macOS
Homebrewverified · 100%
brew install geomviewlocal Homebrew formula metadata
MacPortsverified · 94%
sudo port install geomviewMacPorts ports tree · science/geomview/Portfile · source: api.github.com
brew
Install geomview with Homebrew, apt, dnf, MacPorts, chocolatey
Interactive 3D viewing program. Version 1.9.5 via Homebrew; verified 2026-06-19.
install
Additional install commands
Linux
Debian aptverified · 92%
sudo apt install geomviewDebian stable package indexes · geomview · source: deb.debian.org
Fedora dnfverified · 92%
sudo dnf install geomviewFedora Rawhide package metadata · geomview · source: dl.fedoraproject.org
Windows
Chocolateyverified · 92%
choco install bdyChocolatey community package catalog · bdy · source: community.chocolatey.org
overview
Package summary
Interactive 3D viewing program
Project links
Commands and aliases
- anytooff
- anytoucd
- bdy
- bez2mesh
- geomview
- math2oogl
- offconsol
- oogl2rib
- oogl2vrml
- oogl2vrml2
- polymerge
- remotegv
- togeomview
- ucdtooff
- vrml2oogl
history
Project history and usage
Geomview is an interactive 3D viewing program and geometry display engine rooted in the Geometry Center at the University of Minnesota. It displays and manipulates three-dimensional objects, reads several geometry formats, supports OOGL, and can operate either as a standalone viewer or as a display backend controlled by external programs.
Project history
The project began in the summer of 1988 at the University of Minnesota Geometry Center with Pat Hanrahan's MinneView viewer. Charlie Gunn soon developed OOGL in conjunction with MinneView, and in 1991 a team led by Mark Phillips, Stuart Levy, and Tamara Munzner developed the revised OOGL system and new viewer named Geomview.
The manual describes Geomview as originally written by Geometry Center staff beginning in 1991. After the Geometry Center closed, the project continued as free software through original authors and contributors, with the web site describing volunteer maintenance and continued use. Development spent years on SourceForge CVS before migrating active development to GitHub.
Adoption history
Geomview's home page states that it has been used by thousands of people around the world. Its third-party page shows adoption across mathematical visualization, computational geometry, dynamical systems, finite-element visualization, crystallography, astronomy, and education, with tools such as Qhull, Surface Evolver, CGAL integrations, Polymake, DSTool, and Maniview using or supporting Geomview output.
How it is used
Practitioners use Geomview to inspect OFF, OOGL, mesh, vector, Bezier, and hierarchical geometry; to rotate, translate, zoom, pick, render, and export scenes; and to let external modules stream changing geometry into an interactive viewer. It also includes conversion and helper tools such as `anytooff`, `oogl2rib`, `math2oogl`, `togeomview`, and `ucdtooff`.
Why package nerds care
For package maintainers, Geomview is historically important because it packages a long-lived Unix scientific visualization tool with X11, OpenGL, Motif or OpenMotif, optional module dependencies, manual pages, converters, and legacy research workflows. It is a package-manager window into the older Geometry Center and OOGL ecosystem.
Timeline
- 1988: MinneView work began at the University of Minnesota Geometry Center.
- 1991: The revised OOGL system and Geomview viewer were developed.
- 2007: The version 1.9 manual documented Unix, Linux, and Cygwin support.
- 2014: Geomview 1.9.5 source release was announced on the project download page.
- GitHub migration: Active development moved from SourceForge CVS to GitHub.
Related projects
- Related projects and tools include OOGL, MinneView, Qhull, Surface Evolver, CGAL Geomview support, Polymake, Maniview, the Orrery, StageTools, SaVi, and Mathematica or Maple graphics-output bridges.
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 3 platform targets.
- Installs with 9 runtime 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
anytooff | cli | global executable | |
anytoucd | cli | global executable | |
bdy | cli | global executable | |
bez2mesh | cli | global executable | |
geomview | cli | global executable | |
math2oogl | cli | global executable | |
offconsol | cli | global executable | |
oogl2rib | cli | global executable | |
oogl2vrml | cli | global executable | |
oogl2vrml2 | cli | global executable | |
polymerge | cli | global executable | |
remotegv | cli | global executable | |
togeomview | cli | global executable | |
ucdtooff | cli | global executable | |
vrml2oogl | 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 version1.9.5
manager updated2026-06-19
local dataok
upstreamnot checked
latest detectednot detected
- infoRelease/tag comparison is only available for GitHub repositories.http://www.geomview.orgnone confidence
install metadata
Package metadata
| Package key | brew:geomview |
|---|---|
| Version | 1.9.5 |
| Package manager | Homebrew |
| Package manager page | https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/geomview |
| Homepage | http://www.geomview.org |
| Repository | https://github.com/geomview/geomview |
| Upstream docs | http://www.geomview.org |
| License | LGPL-2.1-only |
| Source archive | https://deb.debian.org/debian/pool/main/g/geomview/geomview_1.9.5.orig.tar.gz |
| Last updated | 2026-06-19T12:31:19-07:00 |
| Pulse | updated |
| Dependencies | libice, libsm, libx11, libxext, libxmu, libxt, mesa, mesa-glu, openmotif |
| Bottle | available (on arm64_linux, sonoma, x86_64_linux) |
| Homebrew post-install | not defined |
| Service | none declared |
registry facts
Source database details
| Source Database | Homebrew formula API |
|---|---|
| Tap | homebrew/core |
| Full Name | geomview |
| Version Scheme | 0 |
| Revision | 2 |
| Conflicts With |
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| Requirements |
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| Bottle Stable Root URL | https://ghcr.io/v2/homebrew/core |
| Deprecated | yes |
| 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%
geomview 1.9.5-5
interactive geometry viewing program
sudo apt install geomview- Section: math
- Architecture: amd64
- 8 dependencies
- 2 optional deps
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Geomview
Debian apt95%
libgeomview-1.9.5t64 1.9.5-5
geomview library runtime
sudo apt install libgeomview-1.9.5t64- Section: libs
- Architecture: amd64
- Source Package: geomview
- 7 dependencies
- 1 provides
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Geomview
Debian apt95%
libgeomview-dev 1.9.5-5
geomview library development package
sudo apt install libgeomview-dev- Section: libdevel
- Architecture: amd64
- Source Package: geomview
- 1 dependencies
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Geomview
Ubuntu apt95%
geomview 1.9.5-4.1build2
interactive geometry viewing program
sudo apt install geomview- Section: universe/math
- Architecture: amd64
- 8 dependencies
- 2 optional deps
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Geomview
Ubuntu apt95%
libgeomview-1.9.5t64 1.9.5-4.1build2
geomview library runtime
sudo apt install libgeomview-1.9.5t64- Section: universe/libs
- Architecture: amd64
- Source Package: geomview
- 7 dependencies
- 1 provides
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Geomview
Ubuntu apt95%
libgeomview-dev 1.9.5-4.1build2
geomview library development package
sudo apt install libgeomview-dev- Section: universe/math
- Architecture: amd64
- Source Package: geomview
- 1 dependencies
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Geomview
dnf95%
geomview 1.9.5-35.20190630git1d6759e.fc44
Interactive 3D viewing program
sudo dnf install geomview- License: LGPL-2.0-or-later AND GPL-2.0-or-later
- Category: Unspecified
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: geomview
- 18 dependencies
- 4 provides
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Geomview
dnf95%
geomview-devel 1.9.5-35.20190630git1d6759e.fc44
Development files for geomview
sudo dnf install geomview-devel- License: LGPL-2.0-or-later AND GPL-2.0-or-later
- Category: Unspecified
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: geomview
- 1 dependencies
- 1 provides
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Geomview
dnf95%
geomview-libs 1.9.5-35.20190630git1d6759e.fc44
Geomview runtime libraries
sudo dnf install geomview-libs- License: LGPL-2.0-or-later AND GPL-2.0-or-later
- Category: Unspecified
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: geomview
- 9 dependencies
- 2 provides
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Geomview
MacPorts95%
geomview
sudo port install geomview- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Geomview
Chocolatey92%
bdy
choco install bdy- installed executable or alias match
- Matched by: Bdy
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