MSYS2 2025-12-13

December 14, 2025

Additional Information

MSYS2 is a software distro and building platform for Windows PC

Latest Version	MSYS2 2025-12-13
Requirements	Windows 7/Windows 8/Windows 10/Windows 11
Updated	December 14, 2025
Author	MSYS2 Developer Team
Category	Developer Tools
License	Open Source
Language	English
Download	1015

Overview

MSYS2 is an independent rewrite of MSYS, based on modern Cygwin (POSIX compatibility layer) and MinGW-w64 with the aim of better interoperability with native Windows software. It provides a bash shell, Autotools, revision control systems, and the like for building native Windows applications using MinGW-w64 toolchains.

It features a package management system to provide easy installation of packages, Pacman. It brings many powerful features such as dependency resolution and simple complete system upgrades, as well as straight-forward package building.

Installation restrictions:

MSYS2 can't be installed on FAT* partitions.
Current MSYS2 can't be installed on Windows XP anymore.

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