# Install huexpress with Homebrew PC Engine emulator. Version 3.0.4 via Homebrew; verified 2026-06-18. ## Install ```sh sudo av install brew:huexpress ``` Additional install commands: ### macOS - Homebrew (100%): ```sh brew install huexpress ``` Evidence: local Homebrew formula metadata ## Package facts - **Package key:** brew:huexpress - **Package manager:** Homebrew - **Package manager page:** - **Version:** 3.0.4 - **Source summary:** PC Engine emulator - **Homepage:** - **Repository:** - **Upstream docs:** - **License:** GPL-2.0-or-later - **Source archive:** - **Last updated:** 2026-06-18T02:28:58-04:00 - **Generated:** 2026-07-08T07:18:31+00:00 ## Executables - hucrc (cli) - huexpress (cli) - hucrc (alias) - huexpress (alias) ## Dependencies - gettext - glib - libvorbis - libzip - sdl2-compat - sdl2_mixer ## Build dependencies - pkgconf - scons ## 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, catalina, monterey, sonoma, ventura ## Freshness - Page generated: 2026-07-08 - Package-manager version: 3.0.4 - Package-manager updated: 2026-06-18 - Local data: ok - Upstream repository: https://github.com/kallisti5/huexpress - Upstream latest detected: 3.0.4 (current) ## Project history and usage HuExpress is a multi-platform PC Engine, CoreGrafx, and TurboGrafx-16 emulator. Its own README frames it as a fork of the Hu-Go! PC Engine emulator by Zeograd, itself based on earlier PC Engine emulator work credited to Bero and additional improvements from Hmmx's homepage. ### Project history The GitHub repository was created in April 2011, and the first HuExpress release appeared in December 2013. The 3.0.x changelog shows a practical modernization arc: moving to SDL 2.0, adding OpenGL rendering and scaling, adding Haiku support, improving HCD archive tooling, removing older DOS Allegro and GTK+ code, and cleaning up the inherited emulator codebase. ### Adoption history HuExpress appears as a niche emulator package rather than a broadly distributed developer tool. The batch Homebrew metadata lists Homebrew as the package manager entry, and the README names Mac OS X via Homebrew among supported platforms alongside Linux, Haiku, and FreeBSD. ### How it is used Users run `huexpress` with a ROM, ISO, ISQ, ZIP, HCD archive, or backup memory file. Configuration is handled through command-line flags and huexpress configuration files, with options for CD emulation, fullscreen mode, BIOS behavior, ROM encoding, window scaling, and input mappings. ### Why package nerds care For package nerds, HuExpress is interesting because it preserves a console-emulation lineage through package-manager distribution: old PC Engine emulator code, SDL/OpenGL portability work, Haiku support, and a Homebrew formula for a retro-computing tool that otherwise has a small upstream footprint. ### Timeline - 2011: kallisti5/huexpress repository created. - 2013: HuExpress 3.0.1 published as the first HuExpress release. - 2014: HuExpress 3.0.2 changelog records SDL 2.0, OpenGL rendering, HCD tooling, Haiku support, and code cleanup work. - 2017: HuExpress 3.0.4 release published with minor bug fixes and upkeep. ### Related projects - Related projects include Hu-Go!, Bero's PC Engine emulator work, Hmmx's emulator improvements, SDL 2.0, SDL_mixer, libzip, OpenGL, Haiku, and the NEC PC Engine/TurboGrafx-16 software ecosystem. ### Sources - Official repository README, changelog, GitHub repository and release metadata, and Homebrew package metadata supplied in the batch input. ## Security Notes narrow executable package without higher-risk signals. - **Geiger risk:** green / low - narrow executable package without higher-risk signals ## Configuration and credential file locations These source-backed paths show where this package keeps local settings or durable credentials. Automic Vault can use them as review targets for secret scanning, migration, and command approval. ## Configuration files - Unix: huexpress.ini, huexpress.cfg ## Source Database Details - **Source Database:** Homebrew formula API - **Tap:** homebrew/core - **Full Name:** huexpress - **Version Scheme:** 0 - **Revision:** 2 - **Head Version:** HEAD - **Bottle Stable Root URL:** - **Deprecated:** no - **Disabled:** no - **Keg Only:** no - **URL Keys:** head, stable ## 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. - [gettext](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/gettext/) - Runtime dependency declared by Homebrew. - [glib](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/glib/) - Runtime dependency declared by Homebrew. - [libzip](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/libzip/) - Runtime dependency declared by Homebrew. - [sdl2-compat](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/sdl2-compat/) - Runtime dependency declared by Homebrew. - [pkgconf](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/pkgconf/) - Build dependency declared by Homebrew. - [scons](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/scons/) - Build dependency declared by Homebrew. - [dosbox-staging](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/dosbox-staging/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, emulation, emulator, games. - [mame](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/mame/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, emulation, emulator, games. - [mednafen](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/mednafen/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, emulation, emulator, games. - [mupen64plus](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/mupen64plus/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, emulation, emulator, games. - [nestopia-ue](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/nestopia-ue/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, emulation, emulator, games. - [ppsspp](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/ppsspp/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, emulation, emulator, games. - [vice](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/vice/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, emulation, emulator, games. - [blastem](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/blastem/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, emulation, emulator, games. - [dsda-doom](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/dsda-doom/) - Local package facts share a topical domain. Shared terms: cli, compat, engine, games, libvorbis. - [supermodel](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/supermodel/) - Local package facts share a topical domain. Shared terms: cli, compat, emulation, emulator, games. - [cataclysm](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/cataclysm/) - Local package facts share a topical domain. Shared terms: cli, compat, games, gettext, libvorbis. ## Combined YAML source View the package source record on GitHub. [combined/huexpress.yml](https://github.com/automic-vault/db/blob/main/combined/huexpress.yml) ## Sources - Nucleus package database - Geiger risk classifier - package-page enrichment - curated configuration and credential file locations - curated package history - package version freshness - av.db category and tag curation - package relationship graph - cross-ecosystem install command graph