# Install dsda-doom with Homebrew, apt, dnf, Nix, zypper Fork of prboom+ with a focus on speedrunning. Version 0.29.4 via Homebrew; verified 2026-06-18. ## Install ```sh sudo av install brew:dsda-doom ``` Additional install commands: ### macOS - Homebrew (100%): ```sh brew install dsda-doom ``` Evidence: local Homebrew formula metadata ### Linux - Debian apt (92%): ```sh sudo apt install dsda-doom ``` Evidence: Debian stable package indexes: dsda-doom from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz - dnf (92%): ```sh sudo dnf install dsda-doom ``` Evidence: Fedora Rawhide package metadata: dsda-doom from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/e5ca8ce900cd68f5419e1c39ae517343100b306336cbaeb70a3c153121d95094-primary.xml.zst - Nix (92%): ```sh nix profile install nixpkgs#dsda-doom ``` Evidence: nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/ds/dsda-doom/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1 - zypper (92%): ```sh sudo zypper install dsda-doom ``` Evidence: openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: dsda-doom from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/be8d3611d25469107f32075a1697e69ec57a2b850b42348a658cc671ad5ec2b50760d02c3e59524d50da9a11d5be799bdaffba2e166e8ca8858512e3c0bd665d-primary.xml.zst ## Package facts - **Package key:** brew:dsda-doom - **Package manager:** Homebrew - **Package manager page:** - **Version:** 0.29.4 - **Source summary:** Fork of prboom+ with a focus on speedrunning - **Homepage:** - **Repository:** - **Upstream docs:** - **License:** GPL-2.0-only - **Source archive:** - **Last updated:** 2026-06-18T02:28:56-04:00 - **Generated:** 2026-07-08T07:18:31+00:00 ## Executables - dsda-doom (cli) - dsda-doom (alias) ## Dependencies - fluid-synth - libsndfile - libvorbis - libxmp - libzip - mad - portmidi - sdl2-compat - sdl2_image - sdl2_mixer ## Build dependencies - cmake - pkgconf ## Install behavior - Post-install hook: defined - Caveats: For DSDA-Doom to find your WAD files, place them in: $HOMEBREW_PREFIX/share/games/doom - Bottle: available on arm64_linux, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, sonoma, x86_64_linux ## Freshness - Page generated: 2026-07-08 - Package-manager version: 0.29.4 - Package-manager updated: 2026-06-18 - Local data: ok - Upstream repository: https://github.com/kraflab/dsda-doom - Upstream latest detected: v0.29.4 (current) ## Project history and usage DSDA-Doom is a Doom-family source port built for demo compatibility, speedrunning, TAS work, and modern map-standard support. It presents itself as a successor to PrBoom+ and has become one of the practical ports used around the Doom Speed Demos Archive ecosystem. ### Project history The project follows the PrBoom+ line rather than starting as a general-purpose new engine. Its README describes it as a successor of PrBoom+ and emphasizes speedrunning-oriented strictness, advanced TAS tools, rewind, debugging features, and compatibility work for Heretic, Hexen, MBF21, UDMF, MAPINFO, and Doom-in-Hexen. The README records a maintainer handoff pattern: @kraflab maintained the project from 2020 through 2024, and @fabiangreffrath, @rfomin, and @Pedro-Beirao are listed as maintainers from 2024 onward. Release notes in the v0.28 and v0.29 series show the port continuing to add game-format support, demo-related fixes, launcher/build improvements, macOS/Windows packaging, and speedrunning-specific behavior fixes. ### Adoption history Adoption is concentrated in the classic Doom speedrunning and source-port communities rather than in mainstream game distribution. Its package presence in Homebrew, Debian, Ubuntu, Fedora, Nix, and zypper makes it easy for runners, demo viewers, and tool-assisted-speedrun authors to install the same port across platforms. Homebrew's formula listed 431 installs over the preceding 365 days when checked for this enrichment batch, a modest but real signal for a specialist source port. ### How it is used Users run DSDA-Doom to play, record, validate, inspect, and replay Doom-engine demos with stricter compatibility expectations than a casual enhanced port. The README's feature list is especially relevant to speedrunners: strict mode, TAS tools, rewind, debugging aids, and support for modern community mapping standards. ### Why package nerds care For package nerds, DSDA-Doom is interesting because it packages a living fork in a long lineage of Doom ports: Doom, Boom, MBF, PrBoom+, PrBoom+ UM, and then DSDA-Doom. Its value depends as much on reproducibility and demo sync as on end-user features, so distribution packages are part of preserving a shared competitive/tooling environment. ### Timeline - 2020: The README's maintainer list marks @kraflab's DSDA-Doom maintainership as beginning in this period. - 2024: The README lists @fabiangreffrath, @rfomin, and @Pedro-Beirao as maintainers from 2024 onward. - 2024-08-10: v0.28.0 was published with a large feature release including freelook rewrite work, UDMF additions, quality-of-life changes, and demo/tooling updates. - 2025-07-03: v0.29.3 was published with packaged Linux, macOS, and Windows release assets. - 2025-09-26: v0.29.4 was published and is the Homebrew stable version recorded for this batch. ### Related projects - PrBoom+ is the direct predecessor named by the README. - The Doom Speed Demos Archive is the community context implied by the DSDA name and by the port's speedrunning focus. - MBF21 and UMAPINFO are related Doom mapping/demo standards linked from the README. - Pedro-Beirao's dsda-launcher is a companion launcher linked by the README. ### Sources - - - - - ## Security Notes 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:** dsda-doom - **Version Scheme:** 0 - **Revision:** 1 - **Head Version:** HEAD - **Bottle Stable Root URL:** - **Deprecated:** no - **Disabled:** no - **Keg Only:** no - **URL Keys:** head, stable ## Other Package-Manager Records - Debian apt - dsda-doom - 0.29.0+dfsg-1: normalized package name match | Debian stable package indexes: dsda-doom from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | Doom source port with a focus on demo recording and speedrunning | https://github.com/kraflab/dsda-doom - Debian apt - prboom-plus - 3:0.29.0+dfsg-1: normalized package name match | Debian stable package indexes: prboom-plus from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | transitional dummy package (prboom-plus -> dsda-doom) | https://github.com/kraflab/dsda-doom - Debian apt - prboom-plus-game-server - 3:0.29.0+dfsg-1: normalized package name match | Debian stable package indexes: prboom-plus-game-server from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | transitional dummy package (prboom-plus-game-server -> dsda-doom) | https://github.com/kraflab/dsda-doom - Nix - dsda-doom: normalized package name match | nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/ds/dsda-doom/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1 - Ubuntu apt - dsda-doom - 0.27.5+dfsg-1build2: normalized package name match | Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: dsda-doom from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz | Doom source port with a focus on demo recording and speedrunning | https://github.com/kraflab/dsda-doom - Ubuntu apt - prboom-plus - 3:0.27.5+dfsg-1build2: normalized package name match | Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: prboom-plus from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz | transitional dummy package (prboom-plus -> dsda-doom) | https://github.com/kraflab/dsda-doom - Ubuntu apt - prboom-plus-game-server - 3:0.27.5+dfsg-1build2: normalized package name match | Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: prboom-plus-game-server from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz | transitional dummy package (prboom-plus-game-server -> dsda-doom) | https://github.com/kraflab/dsda-doom - dnf - dsda-doom - 0.29.4-2.fc44: normalized package name match | Fedora Rawhide package metadata: dsda-doom from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/e5ca8ce900cd68f5419e1c39ae517343100b306336cbaeb70a3c153121d95094-primary.xml.zst | Speedrun-oriented Doom source port | https://github.com/kraflab/dsda-doom - dnf - dsda-doom-data - 0.29.4-2.fc44: normalized package name match | Fedora Rawhide package metadata: dsda-doom-data from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/e5ca8ce900cd68f5419e1c39ae517343100b306336cbaeb70a3c153121d95094-primary.xml.zst | Data files for DSDA-Doom | https://github.com/kraflab/dsda-doom - zypper - dsda-doom - 0.29.4-1.3: normalized package name match | openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: dsda-doom from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/be8d3611d25469107f32075a1697e69ec57a2b850b42348a658cc671ad5ec2b50760d02c3e59524d50da9a11d5be799bdaffba2e166e8ca8858512e3c0bd665d-primary.xml.zst | DOOM source port with Hexen support and demo compatibility | https://github.com/kraflab/dsda-doom ## Related links - [Source-control packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/source-control-tools/) - Belongs to a source-control command family. - [Terminal utility packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/terminal-utilities/) - Matched terminal and command-line workflow metadata. - [Networking and protocol packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/networking-protocol-tools/) - Matched network, protocol, or remote-service metadata. - [Game and emulation packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/game-emulation-tools/) - Matched game or emulation metadata. - [fluid-synth](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/fluid-synth/) - 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