# Install spim with Homebrew, apt, dnf, MacPorts, winget MIPS32 simulator. Version 9.1.24 via Homebrew; verified from local package data. Also installable with debian: sudo apt install spim. ## Install ```sh sudo av install brew:spim ``` Additional install commands: ### macOS - Homebrew (100%): ```sh brew install spim ``` Evidence: local Homebrew formula metadata - MacPorts (94%): ```sh sudo port install spim ``` Evidence: MacPorts ports tree: emulators/spim/Portfile from https://api.github.com/repos/macports/macports-ports/git/trees/master?recursive=1 ### Linux - Debian apt (92%): ```sh sudo apt install spim ``` Evidence: Debian stable package indexes: spim from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz - dnf (92%): ```sh sudo dnf install spim ``` Evidence: Fedora Rawhide package metadata: spim from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/210a2053c8e007daf9ae39c2a21daaed9b2ddd07d63ecffa597050361e73650c-primary.xml.zst ### Windows - winget (92%): ```sh winget install --id JamesLarus.SPIM -e ``` Evidence: Windows Package Manager source index: JamesLarus.SPIM from https://cdn.winget.microsoft.com/cache/source.msix ## Package facts - **Package key:** brew:spim - **Package manager:** Homebrew - **Package manager page:** - **Version:** 9.1.24 - **Source summary:** MIPS32 simulator - **Homepage:** - **Upstream docs:** - **License:** BSD-3-Clause - **Source archive:** - **Generated:** 2026-08-04T22:13:35+00:00 ## Executables - spim (cli) - spim (alias) ## Install behavior - Post-install hook: not defined - Bottle: available on arm64_linux, arm64_monterey, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, arm64_ventura, monterey, sonoma, ventura, x86_64_linux ## Freshness - Page generated: 2026-08-04 - Package-manager version: 9.1.24 - Local data: ok - Upstream repository: https://spimsimulator.sourceforge.net/ - info: No package-manager update timestamp was available. - info: Release/tag comparison is only available for GitHub repositories. ## Project history and usage SPIM is James Larus's long-running MIPS32 simulator, packaged as a terminal simulator and historically accompanied by graphical variants for teaching assembly language and computer architecture. ### Project history The official site says SPIM reads and executes MIPS32 assembly programs, provides a simple debugger and minimal operating-system services, and includes source code and documentation. Its copyright notice spans 1990 to 2023. ### Adoption history SPIM persisted in package collections because it was a compact teaching tool with a stable command-line interface. The input facts list Homebrew, Debian, Fedora, MacPorts, Ubuntu, and winget packages. ### How it is used The terminal `spim` program is used to run assembly-language programs for the simulator, while QtSpim provides a cross-platform GUI. The official site says older PCSpim and xspim interfaces remain available but are no longer maintained. ### Why package nerds care Package maintainers care about SPIM because it is classic educational infrastructure: small, stable, source-available, and useful on lab machines where students need the same MIPS simulator from a package manager. ### Timeline - 1990: Copyright period begins for James R. Larus's SPIM codebase. - Pre-7.0: Older SPIM versions implemented the MIPS-I instruction set. - 7.0 and later: SPIM moved to the MIPS32 architecture according to the older-versions page. - 2023: ChangeLog records release 9.1.24 on August 4. - 2023: Official site says SPIM is no longer supported and should retire. ### Related projects - QtSpim - xspim - PCSpim - MIPS32 ### Sources - - - - input source_facts.package-manager ## 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:** spim - **Version Scheme:** 0 - **Revision:** 0 - **Head Version:** HEAD - **Bottle Stable Root URL:** - **Deprecated:** no - **Disabled:** no - **Keg Only:** no - **URL Keys:** head, stable ## Other Package-Manager Records - Debian apt - spim - 8.0+dfsg-7: normalized package name match | Debian stable package indexes: spim from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | MIPS R2000/R3000 emulator | http://pages.cs.wisc.edu/~larus/spim.html - Ubuntu apt - spim - 8.0+dfsg-7: normalized package name match | Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: spim from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz | MIPS R2000/R3000 emulator | http://pages.cs.wisc.edu/~larus/spim.html - dnf - spim - 20230804-0.13.svn.fc45: normalized package name match | Fedora Rawhide package metadata: spim from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/210a2053c8e007daf9ae39c2a21daaed9b2ddd07d63ecffa597050361e73650c-primary.xml.zst | An assembly language MIPS32 simulator | http://spimsimulator.sourceforge.net/ - MacPorts - spim: normalized package name match | MacPorts ports tree: emulators/spim/Portfile from https://api.github.com/repos/macports/macports-ports/git/trees/master?recursive=1 - winget - JamesLarus.SPIM: normalized package name match | Windows Package Manager source index: JamesLarus.SPIM from https://cdn.winget.microsoft.com/cache/source.msix ## Related links - [Terminal utility packages](https://pkg.so/terminal-utilities/) - Matched terminal and command-line workflow metadata. - [Networking and protocol packages](https://pkg.so/networking-protocol-tools/) - Matched network, protocol, or remote-service metadata. - [Scientific computing packages](https://pkg.so/scientific-computing-tools/) - Matched scientific computing metadata. - [Homebrew utility packages](https://pkg.so/brew-utility-packages/) - Matched Homebrew package provider. - [bbtools](https://pkg.so/brew/bbtools/) - Shares pkgdb curated category or tags: assembly, cli, science. - [badread](https://pkg.so/brew/badread/) - Shares pkgdb curated category or tags: cli, science, simulator. - [autocycler](https://pkg.so/brew/autocycler/) - Shares pkgdb curated category or tags: assembly, cli, science. - [z3](https://pkg.so/brew/z3/) - Shares pkgdb curated category or tags: cli, science. - [numpy](https://pkg.so/brew/numpy/) - Shares pkgdb curated category or tags: cli, science. - [gts](https://pkg.so/brew/gts/) - Shares pkgdb curated category or tags: cli, science. - [jupyterlab](https://pkg.so/brew/jupyterlab/) - Shares pkgdb curated category or tags: cli, science. - [proj](https://pkg.so/brew/proj/) - Shares pkgdb curated category or tags: cli, science. ## Combined YAML source View the package source record on GitHub. [combined/spim.yml](https://github.com/mxcl/pkgdb/blob/main/combined/spim.yml) ## Sources - pkg.so package database - Geiger risk classifier - package-page enrichment - curated package history - package version freshness - pkgdb category and tag curation - package relationship graph - external package-manager database matches - cross-ecosystem install command graph