# Install pymol with Homebrew, apt, dnf, MacPorts, Nix, pacman, winget, zypper

Molecular visualization system. Version 3.1.0 via Homebrew; verified from local package data.

## Install

```sh
sudo av install brew:pymol
```

Additional install commands:

### macOS

- Homebrew (100%):

```sh
brew install pymol
```

  Evidence: local Homebrew formula metadata

- MacPorts (94%):

```sh
sudo port install pymol
```

  Evidence: MacPorts ports tree: science/pymol/Portfile from https://api.github.com/repos/macports/macports-ports/git/trees/master?recursive=1

### Linux

- Debian apt (92%):

```sh
sudo apt install pymol
```

  Evidence: Debian stable package indexes: pymol from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz

- dnf (92%):

```sh
sudo dnf install pymol
```

  Evidence: Fedora Rawhide package metadata: pymol 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#pymol
```

  Evidence: nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/py/pymol/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1

- pacman (92%):

```sh
sudo pacman -S pymol
```

  Evidence: Arch Linux sync databases: pymol from https://geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com/extra/os/x86_64/extra.db.tar.gz

- zypper (92%):

```sh
sudo zypper install python311-pymol
```

  Evidence: openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: python311-pymol from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/be8d3611d25469107f32075a1697e69ec57a2b850b42348a658cc671ad5ec2b50760d02c3e59524d50da9a11d5be799bdaffba2e166e8ca8858512e3c0bd665d-primary.xml.zst

### Windows

- winget (92%):

```sh
winget install --id Schrodinger.PyMOL -e
```

  Evidence: Windows Package Manager source index: Schrodinger.PyMOL from https://cdn.winget.microsoft.com/cache/source.msix

## Package facts

- **Package key:** brew:pymol
- **Package manager:** Homebrew
- **Package manager page:** <https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/pymol>
- **Version:** 3.1.0
- **Source summary:** Molecular visualization system
- **Homepage:** <https://pymol.org/>
- **Repository:** <https://github.com/schrodinger/pymol-open-source>
- **Upstream docs:** <https://github.com/schrodinger/pymol-open-source#readme>
- **License:** LicenseRef-Homebrew-cannot-represent
- **Source archive:** <https://github.com/schrodinger/pymol-open-source/archive/refs/tags/v3.1.0.tar.gz>
- **Generated:** 2026-07-08T07:18:31+00:00

## Executables

- pymol (cli)
- pymol (alias)

## Dependencies

- freetype
- glew
- libpng
- netcdf
- numpy
- pyqt
- python@3.14

## Build dependencies

- cmake
- glm
- msgpack-cxx
- python-setuptools

## Uses from macOS

- libxml2

## Install behavior

- Post-install hook: not defined
- Caveats: To generate movies, run `brew install ffmpeg`.
- Bottle: available on arm64_linux, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, sonoma, x86_64_linux

## Freshness

- Page generated: 2026-07-08
- Package-manager version: 3.1.0
- Local data: ok
- Upstream repository: https://github.com/schrodinger/pymol-open-source
- Upstream latest detected: v3.1.0 (current)
- info: No package-manager update timestamp was available.

## Security Notes

narrow executable package without higher-risk signals.

- **Geiger risk:** green / low
- narrow executable package without higher-risk signals


## Configuration and credential file locations

These source-backed paths show where this package keeps local settings or durable credentials. Automic Vault can use them as review targets for secret scanning, migration, and command approval.


## Configuration files

- Unix: ~/.pymolrc, ~/.pymolrc.py
## Source Database Details

- **Source Database:** Homebrew formula API
- **Tap:** homebrew/core
- **Full Name:** pymol
- **Version Scheme:** 0
- **Revision:** 3
- **Head Version:** HEAD
- **Bottle Stable Root URL:** <https://ghcr.io/v2/homebrew/core>
- **Deprecated:** no
- **Disabled:** no
- **Keg Only:** no
- **URL Keys:** head, stable

## Other Package-Manager Records

- Debian apt - pymol - 3.1.0+dfsg-1: normalized package name match | Debian stable package indexes: pymol from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | Molecular Graphics System | https://www.pymol.org
- Debian apt - pymol-data - 3.1.0+dfsg-1: normalized package name match | Debian stable package indexes: pymol-data from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | data files for PyMOL | https://www.pymol.org
- Debian apt - python3-pymol - 3.1.0+dfsg-1: normalized package name match | Debian stable package indexes: python3-pymol from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | Molecular Graphics System (Python 3 modules) | https://www.pymol.org
- Nix - pymol: normalized package name match | nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/py/pymol/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1
- Ubuntu apt - pymol - 2.5.0+dfsg-1build6: normalized package name match | Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: pymol from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz | Molecular Graphics System | https://www.pymol.org
- Ubuntu apt - pymol-data - 2.5.0+dfsg-1build6: normalized package name match | Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: pymol-data from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz | data files for PyMOL | https://www.pymol.org
- Ubuntu apt - python3-pymol - 2.5.0+dfsg-1build6: normalized package name match | Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: python3-pymol from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz | Molecular Graphics System (Python 3 modules) | https://www.pymol.org
- dnf - pymol - 3.1.0-15.fc45: normalized package name match | Fedora Rawhide package metadata: pymol from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/e5ca8ce900cd68f5419e1c39ae517343100b306336cbaeb70a3c153121d95094-primary.xml.zst | PyMOL Molecular Graphics System | http://www.pymol.org
- dnf - pymol+tests - 3.1.0-15.fc45: normalized package name match | Fedora Rawhide package metadata: pymol+tests from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/e5ca8ce900cd68f5419e1c39ae517343100b306336cbaeb70a3c153121d95094-primary.xml.zst | Metapackage for PyMOL: tests | http://www.pymol.org
- pacman - pymol - 3.1.0-5: normalized package name match | Arch Linux sync databases: pymol from https://geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com/extra/os/x86_64/extra.db.tar.gz | Molecular visualization system on an Open Source foundation | https://pymol.org
- zypper - python311-pymol - 3.1.0-4.3: normalized package name match | openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: python311-pymol from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/be8d3611d25469107f32075a1697e69ec57a2b850b42348a658cc671ad5ec2b50760d02c3e59524d50da9a11d5be799bdaffba2e166e8ca8858512e3c0bd665d-primary.xml.zst | A Molecular Viewer | https://pymol.org/
- zypper - python313-pymol - 3.1.0-4.3: normalized package name match | openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: python313-pymol from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/be8d3611d25469107f32075a1697e69ec57a2b850b42348a658cc671ad5ec2b50760d02c3e59524d50da9a11d5be799bdaffba2e166e8ca8858512e3c0bd665d-primary.xml.zst | A Molecular Viewer | https://pymol.org/
- zypper - python314-pymol - 3.1.0-4.3: normalized package name match | openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: python314-pymol from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/be8d3611d25469107f32075a1697e69ec57a2b850b42348a658cc671ad5ec2b50760d02c3e59524d50da9a11d5be799bdaffba2e166e8ca8858512e3c0bd665d-primary.xml.zst | A Molecular Viewer | https://pymol.org/
- MacPorts - pymol: normalized package name match | MacPorts ports tree: science/pymol/Portfile from https://api.github.com/repos/macports/macports-ports/git/trees/master?recursive=1
- winget - Schrodinger.PyMOL: normalized package name match | Windows Package Manager source index: Schrodinger.PyMOL from https://cdn.winget.microsoft.com/cache/source.msix


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## Combined YAML source

View the package source record on GitHub. [combined/pymol.yml](https://github.com/automic-vault/db/blob/main/combined/pymol.yml)


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