macOS
Homebrewverified · 100%
brew install crispy-doomlocal Homebrew formula metadata
MacPortsverified · 94%
sudo port install crispy-doomMacPorts ports tree · games/crispy-doom/Portfile · source: api.github.com
brew
Install crispy-doom with Homebrew, apk, apt, MacPorts, Nix, zypper
Limit-removing enhanced-resolution Doom source port based on Chocolate Doom. Version 7.1 via Homebrew; verified 2026-06-18.
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Additional install commands
Linux
Alpine Linux apkverified · 92%
sudo apk add crispy-doomAlpine Linux edge package indexes · crispy-doom · source: dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org
Debian aptverified · 92%
sudo apt install crispy-doomDebian stable package indexes · crispy-doom · source: deb.debian.org
Nixverified · 92%
nix profile install nixpkgs#crispy-doomnixpkgs package indexes · pkgs/by-name/cr/crispy-doom/package.nix · source: api.github.com
openSUSE zypperverified · 92%
sudo zypper install crispy-doomopenSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata · crispy-doom · source: download.opensuse.org
overview
Package summary
Limit-removing enhanced-resolution Doom source port based on Chocolate Doom
Project links
Commands and aliases
- crispy-doom
- crispy-doom-setup
- crispy-heretic
- crispy-heretic-setup
- crispy-hexen
- crispy-hexen-setup
- crispy-server
- crispy-strife
- crispy-strife-setup
history
Project history and usage
Crispy Doom is a Doom source port that sits between strict vanilla compatibility and modern convenience. It is a friendly fork of Chocolate Doom with higher resolution, raised engine limits, and optional gameplay and visual enhancements while preserving compatibility goals that matter to demo, savegame, and netplay users.
Project history
The project was created by Fabian Greffrath in 2014 and explicitly traces its origin to Chocolate Doom. The README says the name refers both to its crisp 640x400 internal resolution and to its origin, and the legal section marks Crispy Doom's additional copyright from 2014 onward.
Crispy Doom's design brief is conservative by source-port standards: it aims at faithful Doom play, supports limit-removing vanilla maps, and avoids Boom or ZDoom map formats while adding optional quality-of-life features. This makes it attractive to users who want a packaged executable with enhancements but not a fundamentally different engine family.
Adoption history
Official download instructions list Windows release binaries, MacPorts and Homebrew on macOS, and Debian/Ubuntu packages from Debian 10 and Ubuntu 19.10 onward. That distribution footprint is important for a source port because users often want the engine packaged separately from commercial or shareware IWAD data.
How it is used
Users run Crispy Doom to play Doom-family IWADs and compatible PWADs with enhanced resolution, widescreen rendering, uncapped framerate, raised static limits, and optional features enabled through the Crispness menu, setup tools, or command-line parameters.
Why package nerds care
Crispy Doom is package-manager friendly because it keeps the engine open source and separate from game data, exposes multiple binaries for Doom-engine relatives, and documents compatibility boundaries clearly. For retro-gaming packages, those boundaries help maintainers set expectations about IWAD ownership, save/demo compatibility, and supported mod formats.
Timeline
- 2014: Repository created and project copyright begins.
- 2018: Crispy Doom 5.4 release published on GitHub releases.
- 2019: Debian/Ubuntu-era packaging is reflected in the official install notes for Debian 10 and Ubuntu 19.10 or later.
Related projects
- Chocolate Doom is the upstream fork base and compatibility reference.
- Doom Retro, MBF, and WinMBF are acknowledged as influences or debugging references in the README.
- Freedoom and the Doom shareware WAD are documented data options for users who do not own commercial IWADs.
Sources
security posture
Risk level: blue
broad file, network, media, or database tool signal.
Risk classifier
blue risk · medium confidence · tool
Why
- broad file, network, media, or database tool signal
Signals
- text:server
Install behavior
- No Homebrew post-install hook is recorded in formula metadata.
- Homebrew bottle metadata is available for 6 platform targets.
- Installs with 6 runtime dependencies.
- Build metadata lists 3 build dependencies.
Recommended review
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executables
Installed executables
| Command | Kind | Exposure | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
crispy-doom | cli | global executable | |
crispy-doom-setup | cli | global executable | |
crispy-heretic | cli | global executable | |
crispy-heretic-setup | cli | global executable | |
crispy-hexen | cli | global executable | |
crispy-hexen-setup | cli | global executable | |
crispy-server | cli | global executable | |
crispy-strife | cli | global executable | |
crispy-strife-setup | cli | global executable |
freshness
Version and freshness
These signals separate page generation age, package-manager activity, and upstream release comparison. Version lag is warned only when an evidence URL and comparable versions are present.
page generated2026-07-08
manager version7.1
manager updated2026-06-18
local dataok
upstreamcurrent
latest detectedcrispy-doom-7.1
https://github.com/fabiangreffrath/crispy-doom
- okNo freshness warnings were generated.
install metadata
Package metadata
| Package key | brew:crispy-doom |
|---|---|
| Version | 7.1 |
| Package manager | Homebrew |
| Package manager page | https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/crispy-doom |
| Homepage | https://github.com/fabiangreffrath/crispy-doom |
| Repository | https://github.com/fabiangreffrath/crispy-doom |
| Upstream docs | https://github.com/fabiangreffrath/crispy-doom#readme |
| License | GPL-2.0-or-later |
| Source archive | https://github.com/fabiangreffrath/crispy-doom/archive/refs/tags/crispy-doom-7.1.tar.gz |
| Last updated | 2026-06-18T02:28:56-04:00 |
| Pulse | updated |
| Dependencies | fluid-synth, libpng, libsamplerate, sdl2-compat, sdl2_mixer, sdl2_net |
| Build dependencies | autoconf, automake, pkgconf |
| Bottle | available (on arm64_linux, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, sonoma, x86_64_linux) |
| Homebrew post-install | not defined |
| Service | none declared |
registry facts
Source database details
| Source Database | Homebrew formula API |
|---|---|
| Tap | homebrew/core |
| Full Name | crispy-doom |
| 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 |
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source database matches
Other package-manager records
Matches are pulled from external package-manager indexes and kept separate from local Automic Vault package links.
Debian apt95%
crispy-doom 7.0-1
Limit-raising medium-resolution Doom engine based on Chocolate Doom
https://fabiangreffrath.github.io/crispy-homepage
sudo apt install crispy-doom- Section: games
- Architecture: amd64
- 8 dependencies
- 4 provides
- 2 optional deps
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Crispy Doom
Nix95%
crispy-doom
nix profile install nixpkgs#crispy-doom- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Crispy Doom
Ubuntu apt95%
crispy-doom 6.0-2build2
Limit-raising medium-resolution Doom engine based on Chocolate Doom
sudo apt install crispy-doom- Section: universe/games
- Architecture: amd64
- 8 dependencies
- 4 provides
- 2 optional deps
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Crispy Doom
apk95%
crispy-doom 7.1-r0
Limit-removing enhanced-resolution Doom source port based on Chocolate Doom
https://github.com/fabiangreffrath/crispy-doom
sudo apk add crispy-doom- License: GPL-2.0-or-later
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: crispy-doom
- 1 dependencies
- 1 provides
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Crispy Doom
apk95%
crispy-doom-doc 7.1-r0
Limit-removing enhanced-resolution Doom source port based on Chocolate Doom (documentation)
https://github.com/fabiangreffrath/crispy-doom
sudo apk add crispy-doom-doc- License: GPL-2.0-or-later
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: crispy-doom
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Crispy Doom
zypper95%
crispy-doom 7.1-1.4
Higher resolution DOOM/Heretic/Hexen/Strife source port
https://github.com/fabiangreffrath/crispy-doom
sudo zypper install crispy-doom- License: GPL-2.0-or-later
- Category: Amusements/Games/3D/Shoot
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: crispy-doom
- 10 dependencies
- 6 provides
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Crispy Doom
zypper95%
crispy-doom-bash-completion 7.1-1.4
Crispy Doom command line completion support for bash
https://github.com/fabiangreffrath/crispy-doom
sudo zypper install crispy-doom-bash-completion- License: GPL-2.0-or-later
- Category: System/Shells
- Architecture: noarch
- Source Package: crispy-doom
- 1 provides
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Crispy Doom
MacPorts95%
crispy-doom
sudo port install crispy-doom- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Crispy Doom
source trail
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