# Install mingw-w64 with Homebrew, apt, MacPorts Minimalist GNU for Windows and GCC cross-compilers. Version 14.0.0 via Homebrew; verified 2026-08-01. Also installable with debian: sudo apt install mingw-w64. ## Install ```sh sudo av install brew:mingw-w64 ``` Additional install commands: ### macOS - Homebrew (100%): ```sh brew install mingw-w64 ``` Evidence: local Homebrew formula metadata - MacPorts (94%): ```sh sudo port install mingw-w64 ``` Evidence: MacPorts ports tree: cross/mingw-w64/Portfile from https://api.github.com/repos/macports/macports-ports/git/trees/master?recursive=1 ### Linux - Debian apt (92%): ```sh sudo apt install mingw-w64 ``` Evidence: Debian stable package indexes: mingw-w64 from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz ## Package facts - **Package key:** brew:mingw-w64 - **Package manager:** Homebrew - **Version:** 14.0.0 - **Source summary:** Minimalist GNU for Windows and GCC cross-compilers - **Homepage:** - **Last updated:** 2026-08-01T12:22:49Z - **Generated:** 2026-08-03T19:37:03+00:00 ## Executables - i686-w64-mingw32-addr2line (alias) - i686-w64-mingw32-ar (alias) - i686-w64-mingw32-as (alias) - i686-w64-mingw32-c++ (alias) - i686-w64-mingw32-c++filt (alias) - i686-w64-mingw32-cpp (alias) - i686-w64-mingw32-dlltool (alias) - i686-w64-mingw32-dllwrap (alias) - i686-w64-mingw32-elfedit (alias) - i686-w64-mingw32-g++ (alias) - i686-w64-mingw32-gcc (alias) - i686-w64-mingw32-gcc-16.1.0 (alias) - i686-w64-mingw32-gcc-ar (alias) - i686-w64-mingw32-gcc-nm (alias) - i686-w64-mingw32-gcc-ranlib (alias) - i686-w64-mingw32-gcov (alias) - i686-w64-mingw32-gcov-dump (alias) - i686-w64-mingw32-gcov-tool (alias) - i686-w64-mingw32-gfortran (alias) - i686-w64-mingw32-gprof (alias) - i686-w64-mingw32-ld (alias) - i686-w64-mingw32-ld.bfd (alias) - i686-w64-mingw32-lto-dump (alias) - i686-w64-mingw32-nm (alias) - i686-w64-mingw32-objcopy (alias) - i686-w64-mingw32-objdump (alias) - i686-w64-mingw32-ranlib (alias) - i686-w64-mingw32-readelf (alias) - i686-w64-mingw32-size (alias) - i686-w64-mingw32-strings (alias) - i686-w64-mingw32-strip (alias) - i686-w64-mingw32-widl (alias) - i686-w64-mingw32-windmc (alias) - i686-w64-mingw32-windres (alias) - x86_64-w64-mingw32-addr2line (alias) - x86_64-w64-mingw32-ar (alias) - x86_64-w64-mingw32-as (alias) - x86_64-w64-mingw32-c++ (alias) - x86_64-w64-mingw32-c++filt (alias) - x86_64-w64-mingw32-cpp (alias) - x86_64-w64-mingw32-dlltool (alias) - x86_64-w64-mingw32-dllwrap (alias) - x86_64-w64-mingw32-elfedit (alias) - x86_64-w64-mingw32-g++ (alias) - x86_64-w64-mingw32-gcc (alias) - x86_64-w64-mingw32-gcc-16.1.0 (alias) - x86_64-w64-mingw32-gcc-ar (alias) - x86_64-w64-mingw32-gcc-nm (alias) - x86_64-w64-mingw32-gcc-ranlib (alias) - x86_64-w64-mingw32-gcov (alias) - x86_64-w64-mingw32-gcov-dump (alias) - x86_64-w64-mingw32-gcov-tool (alias) - x86_64-w64-mingw32-gfortran (alias) - x86_64-w64-mingw32-gprof (alias) - x86_64-w64-mingw32-ld (alias) - x86_64-w64-mingw32-ld.bfd (alias) - x86_64-w64-mingw32-lto-dump (alias) - x86_64-w64-mingw32-nm (alias) - x86_64-w64-mingw32-objcopy (alias) - x86_64-w64-mingw32-objdump (alias) - x86_64-w64-mingw32-ranlib (alias) - x86_64-w64-mingw32-readelf (alias) - x86_64-w64-mingw32-size (alias) - x86_64-w64-mingw32-strings (alias) - x86_64-w64-mingw32-strip (alias) - x86_64-w64-mingw32-widl (alias) - x86_64-w64-mingw32-windmc (alias) - x86_64-w64-mingw32-windres (alias) ## Install behavior - Bottle: not available ## Freshness - Page generated: 2026-08-03 - Package-manager version: 14.0.0 ## Project history and usage MinGW-w64 is a continuation and expansion of the original MinGW effort to support GCC on Windows. The project history traces its start to work on 64-bit Windows support in 2005, while the official site describes the public fork from mingw.org in 2007 as a move to provide 64-bit support and additional Windows APIs. ### Project history Technically, MinGW-w64 is not just a compiler binary. It is a collection of Windows header files, import libraries, runtime libraries, and tools that combine with GCC or LLVM to build native Windows applications and libraries. SourceForge describes it as a complete runtime environment for GCC targeting native 32-bit and 64-bit Windows binaries. ### How it is used Its ecosystem role is large for cross-compilation. Distributions such as MSYS2, standalone toolchain builds, and Unix package managers use MinGW-w64 to let developers produce Windows PE executables from Windows, macOS, and Linux environments. The Homebrew formula exposes that niche directly by installing cross-compiler tools with target prefixes such as `i686-w64-mingw32` and `x86_64-w64-mingw32`. ### Sources - - - - - ## Security Notes narrow executable package without higher-risk signals. - **Geiger risk:** green / low - narrow executable package without higher-risk signals ## Other Package-Manager Records - Debian apt - mingw-w64 - 12.0.0-5: normalized package name match | Debian stable package indexes: mingw-w64 from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | Development environment targeting 32- and 64-bit Windows | http://mingw-w64.sf.net - Debian apt - mingw-w64-common - 12.0.0-5: normalized package name match | Debian stable package indexes: mingw-w64-common from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | Common files for Mingw-w64 | http://mingw-w64.sf.net - Debian apt - mingw-w64-i686-dev - 12.0.0-5: normalized package name match | Debian stable package indexes: mingw-w64-i686-dev from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | Development files for MinGW-w64 targeting Win32 | http://mingw-w64.sf.net - Debian apt - mingw-w64-tools - 12.0.0-5: normalized package name match | Debian stable package indexes: mingw-w64-tools from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | Development tools for 32- and 64-bit Windows | http://mingw-w64.sf.net - Debian apt - mingw-w64-ucrt64-dev - 12.0.0-5: normalized package name match | Debian stable package indexes: mingw-w64-ucrt64-dev from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | Development files for MinGW-w64 targeting Win64/UCRT | http://mingw-w64.sf.net - Debian apt - mingw-w64-x86-64-dev - 12.0.0-5: normalized package name match | Debian stable package indexes: mingw-w64-x86-64-dev from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | Development files for MinGW-w64 targeting Win64 | http://mingw-w64.sf.net - Ubuntu apt - mingw-w64 - 11.0.1-3build1: normalized package name match | Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: mingw-w64 from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz | Development environment targeting 32- and 64-bit Windows | http://mingw-w64.sf.net - Ubuntu apt - mingw-w64-common - 11.0.1-3build1: normalized package name match | Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: mingw-w64-common from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz | Common files for Mingw-w64 | http://mingw-w64.sf.net - Ubuntu apt - mingw-w64-i686-dev - 11.0.1-3build1: normalized package name match | Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: mingw-w64-i686-dev from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz | Development files for MinGW-w64 targeting Win32 | http://mingw-w64.sf.net - Ubuntu apt - mingw-w64-tools - 11.0.1-3build1: normalized package name match | Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: mingw-w64-tools from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz | Development tools for 32- and 64-bit Windows | http://mingw-w64.sf.net - Ubuntu apt - mingw-w64-x86-64-dev - 11.0.1-3build1: normalized package name match | Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: mingw-w64-x86-64-dev from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz | Development files for MinGW-w64 targeting Win64 | http://mingw-w64.sf.net - MacPorts - mingw-w64: normalized package name match | MacPorts ports tree: cross/mingw-w64/Portfile from https://api.github.com/repos/macports/macports-ports/git/trees/master?recursive=1 - MacPorts - i686-w64-mingw32-gcc: installed executable or alias match | MacPorts ports tree: cross/i686-w64-mingw32-gcc/Portfile from https://api.github.com/repos/macports/macports-ports/git/trees/master?recursive=1 ## Combined YAML source View the package source record on GitHub. [combined/mingw-w64.yml](https://github.com/mxcl/pkgdb/blob/main/combined/mingw-w64.yml) ## Sources - pkg.so package database - Geiger risk classifier - curated package history - pkgdb category and tag curation - external package-manager database matches - cross-ecosystem install command graph