# Install wxmaxima with Homebrew, apt, dnf, MacPorts, Nix, zypper Cross platform GUI for Maxima. Version 26.07.0 via Homebrew; verified 2026-07-08. ## Install ```sh sudo av install brew:wxmaxima ``` Additional install commands: ### macOS - Homebrew (100%): ```sh brew install wxmaxima ``` Evidence: local Homebrew formula metadata - MacPorts (94%): ```sh sudo port install wxMaxima ``` Evidence: MacPorts ports tree: math/wxMaxima/Portfile from https://api.github.com/repos/macports/macports-ports/git/trees/master?recursive=1 ### Linux - Debian apt (92%): ```sh sudo apt install wxmaxima ``` Evidence: Debian stable package indexes: wxmaxima from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz - dnf (92%): ```sh sudo dnf install wxMaxima ``` Evidence: Fedora Rawhide package metadata: wxMaxima 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#wxmaxima ``` Evidence: nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/wx/wxmaxima/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1 - zypper (92%): ```sh sudo zypper install wxMaxima ``` Evidence: openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: wxMaxima from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/be8d3611d25469107f32075a1697e69ec57a2b850b42348a658cc671ad5ec2b50760d02c3e59524d50da9a11d5be799bdaffba2e166e8ca8858512e3c0bd665d-primary.xml.zst ## Package facts - **Package key:** brew:wxmaxima - **Package manager:** Homebrew - **Package manager page:** - **Version:** 26.07.0 - **Source summary:** Cross platform GUI for Maxima - **Homepage:** - **Repository:** - **Upstream docs:** - **License:** GPL-2.0-or-later - **Source archive:** - **Last updated:** 2026-07-08T03:44:56Z - **Generated:** 2026-07-08T18:08:21+00:00 ## Executables - wxmaxima (cli) - wxmaxima (alias) ## Dependencies - maxima - wxwidgets ## Build dependencies - cmake - gettext - ninja ## Install behavior - Post-install hook: not defined - Caveats: When you start wxMaxima the first time, set the path to Maxima (e.g. $HOMEBREW_PREFIX/bin/maxima) in the Preferences. Enable gnuplot functionality by setting the following variables in ~/.maxima/maxima-init.mac: gnuplot_command:"$HOMEBREW_PREFIX/bin/gnuplot"$ draw_command:"$HOMEBREW_PREFIX/bin/gnuplot"$ - Bottle: available on arm64_linux, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, sonoma, x86_64_linux ## Freshness - Page generated: 2026-07-08 - Package-manager version: 26.07.0 - Package-manager updated: 2026-07-08 - Local data: ok - Upstream repository: https://github.com/wxMaxima-developers/wxmaxima - info: No cached GitHub release or tag data was available. ## Project history and usage wxMaxima is a document-based wxWidgets graphical interface for Maxima, the open-source computer algebra system descended from MIT Macsyma. It gives Maxima users menus, dialogs, autocompletion, inline plots, animations, and formatted mathematical output. ### Project history wxMaxima emerged in 2004 as a wxWidgets interface to Maxima. Archived Maxima mailing-list traffic from May 2004 has Andrej Vodopivec saying he was working on a wxWidgets interface with source and Linux/Windows binaries, and an October 2004 announcement described a new release with a custom math-output widget, folding, copying of output, Windows 98 support, XP themes, and better GTK2 theme support. The project was hosted for years on SourceForge, where the wxMaxima project is registered as of December 17, 2004 and is described as a cross-platform GUI for Maxima. SourceForge now notes that the project had moved to GitHub/GitHub Pages by 2019, while the current README says wxMaxima is developed by volunteers. ### Adoption history wxMaxima became a common front end for Maxima because it made a Lisp-based command-line CAS approachable to desktop users, students, and teachers. The current README says wxMaxima is included with the Windows and Macintosh installer for Maxima, while packages are available for many Linux distributions. Its documentation ecosystem also reflects classroom adoption: the official help page links local and online manuals, translations, 10-minute tutorials, plotting tutorials, calculus material, and user-contributed examples. ### How it is used Users write Maxima commands in worksheet-like cells, inspect formatted 2D mathematical output, create plots inline, and use menus and dialogs for common CAS operations. wxMaxima preserves Maxima's full symbolic engine while providing a more notebook-like workflow around saved documents. In package-manager terms, wxMaxima is usually installed alongside Maxima and often Gnuplot. It is the GUI layer, not the CAS engine itself, which makes it a thin but important desktop usability package for the Maxima stack. ### Why package nerds care wxMaxima matters because it packages the human interface to one of the oldest free computer algebra lineages. It connects Project MAC/Macsyma history, GPL Maxima stewardship, wxWidgets portability, and distribution-level science software into one small GUI formula. ### Timeline - 1968-1982: Macsyma was developed at MIT's Project MAC. - 1998: William Schelter obtained permission to release DOE Macsyma under the GPL. - 2000: Schelter initiated the SourceForge Maxima project. - 2003-02-10: Maxima 5.9.0 was the first release by the current developer group. - 2004-05: Andrej Vodopivec announced work on a wxWidgets interface for Maxima. - 2004-10: A wxMaxima release added a new math-output widget and desktop polish. - 2004-12-17: SourceForge records the wxMaxima project registration. - 2019-09-26: SourceForge records the project as moved to GitHub/GitHub Pages. ### Related projects - wxMaxima is related to Maxima, Macsyma, wxWidgets, Gnuplot, computer algebra systems such as Maple and Mathematica, and other notebook-style math front ends. ### 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:** wxmaxima - **Version Scheme:** 0 - **Revision:** 1 - **Head Version:** HEAD - **Bottle Stable Root URL:** - **Deprecated:** no - **Disabled:** no - **Keg Only:** no - **URL Keys:** head, stable ## Other Package-Manager Records - Debian apt - wxmaxima - 24.02.1-1+b2: normalized package name match | Debian stable package indexes: wxmaxima from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | GUI for the computer algebra system Maxima | http://wxmaxima-developers.github.io/wxmaxima/ - Nix - wxmaxima: normalized package name match | nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/wx/wxmaxima/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1 - Ubuntu apt - wxmaxima - 24.02.1-1build2: normalized package name match | Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: wxmaxima from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz | GUI for the computer algebra system Maxima | http://wxmaxima-developers.github.io/wxmaxima/ - dnf - wxMaxima - 26.01.0-2.fc44: normalized package name match | Fedora Rawhide package metadata: wxMaxima from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/e5ca8ce900cd68f5419e1c39ae517343100b306336cbaeb70a3c153121d95094-primary.xml.zst | Graphical user interface for Maxima | https://wxmaxima-developers.github.io/wxmaxima/ - zypper - wxMaxima - 26.05.0-1.1: normalized package name match | openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: wxMaxima from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/be8d3611d25469107f32075a1697e69ec57a2b850b42348a658cc671ad5ec2b50760d02c3e59524d50da9a11d5be799bdaffba2e166e8ca8858512e3c0bd665d-primary.xml.zst | Graphical User Interface for the maxima Computer Algebra System | https://wxmaxima-developers.github.io/wxmaxima/ - zypper - wxMaxima-lang - 26.05.0-1.1: normalized package name match | openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: wxMaxima-lang from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/be8d3611d25469107f32075a1697e69ec57a2b850b42348a658cc671ad5ec2b50760d02c3e59524d50da9a11d5be799bdaffba2e166e8ca8858512e3c0bd665d-primary.xml.zst | Translations for package wxMaxima | https://wxmaxima-developers.github.io/wxmaxima/ - MacPorts - wxMaxima: normalized package name match | MacPorts ports tree: math/wxMaxima/Portfile from https://api.github.com/repos/macports/macports-ports/git/trees/master?recursive=1 ## Related links - [Source-control packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/source-control-tools/) - Belongs to a source-control command family. - [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. - [Scientific computing packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/scientific-computing-tools/) - Matched scientific computing metadata. - [maxima](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/maxima/) - Runtime dependency declared by Homebrew. - [wxwidgets](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/wxwidgets/) - Runtime dependency declared by Homebrew. - [cmake](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/cmake/) - 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