# Install nuspell

Fast and safe spellchecking C++ library. Version 5.1.7 via Homebrew; verified from local package data.

## Install

```sh
sudo av install brew:nuspell
```

Additional install commands:

### macOS

- Homebrew (100%):

```sh
brew install nuspell
```

  Evidence: local Homebrew formula metadata

- MacPorts (94%):

```sh
sudo port install nuspell
```

  Evidence: MacPorts ports tree: textproc/nuspell/Portfile from https://api.github.com/repos/macports/macports-ports/git/trees/master?recursive=1

### Linux

- apk (92%):

```sh
sudo apk add nuspell
```

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

- Debian apt (92%):

```sh
sudo apt install libnuspell-dev
```

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

- dnf (92%):

```sh
sudo dnf install mingw32-nuspell
```

  Evidence: Fedora Rawhide package metadata: mingw32-nuspell 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#nuspell
```

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

- pacman (92%):

```sh
sudo pacman -S nuspell
```

  Evidence: Arch Linux sync databases: nuspell from https://geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com/extra/os/x86_64/extra.db.tar.gz

- zypper (92%):

```sh
sudo zypper install libnuspell5
```

  Evidence: openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: libnuspell5 from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/155b97171d05e27afd950b6fe0d55513ff38f4597110664535bceedc680bbe6fd459f0733718dcc21dcf0efc7c8250fd1390c73d4790b42e62fb2c16a87242e5-primary.xml.zst

## Package Facts

- **Package key:** brew:nuspell
- **Package manager:** Homebrew
- **Package manager URL:** <https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/nuspell>
- **Version:** 5.1.7
- **Source summary:** Fast and safe spellchecking C++ library
- **Homepage:** <https://nuspell.github.io/>
- **Repository:** <https://github.com/nuspell/nuspell>
- **Upstream docs:** <https://nuspell.github.io/documentation.html>
- **License:** LGPL-3.0-or-later
- **Source archive:** <https://github.com/nuspell/nuspell/archive/refs/tags/v5.1.7.tar.gz>
- **Generated:** 2026-06-10T07:18:26+00:00

## Executables

- nuspell (cli)
- nuspell (alias)

## Dependencies

- icu4c@78

## Build Dependencies

- cmake
- doxygen
- pandoc

## 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: 5.1.7
- Local data status: ok
- Upstream repository: https://github.com/nuspell/nuspell
- Upstream latest detected: v5.1.7 (current)
- info: No package-manager update timestamp was available.

## セキュリティノート

library-like package without higher-risk signals.

- **Geiger risk:** green / low
- library-like package without higher-risk signals

## Source Database Details

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

## Other Package-Manager Records

- Debian apt - libnuspell-dev - 5.1.6-1+b1: normalized package name match | Debian stable package indexes: libnuspell-dev from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | spell checker (development) | http://nuspell.github.io/
- Debian apt - libnuspell5 - 5.1.6-1+b1: normalized package name match | Debian stable package indexes: libnuspell5 from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | spell checker (shared library) | http://nuspell.github.io/
- Debian apt - nuspell - 5.1.6-1+b1: normalized package name match | Debian stable package indexes: nuspell from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | spell checker (program) | http://nuspell.github.io/
- Nix - nuspell: normalized package name match | nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/nu/nuspell/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1
- Ubuntu apt - libnuspell-dev - 5.1.4-1build1: normalized package name match | Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: libnuspell-dev from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz | spell checker (development) | http://nuspell.github.io/
- Ubuntu apt - libnuspell5 - 5.1.4-1build1: normalized package name match | Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: libnuspell5 from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz | spell checker (shared library) | http://nuspell.github.io/
- Ubuntu apt - nuspell - 5.1.4-1build1: normalized package name match | Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: nuspell from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz | spell checker (program) | http://nuspell.github.io/
- apk - nuspell - 5.1.7-r0: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: nuspell from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | Free and open source C++ spell checking library | https://nuspell.github.io/
- apk - nuspell-dev - 5.1.7-r0: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: nuspell-dev from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | Free and open source C++ spell checking library (development files) | https://nuspell.github.io/
- apk - nuspell-doc - 5.1.7-r0: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: nuspell-doc from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | Free and open source C++ spell checking library (documentation) | https://nuspell.github.io/
- apk - nuspell-libs - 5.1.7-r0: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: nuspell-libs from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | Free and open source C++ spell checking library (libraries) | https://nuspell.github.io/
- dnf - mingw32-nuspell - 5.1.7-2.fc44: normalized package name match | Fedora Rawhide package metadata: mingw32-nuspell from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/13ee7b80cb813542594d4235c4a0b8695435d5ecf23dd3580bc7515ae1b6180d-primary.xml.zst | MinGW Windows nuspell library | https://nuspell.github.io
- dnf - mingw64-nuspell - 5.1.7-2.fc44: normalized package name match | Fedora Rawhide package metadata: mingw64-nuspell from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/13ee7b80cb813542594d4235c4a0b8695435d5ecf23dd3580bc7515ae1b6180d-primary.xml.zst | MinGW Windows nuspell library | https://nuspell.github.io
- dnf - nuspell - 5.1.7-2.fc44: normalized package name match | Fedora Rawhide package metadata: nuspell from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/13ee7b80cb813542594d4235c4a0b8695435d5ecf23dd3580bc7515ae1b6180d-primary.xml.zst | Fast and safe spellchecking C++ library and command-line tool | https://nuspell.github.io
- dnf - nuspell-devel - 5.1.7-2.fc44: normalized package name match | Fedora Rawhide package metadata: nuspell-devel from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/13ee7b80cb813542594d4235c4a0b8695435d5ecf23dd3580bc7515ae1b6180d-primary.xml.zst | Development tools for nuspell | https://nuspell.github.io
- pacman - nuspell - 5.1.7-2: normalized package name match | Arch Linux sync databases: nuspell from https://geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com/extra/os/x86_64/extra.db.tar.gz | Fast and safe spellchecking C++ library | https://nuspell.github.io/


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