Is mingw-w64 safe to use?

mingw-w64 has no known vulnerabilities on the latest version (14.0.0). DepScope rates its health at 59/100 (high risk).

What is the latest version of mingw-w64?

The latest version of mingw-w64 is 14.0.0, released 2026-03-28.

Does mingw-w64 have known vulnerabilities?

No known vulnerabilities on the latest version of mingw-w64.

Is mingw-w64 deprecated?

No, mingw-w64 is actively maintained. Latest release: 14.0.0 (2026-03-28).

What are alternatives to mingw-w64?

DepScope has no curated alternatives for mingw-w64 at this time.

mingw-w64

homebrewv14.0.0

Minimalist GNU for Windows and GCC cross-compilers

License ZPL-2.1 AND (GPL-2.0-or-later AND GPL-3.0-or-later AND LGPL-2.0-or-later AND LGPL-3.0-only) AND (GPL-3.0-or-later WITH GCC-exception-3.1)1 versions1 maintainers7 deps611 weekly dl

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Health

use with caution

[email protected] low health (59/100) — consider alternatives

Moderate health score (59/100) — verify manually

Health breakdown0 – 100

20/25

maintenance

3/20

popularity

25/25

security

9/15

maturity

2/15

community

Vulnerabilities

none known

Health History

Dependency Tree

License Audit

Dependencies (7)

gmp isl libmpc mpfr zstd pkgconf texinfo

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Last updated · 2026-03-28T12:33:10Z