# Install lgogdownloader

Unofficial downloader for GOG.com games. Version 3.18 via Homebrew; verified 2026-05-03.

## Install

```sh
sudo av install brew:lgogdownloader
```

Additional install commands:

### macOS

- Homebrew (100%):

```sh
brew install lgogdownloader
```

  Evidence: local Homebrew formula metadata

### Linux

- apk (92%):

```sh
sudo apk add lgogdownloader
```

  Evidence: Alpine Linux edge package indexes: lgogdownloader from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/testing/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz

- Debian apt (92%):

```sh
sudo apt install lgogdownloader
```

  Evidence: Debian stable package indexes: lgogdownloader from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz

- dnf (92%):

```sh
sudo dnf install lgogdownloader
```

  Evidence: Fedora Rawhide package metadata: lgogdownloader from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/13ee7b80cb813542594d4235c4a0b8695435d5ecf23dd3580bc7515ae1b6180d-primary.xml.zst

- Nix (92%):

```sh
nix profile install nixpkgs#lgogdownloader
```

  Evidence: nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/lg/lgogdownloader/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1

## Package Facts

- **Package key:** brew:lgogdownloader
- **Package manager:** Homebrew
- **Package manager URL:** <https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/lgogdownloader>
- **Version:** 3.18
- **Source summary:** Unofficial downloader for GOG.com games
- **Homepage:** <https://sites.google.com/site/gogdownloader/>
- **Repository:** <https://github.com/Sude-/lgogdownloader>
- **Upstream docs:** <https://github.com/Sude-/lgogdownloader#readme>
- **License:** WTFPL
- **Source archive:** <https://github.com/Sude-/lgogdownloader/releases/download/v3.18/lgogdownloader-3.18.tar.gz>
- **Last updated:** 2026-05-03T16:10:35Z
- **Generated:** 2026-06-10T07:18:26+00:00

## Executables

- lgogdownloader (cli)
- lgogdownloader (alias)

## Dependencies

- boost
- htmlcxx
- jsoncpp
- rhash
- tidy-html5
- tinyxml2

## Build Dependencies

- cmake
- help2man
- pkgconf

## macOS Provided Libraries

- curl

## Install Behavior

- Post-install hook: not defined
- Bottle: available on arm64_linux, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, sonoma, x86_64_linux

## Freshness

- Page generated: 2026-06-10
- Package-manager version: 3.18
- Package-manager updated: 2026-05-03
- Local data status: ok
- Upstream repository: https://github.com/Sude-/lgogdownloader
- info: No cached GitHub release or tag data was available.

## Sicherheitshinweise

broad file, network, media, or database tool signal.

- **Geiger risk:** blue / medium
- broad file, network, media, or database tool signal

## Source Database Details

- **Source Database:** Homebrew formula API
- **Tap:** homebrew/core
- **Full Name:** lgogdownloader
- **Version Scheme:** 0
- **Revision:** 2
- **Head Version:** HEAD
- **Bottle Stable Root URL:** <https://ghcr.io/v2/homebrew/core>
- **Deprecated:** no
- **Disabled:** no
- **Keg Only:** no
- **URL Keys:** head, stable

## Other Package-Manager Records

- Debian apt - lgogdownloader - 3.17-1: normalized package name match | Debian stable package indexes: lgogdownloader from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | downloader for GOG.com files | https://sites.google.com/site/gogdownloader/
- Nix - lgogdownloader: normalized package name match | nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/lg/lgogdownloader/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1
- Ubuntu apt - lgogdownloader - 3.12-1ubuntu4: normalized package name match | Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: lgogdownloader from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz | downloader for GOG.com files | https://sites.google.com/site/gogdownloader/
- apk - lgogdownloader - 3.18-r0: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: lgogdownloader from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/testing/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | Open source downloader for GOG.com games | https://github.com/Sude-/lgogdownloader
- apk - lgogdownloader-doc - 3.18-r0: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: lgogdownloader-doc from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/testing/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | Open source downloader for GOG.com games (documentation) | https://github.com/Sude-/lgogdownloader
- dnf - lgogdownloader - 3.16-7.fc44: normalized package name match | Fedora Rawhide package metadata: lgogdownloader from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/13ee7b80cb813542594d4235c4a0b8695435d5ecf23dd3580bc7515ae1b6180d-primary.xml.zst | GOG.com download client | https://github.com/Sude-/lgogdownloader


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