gcab ☆
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Description:
Windows installer (.MSI) tool
Type: Formula  |  Tracked Since: Dec 28, 2025
Links: Homepage  |  formulae.brew.sh
Category: Developer tools
Tags: windows installer cab msi packaging archive
Install: brew install gcab
About:
Gcab is a command-line tool and library for creating and extracting Windows Cabinet (.cab) files. It serves as a key component of msitools, an open-source alternative to WiX for building MSI installers. The tool provides a robust solution for handling the cabinet archive format commonly used in Windows software distribution.
Key Features:
  • Create and extract .cab archives via CLI
  • Library for programmatic cabinet manipulation
  • Part of the msitools suite for MSI creation
  • Open-source implementation of CAB format
Use Cases:
  • Building Windows installer packages on non-Windows systems
  • Automating cabinet archive creation in CI/CD pipelines
  • Extracting files from existing .cab archives for analysis
Alternatives:
  • cabextract – cabextract is extraction-only, while gcab supports both creation and extraction
  • WiX Toolset – WiX is Windows-only and proprietary, while msitools/gcab is cross-platform and open-source
Version History
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Sep 14, 2025 11:42pm 0 VERSION_BUMP 8085f325
Sep 12, 2024 8:47pm 0 VERSION_BUMP 54db9a04
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