# Install gabedit with Homebrew, dnf, apt GUI to computational chemistry packages like Gamess-US, Gaussian, etc. Version 2.5.1 via Homebrew; verified 2026-06-25. ## Install ```sh sudo av install brew:gabedit ``` Additional install commands: ### macOS - Homebrew (100%): ```sh brew install gabedit ``` Evidence: local Homebrew formula metadata ### Linux - dnf (92%): ```sh sudo dnf install gabedit ``` Evidence: Fedora Rawhide package metadata: gabedit from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/e5ca8ce900cd68f5419e1c39ae517343100b306336cbaeb70a3c153121d95094-primary.xml.zst - Ubuntu apt (92%): ```sh sudo apt install gabedit ``` Evidence: Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: gabedit from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz ## Package facts - **Package key:** brew:gabedit - **Package manager:** Homebrew - **Package manager page:** - **Version:** 2.5.1 - **Source summary:** GUI to computational chemistry packages like Gamess-US, Gaussian, etc. - **Homepage:** - **Repository:** - **Upstream docs:** - **License:** MIT - **Source archive:** - **Last updated:** 2026-06-25T13:37:41+02:00 - **Generated:** 2026-07-08T07:18:31+00:00 ## Executables - gabedit (cli) - gabedit (alias) ## Dependencies - at-spi2-core - cairo - gdk-pixbuf - gettext - glib - gtk+ - gtkglext - harfbuzz - pango ## Build dependencies - pkgconf ## Install behavior - Post-install hook: not defined - Bottle: available on arm64_linux, arm64_monterey, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, arm64_ventura, monterey, sonoma, ventura, x86_64_linux ## Freshness - Page generated: 2026-07-08 - Package-manager version: 2.5.1 - Package-manager updated: 2026-06-25 - Local data: ok - Upstream repository: https://gabedit.sourceforge.net/ - info: Release/tag comparison is only available for GitHub repositories. ## Project history and usage Gabedit is a graphical user interface for computational chemistry packages. It helps prepare inputs and visualize results for tools such as GAMESS-US, Gaussian, Molcas, Molpro, MPQC, MOPAC, Orca, PC-Gamess, Q-Chem, and related chemistry engines. ### Project history Gabedit is authored by Abdul-Rahman Allouche and hosted on SourceForge, where the project metadata records a February 2006 creation date. The official homepage presents it as a molecular modeling and visualization GUI rather than a command-line-first utility. The homepage cites Allouche's 2011 Journal of Computational Chemistry article about Gabedit as a graphical user interface for computational chemistry software, reflecting its use as a companion GUI around many independent calculation packages. ### Adoption history Gabedit's adoption path is typical of scientific desktop software: upstream documentation and downloads live on SourceForge and the author's Google Sites pages, while the supplied package facts show distribution through Homebrew, Fedora/dnf, and Ubuntu packages. Its appeal is broad compatibility with computational chemistry backends and file formats, not a single solver of its own. ### How it is used Users use Gabedit to create input files for chemistry engines, inspect computed orbitals and surfaces, visualize spectra, build molecules, and export graphics or animation frames. Because it is a GUI wrapper around many external scientific programs, packaging mostly needs to deliver the desktop application and its visualization stack rather than manage service credentials or global configuration files. ### Why package nerds care Gabedit is notable as a SourceForge-era scientific GUI that remains packaged by modern Unix package managers. It represents the long tail of domain-specific desktop tools that package collections keep alive for researchers with older workflows. ### Timeline - 2006: SourceForge project created. - 2011: Journal of Computational Chemistry article cited by the official homepage. - 2020s: Still present in Homebrew, Fedora/dnf, and Ubuntu according to the supplied package facts. ### Related projects - Gabedit works alongside external chemistry packages including GAMESS-US, Gaussian, Molcas, Molpro, MPQC, MOPAC, Orca, PC-Gamess, Q-Chem, NWChem, and OpenMopac. - The official documentation is split between SourceForge-hosted files and the author's Google Sites pages. ### 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:** gabedit - **Version Scheme:** 0 - **Revision:** 1 - **Bottle Stable Root URL:** - **Deprecated:** yes - **Disabled:** no - **Keg Only:** no - **URL Keys:** stable ## Other Package-Manager Records - Ubuntu apt - gabedit - 2.5.1+ds-1build3: normalized package name match | Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: gabedit from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz | graphical user interface to Ab Initio packages | https://sites.google.com/site/allouchear/Home/gabedit - dnf - gabedit - 2.5.2-0.13_snap20220518.fc44: normalized package name match | Fedora Rawhide package metadata: gabedit from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/e5ca8ce900cd68f5419e1c39ae517343100b306336cbaeb70a3c153121d95094-primary.xml.zst | GUI for computational chemistry | http://gabedit.sourceforge.net/home.html ## 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. - [Media and graphics packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/media-graphics-tools/) - Matched media, image, audio, video, or graphics metadata. - [Scientific computing packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/scientific-computing-tools/) - Matched scientific computing metadata. - [cairo](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/cairo/) - Runtime dependency declared by Homebrew. - [gdk-pixbuf](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/gdk-pixbuf/) - Runtime dependency declared by Homebrew. - [gettext](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/gettext/) - Runtime dependency declared by Homebrew. - [glib](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/glib/) - Runtime dependency declared by Homebrew. - [gtk+](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/gtk/) - Runtime dependency declared by Homebrew. - [harfbuzz](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/harfbuzz/) - Runtime dependency declared by Homebrew. - [pkgconf](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/pkgconf/) - Build dependency declared by Homebrew. - [packmol](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/packmol/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: chemistry, cli, molecular-modeling, science. - [inchi](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/inchi/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: chemistry, cli, science. - [open-babel](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/open-babel/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: chemistry, cli, science. - [gromacs](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/gromacs/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, computational-chemistry, science. - [ncview](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/ncview/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, science, visualization. - [colmap](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/colmap/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, gui, science. - [grace](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/grace/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, science, visualization. - [igv](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/igv/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, science, visualization. - [gwyddion](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/gwyddion/) - Local package facts share a topical domain. Shared terms: at-spi2-core, cairo, cli, core, gdk. - [gpredict](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/gpredict/) - Local package facts share a topical domain. Shared terms: at-spi2-core, cairo, cli, core, gdk. - [grsync](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/grsync/) - Local package facts share a topical domain. Shared terms: at-spi2-core, cairo, cli, core, gdk. ## Combined YAML source View the package source record on GitHub. [combined/gabedit.yml](https://github.com/automic-vault/db/blob/main/combined/gabedit.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