macOS
Homebrewverified · 100%
brew install gnumericlocal Homebrew formula metadata
MacPortsverified · 94%
sudo port install gnumericMacPorts ports tree · gnome/gnumeric/Portfile · source: api.github.com
brew
Install gnumeric with Homebrew, apk, apt, dnf, MacPorts, Nix, pacman, zypper
GNOME Spreadsheet Application. Version 1.12.61 via Homebrew; verified 2026-06-07.
install
Additional install commands
Linux
Alpine Linux apkverified · 92%
sudo apk add gnumericAlpine Linux edge package indexes · gnumeric · source: dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org
Debian aptverified · 92%
sudo apt install gir1.2-gnumericDebian stable package indexes · gir1.2-gnumeric · source: deb.debian.org
Fedora dnfverified · 92%
sudo dnf install gnumericFedora Rawhide package metadata · gnumeric · source: dl.fedoraproject.org
Nixverified · 92%
nix profile install nixpkgs#gnumericnixpkgs package indexes · pkgs/by-name/gn/gnumeric/package.nix · source: api.github.com
Arch Linux pacmanverified · 92%
sudo pacman -S gnumericArch Linux sync databases · gnumeric · source: geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com
openSUSE zypperverified · 92%
sudo zypper install gnumericopenSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata · gnumeric · source: download.opensuse.org
overview
Package summary
GNOME Spreadsheet Application
Project links
Commands and aliases
- gnumeric
- gnumeric-1.12.61
- ssconvert
- ssdiff
- ssgrep
- ssindex
history
Project history and usage
Gnumeric is the GNOME spreadsheet application, combining a graphical workbook interface with command-line utilities such as ssconvert for format conversion and data-processing workflows.
Project history
Miguel de Icaza began Gnumeric in 1998 as a large real-world GNOME application, both to provide a free spreadsheet and to exercise GNOME platform libraries. The project reached its 1.0 series in 2001 and later became one of the durable productivity applications associated with the GNOME desktop.
The project evolved around compatibility and numerical correctness. Its documentation describes a conventional spreadsheet model of workbooks, worksheets, formulas, charts and imported external data, while the project homepage emphasizes speed, responsiveness and calculation accuracy.
Adoption history
Gnumeric gained its niche in Unix-like packaging as a lightweight spreadsheet that could read and write many office formats without installing a full office suite. Its import documentation lists formats associated with Excel, Lotus 1-2-3, OpenOffice Calc, StarOffice Calc, Quattro Pro, Xbase and other spreadsheet systems.
How it is used
Practitioners use Gnumeric interactively for spreadsheet editing, charting, calculations and analysis tools. Package users also value the non-GUI helpers, especially ssconvert, for scripted spreadsheet-to-CSV or spreadsheet-to-spreadsheet conversions.
Why package nerds care
For package maintainers and data-tool users, Gnumeric matters because it exposes spreadsheet capability as both a desktop application and a scriptable conversion tool. It is a practical bridge between GUI office files and command-line data pipelines.
Timeline
- 1998: Work on Gnumeric began inside the early GNOME application ecosystem.
- 2001: Gnumeric reached the 1.0.0 series.
- 2000s: The project built out spreadsheet-format import and export support for common proprietary and free-office formats.
- 2020s: Maintenance continued in the GNOME GitLab project, with release notes showing compatibility, accuracy, import/export and test-suite work.
Related projects
- Gnumeric is part of the GNOME application family and is closely associated with GNOME libraries, GOffice and libgsf. It overlaps in user workflows with Microsoft Excel, LibreOffice Calc and command-line data conversion tools.
Sources
- https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/gnumeric
- https://gnome.pages.gitlab.gnome.org/gnumeric-web/
- https://gnome.pages.gitlab.gnome.org/gnumeric/manual/chapter-welcome.html
- https://gnome.pages.gitlab.gnome.org/gnumeric/manual/sect-dataentryextern.html
- https://www.kernel.org/doc/ols/2003/ols2003-pages-213-218.pdf
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 12 runtime dependencies.
- Build metadata lists 4 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
gnumeric | cli | global executable | |
gnumeric-1.12.61 | cli | global executable | |
ssconvert | cli | global executable | |
ssdiff | cli | global executable | |
ssgrep | cli | global executable | |
ssindex | 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 version1.12.61
manager updated2026-06-07
local dataok
upstreamnot checked
latest detectednot detected
https://projects.gnome.org/gnumeric/
- infoRelease/tag comparison is only available for GitHub repositories.https://projects.gnome.org/gnumeric/none confidence
install metadata
Package metadata
| Package key | brew:gnumeric |
|---|---|
| Version | 1.12.61 |
| Package manager | Homebrew |
| Package manager page | https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/gnumeric |
| Homepage | https://projects.gnome.org/gnumeric/ |
| Repository | https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/gnumeric |
| Upstream docs | https://gnome.pages.gitlab.gnome.org/gnumeric/manual |
| License | GPL-3.0-only OR GPL-2.0-only |
| Source archive | https://download.gnome.org/sources/gnumeric/1.12/gnumeric-1.12.61.tar.xz |
| Last updated | 2026-06-07T08:38:38Z |
| Pulse | updated |
| Dependencies | adwaita-icon-theme, at-spi2-core, cairo, gdk-pixbuf, gettext, glib, goffice, gtk+3, harfbuzz, libgsf, libxml2, pango |
| Build dependencies | gettext, intltool, itstool, pkgconf |
| Uses from macOS | perl |
| Bottle | available (on arm64_linux, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, 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 | gnumeric |
| Version Scheme | 0 |
| Revision | 0 |
| 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%
gir1.2-gnumeric 1.12.57-1.1+b1
GObject introspection data for the Gnumeric spreadsheet
sudo apt install gir1.2-gnumeric- Section: introspection
- Architecture: amd64
- Source Package: gnumeric
- 11 dependencies
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Gnumeric
Debian apt95%
gnumeric 1.12.57-1.1+b1
spreadsheet application for GNOME - main program
sudo apt install gnumeric- Section: math
- Architecture: amd64
- Source Package: gnumeric
- 17 dependencies
- 7 optional deps
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Gnumeric
Debian apt95%
gnumeric-common 1.12.57-1.1
spreadsheet application for GNOME - common files
sudo apt install gnumeric-common- Section: math
- Architecture: all
- Source Package: gnumeric
- 2 dependencies
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Gnumeric
Debian apt95%
gnumeric-doc 1.12.57-1.1
spreadsheet application for GNOME - documentation
sudo apt install gnumeric-doc- Section: doc
- Architecture: all
- Source Package: gnumeric
- 1 dependencies
- 2 optional deps
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Gnumeric
Debian apt95%
gnumeric-plugins-extra 1.12.57-1.1+b1
spreadsheet application for GNOME - additional plugins
sudo apt install gnumeric-plugins-extra- Section: math
- Architecture: amd64
- Source Package: gnumeric
- 8 dependencies
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Gnumeric
Nix95%
gnumeric
nix profile install nixpkgs#gnumeric- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Gnumeric
Ubuntu apt95%
gir1.2-gnumeric 1.12.56-2build5
GObject introspection data for the Gnumeric spreadsheet
sudo apt install gir1.2-gnumeric- Section: universe/introspection
- Architecture: amd64
- Source Package: gnumeric
- 11 dependencies
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Gnumeric
Ubuntu apt95%
gnumeric 1.12.56-2build5
spreadsheet application for GNOME - main program
sudo apt install gnumeric- Section: universe/math
- Architecture: amd64
- 17 dependencies
- 7 optional deps
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Gnumeric
Ubuntu apt95%
gnumeric-common 1.12.56-2build5
spreadsheet application for GNOME - common files
sudo apt install gnumeric-common- Section: universe/math
- Architecture: all
- Source Package: gnumeric
- 2 dependencies
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Gnumeric
Ubuntu apt95%
gnumeric-doc 1.12.56-2build5
spreadsheet application for GNOME - documentation
sudo apt install gnumeric-doc- Section: universe/doc
- Architecture: all
- Source Package: gnumeric
- 1 dependencies
- 2 optional deps
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Gnumeric
Ubuntu apt95%
gnumeric-plugins-extra 1.12.56-2build5
spreadsheet application for GNOME - additional plugins
sudo apt install gnumeric-plugins-extra- Section: universe/math
- Architecture: amd64
- Source Package: gnumeric
- 8 dependencies
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Gnumeric
apk95%
gnumeric 1.12.60-r1
GNOME Spreadsheet Program
https://www.gnome.org/projects/gnumeric
sudo apk add gnumeric- License: GPL-2.0-or-later OR GPL-3.0-or-later
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: gnumeric
- 1 dependencies
- 1 provides
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Gnumeric
apk95%
gnumeric-dbg 1.12.60-r1
GNOME Spreadsheet Program (debug symbols)
https://www.gnome.org/projects/gnumeric
sudo apk add gnumeric-dbg- License: GPL-2.0-or-later OR GPL-3.0-or-later
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: gnumeric
- 1 dependencies
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Gnumeric
apk95%
gnumeric-dev 1.12.60-r1
GNOME Spreadsheet Program (development files)
https://www.gnome.org/projects/gnumeric
sudo apk add gnumeric-dev- License: GPL-2.0-or-later OR GPL-3.0-or-later
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: gnumeric
- 1 dependencies
- 1 provides
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Gnumeric
apk95%
gnumeric-doc 1.12.60-r1
GNOME Spreadsheet Program (documentation)
https://www.gnome.org/projects/gnumeric
sudo apk add gnumeric-doc- License: GPL-2.0-or-later OR GPL-3.0-or-later
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: gnumeric
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Gnumeric
apk95%
gnumeric-lang 1.12.60-r1
Languages for package gnumeric
https://www.gnome.org/projects/gnumeric
sudo apk add gnumeric-lang- License: GPL-2.0-or-later OR GPL-3.0-or-later
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: gnumeric
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Gnumeric
source trail
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