# Install insect with Homebrew, winget

High precision scientific calculator with support for physical units. Version 5.9.0 via Homebrew; verified 2026-06-22. Also installable with winget: winget install --id sharkdp.insect -e.

## Install

```sh
sudo av install brew:insect
```

Additional install commands:

### macOS

- Homebrew (100%):

```sh
brew install insect
```

  Evidence: local Homebrew formula metadata

### Windows

- winget (92%):

```sh
winget install --id sharkdp.insect -e
```

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

## Package facts

- **Package key:** brew:insect
- **Package manager:** Homebrew
- **Version:** 5.9.0
- **Source summary:** High precision scientific calculator with support for physical units
- **Homepage:** <https://numbat.dev/>
- **Upstream docs:** <https://numbat.dev/>
- **Last updated:** 2026-06-22T14:03:47-07:00
- **Generated:** 2026-08-04T22:13:35+00:00

## Executables

- insect (alias)

## Install behavior

- Bottle: not available

## Freshness

- Page generated: 2026-08-04
- Package-manager version: 5.9.0

## Security Notes

No matching local secret-handling manifest was found for insect. Package metadata is still published here so future coverage has a stable package URL.


## Other Package-Manager Records

- winget - sharkdp.insect: normalized package name match | Windows Package Manager source index: sharkdp.insect from https://cdn.winget.microsoft.com/cache/source.msix


## Related links

- [Scientific computing packages](https://pkg.so/scientific-computing-tools/) - Matched curated package taxonomy and local package facts.
- [numbat](https://pkg.so/brew/numbat/) - Local package facts share a topical domain. Shared terms: calculator, scientific, units.
- [fend](https://pkg.so/brew/fend/) - Local package facts share a topical domain. Shared terms: calculator, precision, units.
- [w-calc](https://pkg.so/brew/w-calc/) - Local package facts share a topical domain. Shared terms: calculator, precision, scientific.

## Sources

- pkg.so package database
- package relationship graph
- external package-manager database matches
- cross-ecosystem install command graph