# 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. ## Install ```sh sudo av install brew:dynare ``` Additional install commands: ### macOS - Homebrew (100%): ```sh brew install dynare ``` Evidence: local Homebrew formula metadata ### Linux - Debian apt (92%): ```sh sudo apt install dynare ``` Evidence: Debian stable package indexes: dynare from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz - zypper (92%): ```sh sudo zypper install dynare ``` Evidence: openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: dynare from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/be8d3611d25469107f32075a1697e69ec57a2b850b42348a658cc671ad5ec2b50760d02c3e59524d50da9a11d5be799bdaffba2e166e8ca8858512e3c0bd665d-primary.xml.zst ### Windows - winget (92%): ```sh winget install --id Dynare.Dynare -e ``` Evidence: Windows Package Manager source index: Dynare.Dynare from https://cdn.winget.microsoft.com/cache/source.msix ## Package facts - **Package key:** brew:dynare - **Package manager:** Homebrew - **Package manager page:** - **Version:** 7.1 - **Source summary:** Platform for economic models, particularly DSGE and OLG models - **Homepage:** - **Repository:** - **Upstream docs:** - **License:** GPL-3.0-or-later - **Source archive:** - **Last updated:** 2026-06-22T14:03:13-07:00 - **Generated:** 2026-07-08T07:18:31+00:00 ## Executables - dynare-preprocessor (cli) - dynare-preprocessor (alias) ## Dependencies - gcc - gsl - libmatio - libomp - octave - openblas - slicot - suite-sparse ## Build dependencies - bison - boost - cweb - flex - meson - ninja - pkgconf ## Install behavior - Post-install hook: not defined - Caveats: To get started with Dynare, open Octave and type addpath $HOMEBREW_PREFIX/opt/dynare/lib/dynare/matlab - Bottle: available on arm64_linux, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, sonoma, x86_64_linux ## Freshness - Page generated: 2026-07-08 - Package-manager version: 7.1 - Package-manager updated: 2026-06-22 - Local data: ok - Upstream repository: https://www.dynare.org/ - info: Release/tag comparison is only available for GitHub repositories. ## 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 Notes 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:** dynare - **Version Scheme:** 0 - **Revision:** 1 - **Head Version:** HEAD - **Bottle Stable Root URL:** - **Deprecated:** no - **Disabled:** no - **Keg Only:** no - **URL Keys:** head, stable ## Other Package-Manager Records - Debian apt - dynare - 6.3-1: normalized package name match | Debian stable package indexes: dynare from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | platform for handling a wide class of economic models | https://www.dynare.org/ - Debian apt - dynare-doc - 6.3-1: normalized package name match | Debian stable package indexes: dynare-doc from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | documentation for Dynare | https://www.dynare.org/ - Debian apt - dynare-matlab - 6.3-1: normalized package name match | Debian stable package indexes: dynare-matlab from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/contrib/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | MATLAB support for Dynare | https://www.dynare.org/ - Ubuntu apt - dynare - 6.0-1: normalized package name match | Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: dynare from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz | platform for handling a wide class of economic models | https://www.dynare.org/ - Ubuntu apt - dynare-doc - 6.0-1: normalized package name match | Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: dynare-doc from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz | documentation for Dynare | https://www.dynare.org/ - Ubuntu apt - dynare-matlab - 6.0-1: normalized package name match | Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: dynare-matlab from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/multiverse/binary-amd64/Packages.gz | MATLAB support for Dynare | https://www.dynare.org/ - zypper - dynare - 6.5-1.5: normalized package name match | openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: dynare from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/be8d3611d25469107f32075a1697e69ec57a2b850b42348a658cc671ad5ec2b50760d02c3e59524d50da9a11d5be799bdaffba2e166e8ca8858512e3c0bd665d-primary.xml.zst | A platform for handling a wide class of economic models | https://www.dynare.org/ - zypper - dynare-doc-html - 6.5-1.5: normalized package name match | openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: dynare-doc-html from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/be8d3611d25469107f32075a1697e69ec57a2b850b42348a658cc671ad5ec2b50760d02c3e59524d50da9a11d5be799bdaffba2e166e8ca8858512e3c0bd665d-primary.xml.zst | Documentation for dynare in HTML format | https://www.dynare.org/ - zypper - dynare-doc-pdf - 6.5-1.5: normalized package name match | openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: dynare-doc-pdf from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/be8d3611d25469107f32075a1697e69ec57a2b850b42348a658cc671ad5ec2b50760d02c3e59524d50da9a11d5be799bdaffba2e166e8ca8858512e3c0bd665d-primary.xml.zst | Documentation for dynare in PDF format | https://www.dynare.org/ - winget - Dynare.Dynare: normalized package name match | Windows Package Manager source index: Dynare.Dynare from https://cdn.winget.microsoft.com/cache/source.msix ## Related links - [Terminal utility packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/terminal-utilities/) - 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Shared terms: cli, libomp, science, sparse, suite. ## Combined YAML source View the package source record on GitHub. [combined/dynare.yml](https://github.com/automic-vault/db/blob/main/combined/dynare.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 - external package-manager database matches - cross-ecosystem install command graph