macOS
Homebrewverified · 100%
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Install gabedit with Homebrew, dnf, apt
GUI to computational chemistry packages like Gamess-US, Gaussian, etc. Version 2.5.1 via Homebrew; verified 2026-06-25. Also installable with ubuntu: sudo apt install gabedit.
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Additional install commands
Linux
Fedora dnfverified · 92%
sudo dnf install gabeditFedora Rawhide package metadata · gabedit · source: dl.fedoraproject.org
Ubuntu aptverified · 92%
sudo apt install gabeditUbuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes · gabedit · source: archive.ubuntu.com
overview
Package summary
GUI to computational chemistry packages like Gamess-US, Gaussian, etc.
Project links
Commands and aliases
- gabedit
history
Project history and usage
Gabedit is a graphical user interface for computational chemistry packages. It helps prepare inputs and visualize results for tools such as GAMESS-US, Gaussian, Molcas, Molpro, MPQC, MOPAC, Orca, PC-Gamess, Q-Chem, and related chemistry engines.
Project history
Gabedit is authored by Abdul-Rahman Allouche and hosted on SourceForge, where the project metadata records a February 2006 creation date. The official homepage presents it as a molecular modeling and visualization GUI rather than a command-line-first utility.
The homepage cites Allouche's 2011 Journal of Computational Chemistry article about Gabedit as a graphical user interface for computational chemistry software, reflecting its use as a companion GUI around many independent calculation packages.
Adoption history
Gabedit's adoption path is typical of scientific desktop software: upstream documentation and downloads live on SourceForge and the author's Google Sites pages, while the supplied package facts show distribution through Homebrew, Fedora/dnf, and Ubuntu packages.
Its appeal is broad compatibility with computational chemistry backends and file formats, not a single solver of its own.
How it is used
Users use Gabedit to create input files for chemistry engines, inspect computed orbitals and surfaces, visualize spectra, build molecules, and export graphics or animation frames.
Because it is a GUI wrapper around many external scientific programs, packaging mostly needs to deliver the desktop application and its visualization stack rather than manage service credentials or global configuration files.
Why package nerds care
Gabedit is notable as a SourceForge-era scientific GUI that remains packaged by modern Unix package managers. It represents the long tail of domain-specific desktop tools that package collections keep alive for researchers with older workflows.
Timeline
- 2006: SourceForge project created.
- 2011: Journal of Computational Chemistry article cited by the official homepage.
- 2020s: Still present in Homebrew, Fedora/dnf, and Ubuntu according to the supplied package facts.
Related projects
- Gabedit works alongside external chemistry packages including GAMESS-US, Gaussian, Molcas, Molpro, MPQC, MOPAC, Orca, PC-Gamess, Q-Chem, NWChem, and OpenMopac.
- The official documentation is split between SourceForge-hosted files and the author's Google Sites pages.
Sources
security posture
Risk level: green
narrow executable package without higher-risk signals.
Risk classifier
green risk · low confidence · appliance
Why
- narrow executable package without higher-risk signals
Signals
- metadata:no-higher-risk-signals
Install behavior
- No Homebrew bottle metadata was recorded.
Recommended review
Before unattended agent use, check whether the tool reads plaintext credentials, writes remote state, publishes artifacts, or shells out to plugins.
executables
Installed executables
| Command | Kind | Exposure | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
gabedit | executable | indexed executable | Discovered from the local executable index. |
freshness
Version and freshness
These signals separate page generation age, package-manager activity, and upstream release comparison. Version lag is warned only when an evidence URL and comparable versions are present.
page generated2026-08-03
manager version2.5.1
manager updated2026-06-25
local dataunknown
upstreamnot available
latest detectednot detected
- okNo freshness warnings were generated.
install metadata
Package metadata
| Package key | brew:gabedit |
|---|---|
| Version | 2.5.1 |
| Package manager | Homebrew |
| Homepage | https://gabedit.sourceforge.net/ |
| Last updated | 2026-06-25T13:37:41+02:00 |
| Pulse | updated |
| Bottle | not recorded |
| Service | none declared |
source database matches
Other package-manager records
Matches are pulled from external package-manager indexes and kept separate from local Automic Vault package links.
Ubuntu apt95%
gabedit 2.5.1+ds-1build3
graphical user interface to Ab Initio packages
https://sites.google.com/site/allouchear/Home/gabedit
sudo apt install gabedit- Section: universe/science
- Architecture: amd64
- 16 dependencies
- 11 optional deps
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Gabedit
dnf95%
gabedit 2.5.2-0.14_snap20220518.fc45
GUI for computational chemistry
http://gabedit.sourceforge.net/home.html
sudo dnf install gabedit- License: MIT
- Category: Unspecified
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: gabedit
- 21 dependencies
- 2 provides
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Gabedit
source trail
Generated from repository data
This page is generated by av-web from the private package SQLite artifact built by scripts/generate-pkg-sqlite.py.
Combined YAML source
View the package source record on GitHub.
Used sources
- Geiger risk classifier
- cross-ecosystem install command graph
- curated package history
- external package-manager database matches
- pkg.so package database
- pkgdb category and tag curation