# Install hexgui with Homebrew, Nix GUI for playing Hex over Hex Text Protocol. Version 0.9.4 via Homebrew; verified from local package data. ## Install ```sh sudo av install brew:hexgui ``` Additional install commands: ### macOS - Homebrew (100%): ```sh brew install hexgui ``` Evidence: local Homebrew formula metadata ### Linux - Nix (92%): ```sh nix profile install nixpkgs#hexgui ``` Evidence: nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/he/hexgui/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1 ## Package facts - **Package key:** brew:hexgui - **Package manager:** Homebrew - **Package manager page:** - **Version:** 0.9.4 - **Source summary:** GUI for playing Hex over Hex Text Protocol - **Homepage:** - **Repository:** - **Upstream docs:** - **License:** GPL-3.0-or-later - **Source archive:** - **Generated:** 2026-07-09T07:20:21+00:00 ## Executables - hexgui (cli) - hexgui (alias) ## Dependencies - openjdk ## Build dependencies - ant ## Install behavior - Post-install hook: not defined - 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 ## Freshness - Page generated: 2026-07-09 - Package-manager version: 0.9.4 - Local data: ok - Upstream repository: https://github.com/apetresc/hexgui - Upstream latest detected: v0.9.4 (current) - info: No package-manager update timestamp was available. ## 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 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:** hexgui - **Version Scheme:** 0 - **Revision:** 0 - **Head Version:** HEAD - **Bottle Stable Root URL:** - **Deprecated:** no - **Disabled:** no - **Keg Only:** no - **URL Keys:** head, stable ## Other Package-Manager Records - Nix - hexgui: normalized package name match | nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/he/hexgui/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1 ## Related links - [Terminal utility packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/terminal-utilities/) - Matched terminal and command-line workflow metadata. - [Text processing packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/text-processing-tools/) - Matched text, document, or structured-data processing 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. - [openjdk](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/openjdk/) - Runtime dependency declared by Homebrew. - [ant](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/ant/) - Build dependency declared by Homebrew. - [homeworlds](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/homeworlds/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: board-game, cli, games. - [pioneers](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/pioneers/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: board-game, cli, games. - [nettoe](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/nettoe/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: board-game, cli, games. - [cgoban](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/cgoban/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: board-game, cli, games. - [gnu-chess](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/gnu-chess/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: board-game, cli, games. - [gnu-go](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/gnu-go/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: board-game, cli, games. - [gnu-shogi](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/gnu-shogi/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: board-game, cli, games. - [ludusavi](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/ludusavi/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, games, gui. - [unciv](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/unciv/) - Local package facts share a topical domain. Shared terms: cli, game, games, openjdk. ## Combined YAML source View the package source record on GitHub. [combined/hexgui.yml](https://github.com/automic-vault/db/blob/main/combined/hexgui.yml) ## Sources - Nucleus package database - Geiger risk classifier - package-page enrichment - curated package history - package version freshness - av.db category and tag curation - package relationship graph - external package-manager database matches - cross-ecosystem install command graph