# Install hunspell Spell checker and morphological analyzer. Version 1.7.3 via Homebrew; verified 2026-05-08. ## Install ```sh sudo av install brew:hunspell ``` Additional install commands: ### macOS - Homebrew (100%): ```sh brew install hunspell ``` Evidence: local Homebrew formula metadata - MacPorts (94%): ```sh sudo port install hunspell ``` Evidence: MacPorts ports tree: textproc/hunspell/Portfile from https://api.github.com/repos/macports/macports-ports/git/trees/master?recursive=1 ### Linux - apk (92%): ```sh sudo apk add hunspell ``` Evidence: Alpine Linux edge package indexes: hunspell from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/main/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz - Debian apt (92%): ```sh sudo apt install hunspell ``` Evidence: Debian stable package indexes: hunspell from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz - dnf (92%): ```sh sudo dnf install hunspell ``` Evidence: Fedora Rawhide package metadata: hunspell 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#hunspell ``` Evidence: nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/hu/hunspell/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1 - pacman (92%): ```sh sudo pacman -S hunspell ``` Evidence: Arch Linux sync databases: hunspell from https://geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com/extra/os/x86_64/extra.db.tar.gz - zypper (92%): ```sh sudo zypper install hunspell ``` Evidence: openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: hunspell from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/155b97171d05e27afd950b6fe0d55513ff38f4597110664535bceedc680bbe6fd459f0733718dcc21dcf0efc7c8250fd1390c73d4790b42e62fb2c16a87242e5-primary.xml.zst ### Windows - winget (92%): ```sh winget install --id FSFhu.Hunspell -e ``` Evidence: Windows Package Manager source index: FSFhu.Hunspell from https://cdn.winget.microsoft.com/cache/source.msix ## Package Facts - **Package key:** brew:hunspell - **Package manager:** Homebrew - **Package manager URL:** - **Version:** 1.7.3 - **Source summary:** Spell checker and morphological analyzer - **Homepage:** - **Repository:** - **Upstream docs:** - **License:** MPL-1.1 OR GPL-2.0-or-later OR LGPL-2.1-or-later - **Source archive:** - **Last updated:** 2026-05-08T19:07:41Z - **Generated:** 2026-06-10T07:18:26+00:00 ## Executables - affixcompress (cli) - analyze (cli) - chmorph (cli) - hunspell (cli) - hunzip (cli) - hzip (cli) - ispellaff2myspell (cli) - makealias (cli) - munch (cli) - unmunch (cli) - wordforms (cli) - wordlist2hunspell (cli) - affixcompress (alias) - analyze (alias) - chmorph (alias) - hunspell (alias) - hunzip (alias) - hzip (alias) - ispellaff2myspell (alias) - makealias (alias) - munch (alias) - unmunch (alias) - wordforms (alias) - wordlist2hunspell (alias) ## Dependencies - gettext - readline ## Build Dependencies - coreutils - gettext ## macOS Provided Libraries - ncurses ## Install Behavior - Post-install hook: not defined - Caveats: Dictionary files (*.aff and *.dic) should be placed in ~/Library/Spelling/ or /Library/Spelling/. Homebrew itself provides no dictionaries for Hunspell, but you can download compatible dictionaries from other sources, such as https://cgit.freedesktop.org/libreoffice/dictionaries/tree/ . - Bottle: available on arm64_linux, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, sonoma, x86_64_linux ## Freshness - Page generated: 2026-06-10 - Package-manager version: 1.7.3 - Package-manager updated: 2026-05-08 - Local data status: ok - Upstream repository: https://github.com/hunspell/hunspell - info: No cached GitHub release or tag data was available. ## Notes de sécurité no executable entrypoint in the package index. - **Geiger risk:** green / low - no executable entrypoint in the package index ## Source Database Details - **Source Database:** Homebrew formula API - **Tap:** homebrew/core - **Full Name:** hunspell - **Version Scheme:** 0 - **Revision:** 0 - **Conflicts With:** freeling - **Bottle Stable Root URL:** - **Deprecated:** no - **Disabled:** no - **Keg Only:** no - **URL Keys:** stable ## Other Package-Manager Records - Debian apt - hunspell - 1.7.2+really1.7.2-10+b4: normalized package name match | Debian stable package indexes: hunspell from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | spell checker and morphological analyzer (program) | https://hunspell.github.io/ - Debian apt - hunspell-tools - 1.7.2+really1.7.2-10+b4: normalized package name match | Debian stable package indexes: hunspell-tools from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | tools for hunspell | https://hunspell.github.io/ - Debian apt - libhunspell-1.7-0 - 1.7.2+really1.7.2-10+b4: normalized package name match | Debian stable package indexes: libhunspell-1.7-0 from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | spell checker and morphological analyzer (shared library) | https://hunspell.github.io/ - Debian apt - libhunspell-dev - 1.7.2+really1.7.2-10+b4: normalized package name match | Debian stable package indexes: libhunspell-dev from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | spell checker and morphological analyzer (development) | https://hunspell.github.io/ - Debian apt - libhunspell-private-dev - 1.7.2+really1.7.2-10: normalized package name match | Debian stable package indexes: libhunspell-private-dev from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | spell checker and morphological analyzer (private headers) | https://hunspell.github.io/ - Nix - hunspell: normalized package name match | nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/hu/hunspell/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1 - Ubuntu apt - hunspell - 1.7.2+really1.7.2-10build3: normalized package name match | Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: hunspell from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz | spell checker and morphological analyzer (program) | https://hunspell.github.io/ - Ubuntu apt - hunspell-tools - 1.7.2+really1.7.2-10build3: normalized package name match | Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: hunspell-tools from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/main/binary-amd64/Packages.gz | tools for hunspell | https://hunspell.github.io/ - Ubuntu apt - libhunspell-1.7-0 - 1.7.2+really1.7.2-10build3: normalized package name match | Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: libhunspell-1.7-0 from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/main/binary-amd64/Packages.gz | spell checker and morphological analyzer (shared library) | https://hunspell.github.io/ - Ubuntu apt - libhunspell-dev - 1.7.2+really1.7.2-10build3: normalized package name match | Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: libhunspell-dev from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/main/binary-amd64/Packages.gz | spell checker and morphological analyzer (development) | https://hunspell.github.io/ - Ubuntu apt - libhunspell-private-dev - 1.7.2+really1.7.2-10build3: normalized package name match | Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: libhunspell-private-dev from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/main/binary-amd64/Packages.gz | spell checker and morphological analyzer (private headers) | https://hunspell.github.io/ - apk - hunspell - 1.7.2-r4: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: hunspell from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/main/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | Spell checker and morphological analyzer library and program | https://hunspell.github.io/ - apk - hunspell-dev - 1.7.2-r4: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: hunspell-dev from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/main/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | Spell checker and morphological analyzer library and program (development files) | https://hunspell.github.io/ - apk - hunspell-doc - 1.7.2-r4: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: hunspell-doc from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/main/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | Spell checker and morphological analyzer library and program (documentation) | https://hunspell.github.io/ - apk - hunspell-lang - 1.7.2-r4: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: hunspell-lang from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/main/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | Languages for package hunspell | https://hunspell.github.io/ - apk - libhunspell - 1.7.2-r4: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: libhunspell from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/main/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | Spell checker and morphological analyzer library and program (libraries) | https://hunspell.github.io/ ## Related Links - 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