mclust: Gaussian Mixture Modelling for Model-Based Clustering, Classification, and Density Estimation

Gaussian finite mixture models fitted via EM algorithm for model-based clustering, classification, and density estimation, including Bayesian regularization, dimension reduction for visualisation, and resampling-based inference.

Version: 6.1.3
Depends: R (≥ 3.0)
Imports: stats, utils, graphics, grDevices
Suggests: knitr (≥ 1.4), rmarkdown (≥ 2.10), mix (≥ 1.0), geometry (≥ 0.4), MASS
Published: 2026-07-05
DOI: 10.32614/CRAN.package.mclust
Author: Chris Fraley [aut], Adrian E. Raftery ORCID iD [aut], Luca Scrucca ORCID iD [aut, cre], Thomas Brendan Murphy ORCID iD [ctb], Michael Fop ORCID iD [ctb]
Maintainer: Luca Scrucca <luca.scrucca at unibo.it>
License: GPL-2 | GPL-3 [expanded from: GPL (≥ 2)]
URL: https://mclust-org.github.io/mclust/
NeedsCompilation: yes
Citation: mclust citation info
Materials: NEWS
In views: Cluster, Distributions, Environmetrics
CRAN checks: mclust results

Documentation:

Reference manual: mclust.html , mclust.pdf
Vignettes: A quick tour of mclust (source, R code)

Downloads:

Package source: mclust_6.1.3.tar.gz
Windows binaries: r-devel: mclust_6.1.3.zip, r-release: mclust_6.1.3.zip, r-oldrel: mclust_6.1.3.zip
macOS binaries: r-release (arm64): mclust_6.1.3.tgz, r-oldrel (arm64): mclust_6.1.3.tgz, r-release (x86_64): mclust_6.1.3.tgz, r-oldrel (x86_64): mclust_6.1.3.tgz
Old sources: mclust archive

Reverse dependencies:

Reverse depends: baggingbwsel, clustvarsel, CNprep, FitUltD, HyperG, IntNMF, MBCbook, mclustAddons, MetabolAnalyze, msos, probout, robustDA, SQN
Reverse imports: AMISforInfectiousDiseases, AnimalSequences, autocogs, bayesCureRateModel, BayesCVI, BCClong, Bchron, beadplexr, BimodalIndex, bootcluster, bpgmm, cclustr, cemco, chemometrics, CHMM, CICA, clap, ClassDiscovery, clickb, clustAnalytics, clusterMI, clusterWebApp, clustMD, clustMixType, clustTMB, ContaminatedMixt, CrossClustering, cytometree, daltoolbox, dCUR, deepgmm, diceR, DIscBIO, do3PCA, DR.SC, drcte, dsb, EMMIXgene, evprof, expSBM, fabMix, FCPS, fdm2id, finlabR, flexCWM, FourWayHMM, fpc, funIHC, FuzzySpec, gbif.range, geocausal, GeometricMorphometricsMix, GMMinit, GridOnClusters, HDCD, iClusterVB, ICSClust, idiffomix, IMIFA, IMIX, immunaut, integIRTy, JANE, ks, KScorrect, linkspotter, LMest, lnmCluster, LogConcDEAD, LOMAR, LUCIDus, Luminescence, MAINT.Data, MapperAlgo, MatrixHMM, mditools, mem, MetabolSSMF, metasnf, MixtureMissing, modelSelection, MoEClust, mombf, Morpho, MSclust, msir, mtlgmm, norMmix, npde, oclust, opGMMassessment, otrimle, OutSeekR, phynotype, PINSPlus, pivmet, PPbigdata, ppgmmga, prabclus, PRECAST, PredPsych, ProFAST, projectLSA, PUGMM, RChASM, regMR, RGMM, robCompositions, saemix, SAGMM, sBIC, sclValid, scutr, sharp, shinyWGD, shrinkr, SIBERG, splinetree, STARRS, stIHC, thamesblock, theftdlc, tidyclust, tidyLPA, TipDatingBeast, tsrobprep, UniversalCVI, UpDown, VBLPCM, vimpclust, ViralEntropR, vscc, WACS
Reverse suggests: AdaptGauss, andrews, aricode, bayestestR, broom, CerioliOutlierDetection, ChemoSpec, clusternomics, clustGLMM, clValid, cmbClust, condvis2, Evacluster, factoextra, FactorHet, HSAUR, HSAUR2, HSAUR3, IBclust, insight, kamila, latrend, lvmPlot, manydist, matchednull, MergeKmeans, mixedLSR, mlr3cluster, motifcluster, MSclassifR, mulgar, MVA, nethist, nmfkc, optimCheck, OTclust, parameters, performance, QuadratiK, qVarSel, RankAggreg, RCTS, REdaS, robustfa, scDHA, scISR, scmix, see, SillyPutty, specmine, starvz, StatDA, tclust, telescope, tidySEM, Umpire, varclust, weird, wompwomp
Reverse enhances: clue, MixSim

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