# Install stockfish

Strong open-source chess engine. Version 18 via Homebrew; verified from local package data.

## Install

```sh
sudo av install brew:stockfish
```

Additional install commands:

### macOS

- Homebrew (100%):

```sh
brew install stockfish
```

  Evidence: local Homebrew formula metadata

### Linux

- apk (92%):

```sh
sudo apk add stockfish
```

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

- Debian apt (92%):

```sh
sudo apt install stockfish
```

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

- dnf (92%):

```sh
sudo dnf install stockfish
```

  Evidence: Fedora Rawhide package metadata: stockfish 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#stockfish
```

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

- zypper (92%):

```sh
sudo zypper install stockfish
```

  Evidence: openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: stockfish from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/155b97171d05e27afd950b6fe0d55513ff38f4597110664535bceedc680bbe6fd459f0733718dcc21dcf0efc7c8250fd1390c73d4790b42e62fb2c16a87242e5-primary.xml.zst

### Windows

- winget (92%):

```sh
winget install --id Stockfish.Stockfish -e
```

  Evidence: Windows Package Manager source index: Stockfish.Stockfish from https://cdn.winget.microsoft.com/cache/source.msix

## Package Facts

- **Package key:** brew:stockfish
- **Package manager:** Homebrew
- **Package manager URL:** <https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/stockfish>
- **Version:** 18
- **Source summary:** Strong open-source chess engine
- **Homepage:** <https://stockfishchess.org/>
- **Repository:** <https://github.com/official-stockfish/Stockfish>
- **Upstream docs:** <https://github.com/official-stockfish/Stockfish#readme>
- **License:** GPL-3.0-only
- **Source archive:** <https://github.com/official-stockfish/Stockfish/archive/refs/tags/sf_18.tar.gz>
- **Generated:** 2026-06-10T07:18:26+00:00

## Executables

- stockfish (cli)
- stockfish (alias)

## 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: 18
- Local data status: ok
- Upstream repository: https://github.com/official-stockfish/Stockfish
- info: No package-manager update timestamp was available.
- info: No cached GitHub release or tag data was available.

## Sicherheitshinweise

narrow executable package without higher-risk signals.

- **Geiger risk:** green / low
- narrow executable package without higher-risk signals

## Source Database Details

- **Source Database:** Homebrew formula API
- **Tap:** homebrew/core
- **Full Name:** stockfish
- **Version Scheme:** 0
- **Revision:** 0
- **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 - stockfish - 17-1: normalized package name match | Debian stable package indexes: stockfish from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | strong chess engine, to play chess against | https://stockfishchess.org
- Nix - stockfish: normalized package name match | nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/st/stockfish/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1
- Ubuntu apt - stockfish - 16-1build1: normalized package name match | Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: stockfish from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz | strong chess engine, to play chess against | https://stockfishchess.org
- apk - stockfish - 18-r0: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: stockfish from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/testing/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | Strong chess engine | https://stockfishchess.org/
- dnf - stockfish - 18-1.fc44: normalized package name match | Fedora Rawhide package metadata: stockfish from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/13ee7b80cb813542594d4235c4a0b8695435d5ecf23dd3580bc7515ae1b6180d-primary.xml.zst | Powerful open source chess engine | http://stockfishchess.org
- zypper - stockfish - 18-1.2: normalized package name match | openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: stockfish from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/155b97171d05e27afd950b6fe0d55513ff38f4597110664535bceedc680bbe6fd459f0733718dcc21dcf0efc7c8250fd1390c73d4790b42e62fb2c16a87242e5-primary.xml.zst | Chess engine | https://stockfishchess.org
- winget - Stockfish.Stockfish: normalized package name match | Windows Package Manager source index: Stockfish.Stockfish from https://cdn.winget.microsoft.com/cache/source.msix


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## Sources

- Nucleus package database
- Geiger risk classifier
- package-page enrichment
- package version freshness
- av.db category and tag curation
- package relationship graph
- external package-manager database matches
- cross-ecosystem install command graph