install

Additional install commands

macOS

Homebrewverified · 100%

brew install hexgui

local Homebrew formula metadata

Linux

Nixverified · 92%

nix profile install nixpkgs#hexgui

nixpkgs package indexes · pkgs/by-name/he/hexgui/package.nix · source: api.github.com

overview

Package summary

GUI for playing Hex over Hex Text Protocol

Project links

Commands and aliases

hexgui

history

Project history and usage

hexgui is a Java GUI for the board game Hex, packaged as the graphical side of the Benzene/Hex tooling world and built around running Hex games and engines from a desktop interface.

Project history

The SourceForge tree identifies the project as benzene/hexgui, marks it beta, and credits Broderick Arneson and Markus Enzenberger. The README is intentionally terse: build with ant and run bin/hexgui.

The file history visible on SourceForge places key files in the 2010-2014 range, including the README dated 2010-02-26 and source-tree updates through 2014.

Adoption history

The batch metadata lists Homebrew and Nix packaging. That is narrow adoption, but it is meaningful for a niche board-game tool because it keeps an otherwise SourceForge-era Java utility installable from modern package managers.

How it is used

hexgui is used as a GUI for playing or analyzing Hex games, commonly in relation to engines that speak Hex or Go Text Protocol-style command protocols.

Why package nerds care

Its package-nerd interest is mostly archival and interoperability-oriented: it packages a small Java GUI from the computer-Hex ecosystem, preserving access to a tool associated with Benzene/MoHex-style engine workflows.

Timeline

2010: README and TODO files appear in the SourceForge tree.
2011: Wrapper, Windows launcher, license, and build-file updates appear in the SourceForge tree.
2014: Source updates include adding 15x15 to the list of board sizes.
2016: A GitHub mirror of benzene/hexgui is created under apetresc/hexgui.

Related projects

Related projects include Benzene, MoHex, Wolve, and other Hex engines or research tools that can be driven from a GUI.

Sources

GitHub mirror metadata identifies the apetresc/hexgui repository as a mirror of benzene/hexgui.
Input package-manager facts supply the Homebrew and Nix package presence.
SourceForge project tree supplies the project name, beta status, credited maintainers, file dates, and README usage.

security posture

Risk level: green

narrow executable package without higher-risk signals.

Risk classifier

green risk · low confidence · appliance

Why

narrow executable package without higher-risk signals

Signals

metadata:no-higher-risk-signals

Install behavior

No Homebrew post-install hook is recorded in formula metadata.
Homebrew bottle metadata is available for 12 platform targets.
Installs with 1 runtime dependencies.
Build metadata lists 1 build dependencies.

Recommended review

Before unattended agent use, check whether the tool reads plaintext credentials, writes remote state, publishes artifacts, or shells out to plugins.

executables

Installed executables

Command	Kind	Exposure	Note
`hexgui`	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 version0.9.4

manager updated

local dataok

upstreamcurrent

latest detectedv0.9.4

https://github.com/apetresc/hexgui

infoNo package-manager update timestamp was available.low confidence

install metadata

Package metadata

Package key	brew:hexgui
Version	0.9.4
Package manager	Homebrew
Package manager page	https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/hexgui
Homepage	https://sourceforge.net/p/benzene/hexgui/
Repository	https://github.com/apetresc/hexgui
Upstream docs	https://sourceforge.net/p/benzene/hexgui
License	GPL-3.0-or-later
Source archive	https://github.com/apetresc/hexgui/archive/refs/tags/v0.9.4.tar.gz
Dependencies	openjdk
Build dependencies	ant
Bottle	available (on arm64_big_sur, arm64_linux, arm64_monterey, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, arm64_ventura, big_sur, monterey, sonoma, ventura, 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	hexgui
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

source database matches

Other package-manager records

Matches are pulled from external package-manager indexes and kept separate from local Automic Vault package links.

Nix95%

hexgui

nix profile install nixpkgs#hexgui

normalized package name match
Matched by: Hexgui

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

package graph

Links come from deterministic package relationships, av.db category and tag curation, ecosystem matches, and package hub membership.

source trail

Generated from repository data

This page is generated by av-web from the private package SQLite artifact built by scripts/generate-pkg-sqlite.py.

Combined YAML source

View the package source record on GitHub.

combined/hexgui.yml

Used sources

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

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