# 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 ```sh sudo av install brew:gnumeric ``` Additional install commands: ### macOS - Homebrew (100%): ```sh brew install gnumeric ``` Evidence: local Homebrew formula metadata - MacPorts (94%): ```sh sudo port install gnumeric ``` Evidence: MacPorts ports tree: gnome/gnumeric/Portfile from https://api.github.com/repos/macports/macports-ports/git/trees/master?recursive=1 ### Linux - apk (92%): ```sh sudo apk add gnumeric ``` Evidence: Alpine Linux edge package indexes: gnumeric from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz - Debian apt (92%): ```sh sudo apt install gir1.2-gnumeric ``` Evidence: Debian stable package indexes: gir1.2-gnumeric from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz - dnf (92%): ```sh sudo dnf install gnumeric ``` Evidence: Fedora Rawhide package metadata: gnumeric from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/e5ca8ce900cd68f5419e1c39ae517343100b306336cbaeb70a3c153121d95094-primary.xml.zst - Nix (92%): ```sh nix profile install nixpkgs#gnumeric ``` Evidence: nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/gn/gnumeric/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1 - pacman (92%): ```sh sudo pacman -S gnumeric ``` Evidence: Arch Linux sync databases: gnumeric from https://geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com/extra/os/x86_64/extra.db.tar.gz - zypper (92%): ```sh sudo zypper install gnumeric ``` Evidence: openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: gnumeric from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/be8d3611d25469107f32075a1697e69ec57a2b850b42348a658cc671ad5ec2b50760d02c3e59524d50da9a11d5be799bdaffba2e166e8ca8858512e3c0bd665d-primary.xml.zst ## Package facts - **Package key:** brew:gnumeric - **Package manager:** Homebrew - **Package manager page:** - **Version:** 1.12.61 - **Source summary:** GNOME Spreadsheet Application - **Homepage:** - **Repository:** - **Upstream docs:** - **License:** GPL-3.0-only OR GPL-2.0-only - **Source archive:** - **Last updated:** 2026-06-07T08:38:38Z - **Generated:** 2026-07-08T07:18:31+00:00 ## Executables - gnumeric (cli) - gnumeric-1.12.61 (cli) - ssconvert (cli) - ssdiff (cli) - ssgrep (cli) - ssindex (cli) - gnumeric (alias) - gnumeric-1.12.61 (alias) - ssconvert (alias) - ssdiff (alias) - ssgrep (alias) - ssindex (alias) ## 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 ## Install behavior - Post-install hook: not defined - Bottle: available on arm64_linux, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, sonoma, x86_64_linux ## Freshness - Page generated: 2026-07-08 - Package-manager version: 1.12.61 - Package-manager updated: 2026-06-07 - Local data: ok - Upstream repository: https://projects.gnome.org/gnumeric/ - info: Release/tag comparison is only available for GitHub repositories. ## 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 - - - - - ## 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:** gnumeric - **Version Scheme:** 0 - **Revision:** 0 - **Bottle Stable Root URL:** - **Deprecated:** no - **Disabled:** no - **Keg Only:** no - **URL Keys:** stable ## Other Package-Manager Records - Debian apt - gir1.2-gnumeric - 1.12.57-1.1+b1: normalized package name match | Debian stable package indexes: gir1.2-gnumeric from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | GObject introspection data for the Gnumeric spreadsheet | http://www.gnumeric.org/ - Debian apt - gnumeric - 1.12.57-1.1+b1: normalized package name match | Debian stable package indexes: gnumeric from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | spreadsheet application for GNOME - main program | http://www.gnumeric.org/ - Debian apt - gnumeric-common - 1.12.57-1.1: normalized package name match | Debian stable package indexes: gnumeric-common from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | spreadsheet application for GNOME - common files | http://www.gnumeric.org/ - Debian apt - gnumeric-doc - 1.12.57-1.1: normalized package name match | Debian stable package indexes: gnumeric-doc from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | spreadsheet application for GNOME - documentation | http://www.gnumeric.org/ - Debian apt - gnumeric-plugins-extra - 1.12.57-1.1+b1: normalized package name match | Debian stable package indexes: gnumeric-plugins-extra from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | spreadsheet application for GNOME - additional plugins | http://www.gnumeric.org/ - Nix - gnumeric: normalized package name match | nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/gn/gnumeric/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1 - Ubuntu apt - gir1.2-gnumeric - 1.12.56-2build5: normalized package name match | Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: gir1.2-gnumeric from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz | GObject introspection data for the Gnumeric spreadsheet | http://www.gnumeric.org/ - Ubuntu apt - gnumeric - 1.12.56-2build5: normalized package name match | Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: gnumeric from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz | spreadsheet application for GNOME - main program | http://www.gnumeric.org/ - Ubuntu apt - gnumeric-common - 1.12.56-2build5: normalized package name match | Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: gnumeric-common from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz | spreadsheet application for GNOME - common files | http://www.gnumeric.org/ - Ubuntu apt - gnumeric-doc - 1.12.56-2build5: normalized package name match | Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: gnumeric-doc from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz | spreadsheet application for GNOME - documentation | http://www.gnumeric.org/ - Ubuntu apt - gnumeric-plugins-extra - 1.12.56-2build5: normalized package name match | Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: gnumeric-plugins-extra from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz | spreadsheet application for GNOME - additional plugins | http://www.gnumeric.org/ - apk - gnumeric - 1.12.60-r1: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: gnumeric from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | GNOME Spreadsheet Program | https://www.gnome.org/projects/gnumeric - apk - gnumeric-dbg - 1.12.60-r1: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: gnumeric-dbg from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | GNOME Spreadsheet Program (debug symbols) | https://www.gnome.org/projects/gnumeric - apk - gnumeric-dev - 1.12.60-r1: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: gnumeric-dev from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | GNOME Spreadsheet Program (development files) | https://www.gnome.org/projects/gnumeric - apk - gnumeric-doc - 1.12.60-r1: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: gnumeric-doc from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | GNOME Spreadsheet Program (documentation) | https://www.gnome.org/projects/gnumeric - apk - gnumeric-lang - 1.12.60-r1: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: gnumeric-lang from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | Languages for package gnumeric | https://www.gnome.org/projects/gnumeric ## 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. - [Database and data packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/database-data-tools/) - Matched database, SQL, migration, or data-store metadata. - 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[evince](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/evince/) - Local package facts share a topical domain. 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