnot checked
latest detectednot detected
- infoRelease/tag comparison is only available for GitHub repositories.https://www.dynare.org/none confidence
install metadata
Package metadata
| Package key | brew:dynare |
|---|---|
| Version | 7.1 |
| Package manager | Homebrew |
| Package manager page | https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/dynare |
| Homepage | https://www.dynare.org/ |
| Repository | https://git.dynare.org/Dynare/dynare |
| Upstream docs | https://www.dynare.org/ |
| License | GPL-3.0-or-later |
| Source archive | https://www.dynare.org/release/source/dynare-7.1.tar.xz |
| Last updated | 2026-06-22T14:03:13-07:00 |
| Pulse | updated |
| Dependencies | gcc, gsl, libmatio, libomp, octave, openblas, slicot, suite-sparse |
| Build dependencies | bison, boost, cweb, flex, meson, ninja, pkgconf |
| Bottle | available (on arm64_linux, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, sonoma, x86_64_linux) |
| Homebrew post-install | not defined |
| Service | none declared |
| Caveats | To get started with Dynare, open Octave and type addpath $HOMEBREW_PREFIX/opt/dynare/lib/dynare/matlab |
registry facts
Source database details
| Source Database | Homebrew formula API |
|---|---|
| Tap | homebrew/core |
| Full Name | dynare |
| Version Scheme | 0 |
| Revision | 1 |
| Head Version | HEAD |
| Bottle Stable Root URL | https://ghcr.io/v2/homebrew/core |
| Deprecated | no |
| Disabled | no |
| Keg Only | no |
| URL Keys |
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source database matches
Other package-manager records
Matches are pulled from external package-manager indexes and kept separate from local Automic Vault package links.
Debian apt95%
dynare 6.3-1
platform for handling a wide class of economic models
sudo apt install dynare- Section: math
- Architecture: amd64
- 18 dependencies
- 7 optional deps
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Dynare
Debian apt95%
dynare-doc 6.3-1
documentation for Dynare
sudo apt install dynare-doc- Section: doc
- Architecture: all
- Source Package: dynare
- 2 dependencies
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Dynare
Debian apt95%
dynare-matlab 6.3-1
MATLAB support for Dynare
sudo apt install dynare-matlab- Section: contrib/math
- Architecture: all
- Source Package: dynare
- 14 dependencies
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Dynare
Ubuntu apt95%
dynare 6.0-1
platform for handling a wide class of economic models
sudo apt install dynare- Section: universe/math
- Architecture: amd64
- 18 dependencies
- 7 optional deps
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Dynare
Ubuntu apt95%
dynare-doc 6.0-1
documentation for Dynare
sudo apt install dynare-doc- Section: universe/doc
- Architecture: all
- Source Package: dynare
- 2 dependencies
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Dynare
Ubuntu apt95%
dynare-matlab 6.0-1
MATLAB support for Dynare
sudo apt install dynare-matlab- Section: multiverse/math
- Architecture: all
- Source Package: dynare
- 14 dependencies
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Dynare
zypper95%
dynare 6.5-1.5
A platform for handling a wide class of economic models
sudo zypper install dynare- License: GPL-3.0-or-later
- Category: Unspecified
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: dynare
- 13 dependencies
- 1 provides
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Dynare
zypper95%
dynare-doc-html 6.5-1.5
Documentation for dynare in HTML format
sudo zypper install dynare-doc-html- License: GPL-3.0-or-later
- Category: Unspecified
- Architecture: noarch
- Source Package: dynare
- 1 provides
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Dynare
zypper95%
dynare-doc-pdf 6.5-1.5
Documentation for dynare in PDF format
sudo zypper install dynare-doc-pdf- License: GPL-3.0-or-later
- Category: Unspecified
- Architecture: noarch
- Source Package: dynare
- 1 provides
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Dynare
winget95%
Dynare.Dynare
winget install --id Dynare.Dynare -e- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Dynare
source trail
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