macOS
Homebrewverified · 100%
brew install qalculate-gtklocal Homebrew formula metadata
MacPortsverified · 94%
sudo port install qalculate-gtkMacPorts ports tree · math/qalculate-gtk/Portfile · source: api.github.com
brew / rank 3253
Install qalculate-gtk with Homebrew, apk, apt, dnf, MacPorts, Nix, pacman, zypper
Multi-purpose desktop calculator. Version 5.13.0 via Homebrew; verified 2026-10-05. Also installable with debian: sudo apt install qalculate-gtk.
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Linux
Alpine Linux apkverified · 92%
sudo apk add qalculate-gtkAlpine Linux edge package indexes · qalculate-gtk · source: dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org
Debian aptverified · 92%
sudo apt install qalculate-gtkDebian stable package indexes · qalculate-gtk · source: deb.debian.org
Fedora dnfverified · 92%
sudo dnf install qalculate-gtkFedora Rawhide package metadata · qalculate-gtk · source: dl.fedoraproject.org
Nixverified · 92%
nix profile install nixpkgs#qalculate-gtknixpkgs package indexes · pkgs/by-name/qa/qalculate-gtk/package.nix · source: api.github.com
Arch Linux pacmanverified · 92%
sudo pacman -S qalculate-gtkArch Linux sync databases · qalculate-gtk · source: geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com
openSUSE zypperverified · 92%
sudo zypper install qalculate-gtkopenSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata · qalculate-gtk · source: download.opensuse.org
overview
Package summary
Multi-purpose desktop calculator
Project links
Commands and aliases
- qalculate-gtk
history
Project history and usage
Qalculate! GTK is the classic GTK desktop interface to the Qalculate! calculation engine.
Project history
Hanna Knutsson developed Qalculate! as a multipurpose calculator built around libqalculate. Official manual copyright records begin in 2005, and the project subsequently developed GTK, Qt, and command-line interfaces around the same calculation engine.
The GTK interface became Qalculate!'s classic graphical front end, emphasizing flexible expression entry, calculation history, customizable keypads, modes, plotting, and editors for functions, variables, units, matrices, and data sets.
Adoption history
Qalculate! GTK is distributed across major Unix-like package ecosystems and is offered by the project alongside Qt, command-line, Flatpak, Snap, and Windows forms. The GTK interface remains the classic interface described by the main manual.
How it is used
Users enter natural mathematical expressions, perform exact or approximate symbolic and numerical calculations, convert units and currencies, propagate uncertainties, plot functions, and maintain custom variables, functions, and units.
Choose the GTK interface for extensive menus, a customizable keypad, meta modes, object-management dialogs, and a history list supporting comments, bookmarks, and search. Preferences are stored in `qalculate-gtk.cfg`; no credential file is required.
Why package nerds care
Qalculate! occupies the space between a basic desktop calculator and a full computer-algebra package. Package users get exact and approximate arithmetic, symbolic manipulation, units, uncertainty propagation, plotting, currencies, and customizable definitions without adopting a large mathematical environment.
The GTK package matters separately from the shared libqalculate engine because it provides the project's mature, menu-rich desktop workflow and extensive object-management dialogs.
Timeline
- 2005: The surviving official manual copyright history begins.
- 2016: Active manual publication resumed, according to its copyright range.
- 2020s: GTK, Qt, and CLI interfaces continued to ship together as maintained Qalculate! front ends.
Related projects
- libqalculate provides the calculation engine and qalc command-line interface.
- Qalculate! Qt provides an alternative graphical interface with a different main-window layout and workflow.
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 post-install hook is recorded in formula metadata.
- Homebrew bottle metadata is available for 5 platform targets.
- Installs with 11 runtime dependencies.
- Build metadata lists 2 build dependencies.
Recommended review
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local files
Configuration and credential file locations
These source-backed paths show where this package keeps local settings or durable credentials. Automic Vault can use them as review targets for secret scanning, migration, and command approval.
Configuration files
Config paths the tool may read or write during local use.
- Unix
$XDG_CONFIG_HOME/qalculate/qalculate-gtk.cfg~/.config/qalculate/qalculate-gtk.cfg (when XDG_CONFIG_HOME is unset)
executables
Installed executables
| Command | Kind | Exposure | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
qalculate-gtk | cli | global executable |
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 generated2026-11-04
manager version5.13.0
manager updated2026-10-05
local dataok
upstreamnot checked
latest detectednot detected
https://github.com/Qalculate/qalculate-gtk
- infoNo cached GitHub release or tag data was available.https://github.com/Qalculate/qalculate-gtknone confidence
install metadata
Package metadata
| Package key | brew:qalculate-gtk |
|---|---|
| Version | 5.13.0 |
| Package manager | Homebrew |
| Package manager page | https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/qalculate-gtk |
| Homepage | https://qalculate.github.io/ |
| Repository | https://github.com/Qalculate/qalculate-gtk |
| Upstream docs | https://qalculate.github.io/ |
| License | GPL-2.0-or-later |
| Source archive | https://github.com/Qalculate/qalculate-gtk/releases/download/v5.13.0/qalculate-gtk-5.13.0.tar.gz |
| Last updated | 2026-10-05T15:35:05Z |
| Pulse | updated |
| Dependencies | adwaita-icon-theme, at-spi2-core, cairo, gdk-pixbuf, gettext, glib, gtk+3, gtk-mac-integration, harfbuzz, libqalculate, pango |
| Build dependencies | gettext, pkgconf |
| Bottle | available (on arm64_golden_gate, arm64_linux, arm64_sequoia, arm64_tahoe, x86_64_linux) |
| Homebrew post-install | not defined |
| Service | none declared |
registry facts
Source database details
| Source Database | Homebrew formula API |
|---|---|
| Tap | homebrew/core |
| Full Name | qalculate-gtk |
| Version Scheme | 0 |
| Revision | 0 |
| Bottle Stable Root URL | https://ghcr.io/v2/homebrew/core |
| Deprecated | no |
| Disabled | no |
| Keg Only | no |
| URL Keys |
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source database matches
Other package-manager records
Matches are pulled from external package-manager indexes and kept separate from local Automic Vault package links.
Debian apt95%
qalculate-gtk 5.5.1-1
Powerful and easy to use desktop calculator - GTK+ version
sudo apt install qalculate-gtk- Section: math
- Architecture: amd64
- 11 dependencies
- 3 optional deps
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Qalculate Gtk
Nix95%
qalculate-gtk
nix profile install nixpkgs#qalculate-gtk- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Qalculate Gtk
Ubuntu apt95%
qalculate-gtk 4.9.0-1build3
Powerful and easy to use desktop calculator - GTK+ version
sudo apt install qalculate-gtk- Section: universe/math
- Architecture: amd64
- 12 dependencies
- 3 optional deps
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Qalculate Gtk
apk95%
qalculate-gtk 5.11.0-r0
Multi-purpose desktop calculator - GTK+ version
sudo apk add qalculate-gtk- License: GPL-2.0-or-later
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: qalculate-gtk
- 1 dependencies
- 1 provides
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Qalculate Gtk
apk95%
qalculate-gtk-doc 5.11.0-r0
Multi-purpose desktop calculator - GTK+ version (documentation)
sudo apk add qalculate-gtk-doc- License: GPL-2.0-or-later
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: qalculate-gtk
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Qalculate Gtk
apk95%
qalculate-gtk-lang 5.11.0-r0
Languages for package qalculate-gtk
sudo apk add qalculate-gtk-lang- License: GPL-2.0-or-later
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: qalculate-gtk
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Qalculate Gtk
dnf95%
qalculate-gtk 5.11.0-2.fc45
A multi-purpose desktop calculator for GNU/Linux
sudo dnf install qalculate-gtk- License: GPL-2.0-or-later and GFDL-1.1-or-later
- Category: Unspecified
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: qalculate-gtk
- 17 dependencies
- 3 provides
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Qalculate Gtk
pacman95%
qalculate-gtk 5.12.0-1
GTK frontend for libqalculate
sudo pacman -S qalculate-gtk- License: GPL-2.0-only
- Architecture: x86_64
- 9 dependencies
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Qalculate Gtk
zypper95%
gnome-shell-search-provider-qalculate-gtk 5.12.0-1.1
Search provider for GNOME shell overview for qalculate-gtk
sudo zypper install gnome-shell-search-provider-qalculate-gtk- License: GPL-2.0-or-later
- Category: Productivity/Scientific/Math
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: qalculate-gtk
- 10 dependencies
- 1 provides
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Qalculate Gtk
zypper95%
qalculate-gtk 5.12.0-1.1
Multi-purpose cross-platform desktop calculator
sudo zypper install qalculate-gtk- License: GPL-2.0-or-later
- Category: Productivity/Scientific/Math
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: qalculate-gtk
- 16 dependencies
- 3 provides
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Qalculate Gtk
zypper95%
qalculate-gtk-lang 5.12.0-1.1
Translations for package qalculate-gtk
sudo zypper install qalculate-gtk-lang- License: GPL-2.0-or-later
- Category: System/Localization
- Architecture: noarch
- Source Package: qalculate-gtk
- 1 dependencies
- 3 provides
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Qalculate Gtk
MacPorts95%
qalculate-gtk
sudo port install qalculate-gtk- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Qalculate Gtk
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