MSYS2
The facts below are what the maker publishes about MSYS2, checked and dated. Our editors have not written about it yet.
Plans and prices
From MSYS2's own pricing page, checked 12 Oct 2026.
| Plan | Price | What it gives you |
|---|---|---|
| MSYS2 | Free | Requires 64-bit Windows 10 (1809+) or newer for the GUI installer |
The facts
Each one read from MSYS2's own pages, with the date it was checked.
What it does
- Available software
- The site lists native builds for GCC, mingw-w64, CPython, CMake, Meson, OpenSSL, FFmpeg, Rust, and Ruby.checked 12 Oct 2026
- CI integrations
- The CI guide recommends GitHub Actions and also documents use with GitLab, AppVeyor, Docker, and other systems.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Dependency resolution
- Yeschecked 22 Sep 2026
- Editor integrations
- The documentation explains how to configure MSYS2 terminals in Sublime Text, Visual Studio Code, and Zed.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Included tools
- The distribution includes a terminal, Bash, version control systems, utilities such as tar and awk, and build systems such as Autotools.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Offline installation
- Yeschecked 22 Sep 2026
- Package formats
- tar.zst,tar.xzchecked 22 Sep 2026
- Package manager
- MSYS2 uses Pacman to install packages, resolve dependencies, and perform system upgrades.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Package repository
- The MSYS2 site says its repository contains more than 3,700 pre-built packages.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Package signing
- The code-signing page says signing is handled through Azure Artifact Signing and that Microsoft sponsors the costs for 2026, subject to yearly renewal.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Purpose
- MSYS2 provides a tool and library environment for building, installing, and running native Windows software.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Security
- MSYS2 documents generating a CycloneDX SBOM in CI, scanning it with Grype, and displaying potential vulnerabilities on its package site.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Support
- The project directs users to its documentation, Discord server, and GitHub issue trackers for MSYS2 and mingw-w64 packages.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Target users
- MSYS2 describes its focus as developers building native Windows software with MinGW-w64 toolchains using Bash, Autotools, and related tools.checked 12 Oct 2026
Where it runs
- Platform requirements
- The current policy requires 64-bit Windows 10 or Windows Server 2019 for the GUI installer, and 64-bit Windows 10 or Windows Server 2016 for MSYS/Cygwin and MinGW packages.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Supported platforms
- Windows 10 1809+ x86_64; Windows 10 ARM64checked 22 Sep 2026
