# Install qscintilla2 with Homebrew, apt

Port to Qt of the Scintilla editing component. Version 2.14.1 via Homebrew; verified 2026-06-22. Also installable with debian: sudo apt install libqscintilla2-doc.

## Install

```sh
sudo av install brew:qscintilla2
```

Additional install commands:

### macOS

- Homebrew (100%):

```sh
brew install qscintilla2
```

  Evidence: local Homebrew formula metadata

### Linux

- Debian apt (92%):

```sh
sudo apt install libqscintilla2-doc
```

  Evidence: Debian stable package indexes: libqscintilla2-doc from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz

## Package facts

- **Package key:** brew:qscintilla2
- **Package manager:** Homebrew
- **Package manager page:** <https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/qscintilla2>
- **Version:** 2.14.1
- **Source summary:** Port to Qt of the Scintilla editing component
- **Homepage:** <https://www.riverbankcomputing.com/software/qscintilla/intro>
- **Upstream docs:** <https://www.riverbankcomputing.com/software/qscintilla/intro>
- **License:** GPL-3.0-only
- **Source archive:** <https://www.riverbankcomputing.com/static/Downloads/QScintilla/2.14.1/QScintilla_src-2.14.1.tar.gz>
- **Last updated:** 2026-06-22T14:06:05-07:00
- **Generated:** 2026-08-04T22:13:35+00:00

## Dependencies

- qtbase

## Build dependencies

- pyqt
- pyqt-builder
- python@3.14

## Install behavior

- Post-install hook: not defined
- Caveats: You will need to `brew install pyqt` to use the Python bindings.
- Bottle: available on arm64_linux, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, sonoma, x86_64_linux

## Freshness

- Page generated: 2026-08-04
- Package-manager version: 2.14.1
- Package-manager updated: 2026-06-22
- Local data: ok
- Upstream repository: https://www.riverbankcomputing.com/software/qscintilla/intro
- info: Release/tag comparison is only available for GitHub repositories.

## Security Notes

No matching local secret-handling manifest was found for qscintilla2. Package metadata is still published here so future coverage has a stable package URL.


## Source Database Details

- **Source Database:** Homebrew formula API
- **Tap:** homebrew/core
- **Full Name:** qscintilla2
- **Version Scheme:** 0
- **Revision:** 5
- **Bottle Stable Root URL:** <https://ghcr.io/v2/homebrew/core>
- **Deprecated:** no
- **Disabled:** no
- **Keg Only:** no
- **URL Keys:** stable

## Other Package-Manager Records

- Debian apt - libqscintilla2-doc - 2.14.1+dfsg-1: normalized package name match | Debian stable package indexes: libqscintilla2-doc from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | API documentation for QScintilla 2 | http://www.riverbankcomputing.co.uk/software/qscintilla
- Debian apt - libqscintilla2-qt5-15 - 2.14.1+dfsg-1+b4: normalized package name match | Debian stable package indexes: libqscintilla2-qt5-15 from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | Qt5 port of the Scintilla source code editing widget | http://www.riverbankcomputing.co.uk/software/qscintilla
- Debian apt - libqscintilla2-qt5-designer - 2.14.1+dfsg-1+b4: normalized package name match | Debian stable package indexes: libqscintilla2-qt5-designer from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | Qt5 Designer plugin for QScintilla 2 | http://www.riverbankcomputing.co.uk/software/qscintilla
- Debian apt - libqscintilla2-qt5-dev - 2.14.1+dfsg-1+b4: normalized package name match | Debian stable package indexes: libqscintilla2-qt5-dev from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | Scintilla source code editing widget for Qt5, development files | http://www.riverbankcomputing.co.uk/software/qscintilla
- Debian apt - libqscintilla2-qt5-l10n - 2.14.1+dfsg-1: normalized package name match | Debian stable package indexes: libqscintilla2-qt5-l10n from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | Scintilla source code editing widget for Qt5, translation files | http://www.riverbankcomputing.co.uk/software/qscintilla
- Debian apt - libqscintilla2-qt6-15 - 2.14.1+dfsg-1+b4: normalized package name match | Debian stable package indexes: libqscintilla2-qt6-15 from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | Qt6 port of the Scintilla source code editing widget | http://www.riverbankcomputing.co.uk/software/qscintilla
- Debian apt - libqscintilla2-qt6-designer - 2.14.1+dfsg-1+b4: normalized package name match | Debian stable package indexes: libqscintilla2-qt6-designer from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | Qt6 Designer plugin for QScintilla 2 | http://www.riverbankcomputing.co.uk/software/qscintilla
- Debian apt - libqscintilla2-qt6-dev - 2.14.1+dfsg-1+b4: normalized package name match | Debian stable package indexes: libqscintilla2-qt6-dev from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | Scintilla source code editing widget for Qt6, development files | http://www.riverbankcomputing.co.uk/software/qscintilla
- Debian apt - libqscintilla2-qt6-l10n - 2.14.1+dfsg-1: normalized package name match | Debian stable package indexes: libqscintilla2-qt6-l10n from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | Scintilla source code editing widget for Qt6, translation files | http://www.riverbankcomputing.co.uk/software/qscintilla
- Debian apt - pyqt5.qsci-dev - 2.14.1+dfsg-1: normalized package name match | Debian stable package indexes: pyqt5.qsci-dev from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | Development files for Python Qscintilla2 (Qt5) | http://www.riverbankcomputing.co.uk/software/qscintilla
- Debian apt - pyqt6.qsci-dev - 2.14.1+dfsg-1: normalized package name match | Debian stable package indexes: pyqt6.qsci-dev from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | Development files for Python Qscintilla2 (Qt6) | http://www.riverbankcomputing.co.uk/software/qscintilla
- Debian apt - python3-pyqt5.qsci - 2.14.1+dfsg-1+b4: normalized package name match | Debian stable package indexes: python3-pyqt5.qsci from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | Python 3 bindings for QScintilla 2 with Qt 5 | http://www.riverbankcomputing.co.uk/software/qscintilla
- Debian apt - python3-pyqt6.qsci - 2.14.1+dfsg-1+b4: normalized package name match | Debian stable package indexes: python3-pyqt6.qsci from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | Python 3 bindings for QScintilla 2 with Qt 6 | http://www.riverbankcomputing.co.uk/software/qscintilla
- Ubuntu apt - libqscintilla2-doc - 2.14.1+dfsg-1build3: normalized package name match | Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: libqscintilla2-doc from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz | API documentation for QScintilla 2 | http://www.riverbankcomputing.co.uk/software/qscintilla
- Ubuntu apt - libqscintilla2-qt5-15 - 2.14.1+dfsg-1build3: normalized package name match | Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: libqscintilla2-qt5-15 from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz | Qt5 port of the Scintilla source code editing widget | http://www.riverbankcomputing.co.uk/software/qscintilla
- Ubuntu apt - libqscintilla2-qt5-designer - 2.14.1+dfsg-1build3: normalized package name match | Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: libqscintilla2-qt5-designer from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz | Qt5 Designer plugin for QScintilla 2 | http://www.riverbankcomputing.co.uk/software/qscintilla


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