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Install mingw-w64 with Homebrew, apt, MacPorts

Minimalist GNU for Windows and GCC cross-compilers. Version 14.0.0 via Homebrew; verified 2026-06-22.

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Additional install commands

macOS

Homebrewverified · 100%
brew install mingw-w64

local Homebrew formula metadata

MacPortsverified · 94%
sudo port install mingw-w64

MacPorts ports tree · cross/mingw-w64/Portfile · source: api.github.com

Linux

Debian aptverified · 92%
sudo apt install mingw-w64

Debian stable package indexes · mingw-w64 · source: deb.debian.org

overview

Package summary

Minimalist GNU for Windows and GCC cross-compilers

Commands and aliases

  • i686-w64-mingw32-addr2line
  • i686-w64-mingw32-ar
  • i686-w64-mingw32-as
  • i686-w64-mingw32-c++
  • i686-w64-mingw32-c++filt
  • i686-w64-mingw32-cpp
  • i686-w64-mingw32-dlltool
  • i686-w64-mingw32-dllwrap
  • i686-w64-mingw32-elfedit
  • i686-w64-mingw32-g++
  • i686-w64-mingw32-gcc
  • i686-w64-mingw32-gcc-15.2.0
  • i686-w64-mingw32-gcc-ar
  • i686-w64-mingw32-gcc-nm
  • i686-w64-mingw32-gcc-ranlib
  • i686-w64-mingw32-gcov
  • i686-w64-mingw32-gcov-dump
  • i686-w64-mingw32-gcov-tool
  • i686-w64-mingw32-gfortran
  • i686-w64-mingw32-gprof
  • i686-w64-mingw32-ld
  • i686-w64-mingw32-ld.bfd
  • i686-w64-mingw32-lto-dump
  • i686-w64-mingw32-nm
  • i686-w64-mingw32-objcopy
  • i686-w64-mingw32-objdump
  • i686-w64-mingw32-ranlib
  • i686-w64-mingw32-readelf
  • i686-w64-mingw32-size
  • i686-w64-mingw32-strings
  • i686-w64-mingw32-strip
  • i686-w64-mingw32-widl

history

Project history and usage

MinGW-w64 is a continuation and expansion of the original MinGW effort to support GCC on Windows. The project history traces its start to work on 64-bit Windows support in 2005, while the official site describes the public fork from mingw.org in 2007 as a move to provide 64-bit support and additional Windows APIs.

Project history

Technically, MinGW-w64 is not just a compiler binary. It is a collection of Windows header files, import libraries, runtime libraries, and tools that combine with GCC or LLVM to build native Windows applications and libraries. SourceForge describes it as a complete runtime environment for GCC targeting native 32-bit and 64-bit Windows binaries.

How it is used

Its ecosystem role is large for cross-compilation. Distributions such as MSYS2, standalone toolchain builds, and Unix package managers use MinGW-w64 to let developers produce Windows PE executables from Windows, macOS, and Linux environments. The Homebrew formula exposes that niche directly by installing cross-compiler tools with target prefixes such as `i686-w64-mingw32` and `x86_64-w64-mingw32`.

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 5 runtime dependencies.
  • Build metadata lists 2 build dependencies.

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executables

Installed executables

CommandKindExposureNote
i686-w64-mingw32-addr2linecliglobal executable
i686-w64-mingw32-arcliglobal executable
i686-w64-mingw32-ascliglobal executable
i686-w64-mingw32-c++cliglobal executable
i686-w64-mingw32-c++filtcliglobal executable
i686-w64-mingw32-cppcliglobal executable
i686-w64-mingw32-dlltoolcliglobal executable
i686-w64-mingw32-dllwrapcliglobal executable
i686-w64-mingw32-elfeditcliglobal executable
i686-w64-mingw32-g++cliglobal executable
i686-w64-mingw32-gcccliglobal executable
i686-w64-mingw32-gcc-15.2.0cliglobal executable
i686-w64-mingw32-gcc-arcliglobal executable
i686-w64-mingw32-gcc-nmcliglobal executable
i686-w64-mingw32-gcc-ranlibcliglobal executable
i686-w64-mingw32-gcovcliglobal executable
i686-w64-mingw32-gcov-dumpcliglobal executable
i686-w64-mingw32-gcov-toolcliglobal executable
i686-w64-mingw32-gfortrancliglobal executable
i686-w64-mingw32-gprofcliglobal executable
i686-w64-mingw32-ldcliglobal executable
i686-w64-mingw32-ld.bfdcliglobal executable
i686-w64-mingw32-lto-dumpcliglobal executable
i686-w64-mingw32-nmcliglobal executable
i686-w64-mingw32-objcopycliglobal executable
i686-w64-mingw32-objdumpcliglobal executable
i686-w64-mingw32-ranlibcliglobal executable
i686-w64-mingw32-readelfcliglobal executable
i686-w64-mingw32-sizecliglobal executable
i686-w64-mingw32-stringscliglobal executable
i686-w64-mingw32-stripcliglobal executable
i686-w64-mingw32-widlcliglobal executable
i686-w64-mingw32-windmccliglobal executable
i686-w64-mingw32-windrescliglobal executable
x86_64-w64-mingw32-addr2linecliglobal executable
x86_64-w64-mingw32-arcliglobal executable
x86_64-w64-mingw32-ascliglobal executable
x86_64-w64-mingw32-c++cliglobal executable
x86_64-w64-mingw32-c++filtcliglobal executable
x86_64-w64-mingw32-cppcliglobal executable
x86_64-w64-mingw32-dlltoolcliglobal executable
x86_64-w64-mingw32-dllwrapcliglobal executable
x86_64-w64-mingw32-elfeditcliglobal executable
x86_64-w64-mingw32-g++cliglobal executable
x86_64-w64-mingw32-gcccliglobal executable
x86_64-w64-mingw32-gcc-15.2.0cliglobal executable
x86_64-w64-mingw32-gcc-arcliglobal executable
x86_64-w64-mingw32-gcc-nmcliglobal executable
x86_64-w64-mingw32-gcc-ranlibcliglobal executable
x86_64-w64-mingw32-gcovcliglobal executable
x86_64-w64-mingw32-gcov-dumpcliglobal executable
x86_64-w64-mingw32-gcov-toolcliglobal executable
x86_64-w64-mingw32-gfortrancliglobal executable
x86_64-w64-mingw32-gprofcliglobal executable
x86_64-w64-mingw32-ldcliglobal executable
x86_64-w64-mingw32-ld.bfdcliglobal executable
x86_64-w64-mingw32-lto-dumpcliglobal executable
x86_64-w64-mingw32-nmcliglobal executable
x86_64-w64-mingw32-objcopycliglobal executable
x86_64-w64-mingw32-objdumpcliglobal executable
x86_64-w64-mingw32-ranlibcliglobal executable
x86_64-w64-mingw32-readelfcliglobal executable
x86_64-w64-mingw32-sizecliglobal executable
x86_64-w64-mingw32-stringscliglobal executable
x86_64-w64-mingw32-stripcliglobal executable
x86_64-w64-mingw32-widlcliglobal executable
x86_64-w64-mingw32-windmccliglobal executable
x86_64-w64-mingw32-windrescliglobal 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 version14.0.0
manager updated2026-06-22
local dataok
upstreamnot checked
latest detectednot detected

https://sourceforge.net/projects/mingw-w64/

install metadata

Package metadata

Package keybrew:mingw-w64
Version14.0.0
Package managerHomebrew
Package manager pagehttps://formulae.brew.sh/formula/mingw-w64
Homepagehttps://sourceforge.net/projects/mingw-w64/
Repositoryhttps://git.code.sf.net/p/mingw-w64/mingw-w64
Upstream docshttps://www.mingw-w64.org/
LicenseZPL-2.1 AND (GPL-2.0-or-later AND GPL-3.0-or-later AND LGPL-2.0-or-later AND LGPL-3.0-only) AND (GPL-3.0-or-later WITH GCC-exception-3.1)
Source archivehttps://downloads.sourceforge.net/project/mingw-w64/mingw-w64/mingw-w64-release/mingw-w64-v14.0.0.tar.bz2
Last updated2026-06-22T14:05:29-07:00
Pulseupdated
Dependenciesgmp, isl, libmpc, mpfr, zstd
Build dependenciespkgconf, texinfo
Bottleavailable (on arm64_linux, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, sonoma, x86_64_linux)
Homebrew post-installnot defined
Servicenone declared

registry facts

Source database details

Source DatabaseHomebrew formula API
Taphomebrew/core
Full Namemingw-w64
Version Scheme0
Revision1
Bottle Stable Root URLhttps://ghcr.io/v2/homebrew/core
Deprecatedno
Disabledno
Keg Onlyno
URL Keys
  • stable

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%

mingw-w64 12.0.0-5

Development environment targeting 32- and 64-bit Windows

http://mingw-w64.sf.net

sudo apt install mingw-w64
  • Section: devel
  • Architecture: all
  • 2 dependencies
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Mingw W64
Debian stable package indexes · deb.debian.org · Debian stable package indexes: mingw-w64 from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz
Debian apt95%

mingw-w64-common 12.0.0-5

Common files for Mingw-w64

http://mingw-w64.sf.net

sudo apt install mingw-w64-common
  • Section: devel
  • Architecture: all
  • Source Package: mingw-w64
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Mingw W64
Debian stable package indexes · deb.debian.org · Debian stable package indexes: mingw-w64-common from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz
Debian apt95%

mingw-w64-i686-dev 12.0.0-5

Development files for MinGW-w64 targeting Win32

http://mingw-w64.sf.net

sudo apt install mingw-w64-i686-dev
  • Section: devel
  • Architecture: all
  • Source Package: mingw-w64
  • 1 dependencies
  • 1 optional deps
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Mingw W64
Debian stable package indexes · deb.debian.org · Debian stable package indexes: mingw-w64-i686-dev from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz
Debian apt95%

mingw-w64-tools 12.0.0-5

Development tools for 32- and 64-bit Windows

http://mingw-w64.sf.net

sudo apt install mingw-w64-tools
  • Section: devel
  • Architecture: amd64
  • Source Package: mingw-w64
  • 2 dependencies
  • 3 provides
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Mingw W64
Debian stable package indexes · deb.debian.org · Debian stable package indexes: mingw-w64-tools from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz
Debian apt95%

mingw-w64-ucrt64-dev 12.0.0-5

Development files for MinGW-w64 targeting Win64/UCRT

http://mingw-w64.sf.net

sudo apt install mingw-w64-ucrt64-dev
  • Section: devel
  • Architecture: all
  • Source Package: mingw-w64
  • 1 dependencies
  • 1 optional deps
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Mingw W64
Debian stable package indexes · deb.debian.org · Debian stable package indexes: mingw-w64-ucrt64-dev from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz
Debian apt95%

mingw-w64-x86-64-dev 12.0.0-5

Development files for MinGW-w64 targeting Win64

http://mingw-w64.sf.net

sudo apt install mingw-w64-x86-64-dev
  • Section: devel
  • Architecture: all
  • Source Package: mingw-w64
  • 1 dependencies
  • 1 optional deps
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Mingw W64
Debian stable package indexes · deb.debian.org · Debian stable package indexes: mingw-w64-x86-64-dev from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz
Ubuntu apt95%

mingw-w64 11.0.1-3build1

Development environment targeting 32- and 64-bit Windows

http://mingw-w64.sf.net

sudo apt install mingw-w64
  • Section: universe/devel
  • Architecture: all
  • 2 dependencies
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Mingw W64
Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes · archive.ubuntu.com · Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: mingw-w64 from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz
Ubuntu apt95%

mingw-w64-common 11.0.1-3build1

Common files for Mingw-w64

http://mingw-w64.sf.net

sudo apt install mingw-w64-common
  • Section: universe/devel
  • Architecture: all
  • Source Package: mingw-w64
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Mingw W64
Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes · archive.ubuntu.com · Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: mingw-w64-common from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz
Ubuntu apt95%

mingw-w64-i686-dev 11.0.1-3build1

Development files for MinGW-w64 targeting Win32

http://mingw-w64.sf.net

sudo apt install mingw-w64-i686-dev
  • Section: universe/devel
  • Architecture: all
  • Source Package: mingw-w64
  • 1 dependencies
  • 1 optional deps
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Mingw W64
Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes · archive.ubuntu.com · Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: mingw-w64-i686-dev from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz
Ubuntu apt95%

mingw-w64-tools 11.0.1-3build1

Development tools for 32- and 64-bit Windows

http://mingw-w64.sf.net

sudo apt install mingw-w64-tools
  • Section: universe/devel
  • Architecture: amd64
  • Source Package: mingw-w64
  • 2 dependencies
  • 2 provides
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Mingw W64
Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes · archive.ubuntu.com · Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: mingw-w64-tools from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz
Ubuntu apt95%

mingw-w64-x86-64-dev 11.0.1-3build1

Development files for MinGW-w64 targeting Win64

http://mingw-w64.sf.net

sudo apt install mingw-w64-x86-64-dev
  • Section: universe/devel
  • Architecture: all
  • Source Package: mingw-w64
  • 1 dependencies
  • 1 optional deps
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Mingw W64
Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes · archive.ubuntu.com · Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: mingw-w64-x86-64-dev from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz
MacPorts95%

mingw-w64

sudo port install mingw-w64
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Mingw W64
MacPorts ports tree · api.github.com · MacPorts ports tree: cross/mingw-w64/Portfile from https://api.github.com/repos/macports/macports-ports/git/trees/master?recursive=1
MacPorts94%

i686-w64-mingw32-gcc

sudo port install i686-w64-mingw32-gcc
  • installed executable or alias match
  • Matched by: I686 W64 Mingw32 Gcc
MacPorts ports tree · api.github.com · MacPorts ports tree: cross/i686-w64-mingw32-gcc/Portfile from https://api.github.com/repos/macports/macports-ports/git/trees/master?recursive=1

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Related tools

  • zstdRuntime dependency declared by Homebrew.
  • pkgconfBuild dependency declared by Homebrew.
  • texinfoBuild dependency declared by Homebrew.

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