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Install openjazz with Homebrew, apt, winget

Open source Jazz Jackrabit engine. Version 20260301 via Homebrew; verified 2026-06-18.

Install commandSecurity notes

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Additional install commands

macOS

Homebrewverified · 100%
brew install openjazz

local Homebrew formula metadata

Linux

Debian aptverified · 92%
sudo apt install openjazz

Debian stable package indexes · openjazz · source: deb.debian.org

Windows

Windows Package Managerverified · 92%
winget install --id AlisterT.openjazz -e

Windows Package Manager source index · AlisterT.openjazz · source: cdn.winget.microsoft.com

overview

Package summary

Open source Jazz Jackrabit engine

Commands and aliases

  • OpenJazz

history

Project history and usage

OpenJazz is a free, open-source reimplementation of the classic Jazz Jackrabbit game engine. It does not replace the original game data: users still need files from one of the original games, while OpenJazz provides a portable engine that can run them on modern systems.

Project history

AJ Thomson started OpenJazz on 23 August 2005. The project paused during academic commitments, the source code was released on 25 December 2005, and the first version with a degree of playability was released on 15 January 2006.

The project later gained community ports, a multiplayer version in 2009, and visual features needed for a faithful Jazz Jackrabbit experience. In 2014 it moved to GitHub so contributors could propose changes, report bugs, and submit fixes more easily.

Adoption history

OpenJazz is a preservation and portability project rather than a new game distribution. Its README says it can be compiled for Windows, macOS, GNU/Linux, BSD flavors, homebrew platforms, consoles, handhelds, and even browser play, which explains why package managers carry it despite the need for original data files.

How it is used

Players run the OpenJazz executable and point it at a Jazz Jackrabbit game directory, or install a package that provides shareware data and then copy full-game data into the expected share path. The Homebrew formula follows that model by installing the shareware version and documenting where full-version files should be copied.

Why package nerds care

OpenJazz is a neat example of a package that is legal and useful only because it separates engine code from copyrighted game assets. Packagers ship the GPL engine and, where allowed, shareware data; users provide the commercial data if they own it.

Timeline

  • 1994: Epic MegaGames first released Jazz Jackrabbit for PC.
  • 2005-08-23: AJ Thomson started OpenJazz.
  • 2005-12-25: OpenJazz source code was released.
  • 2006-01-15: the first OpenJazz version with a degree of playability was released.
  • 2009: a multiplayer version was released.
  • 2014: the project moved to GitHub.

Related projects

  • OpenJazz belongs to the game-engine-reimplementation and preservation family alongside projects that keep DOS-era or proprietary-data games runnable on modern operating systems.

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 6 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

CommandKindExposureNote
OpenJazzcliglobal 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 version20260301
manager updated2026-06-18
local dataok
upstreamnot checked
latest detectednot detected

https://github.com/AlisterT/openjazz

install metadata

Package metadata

Package keybrew:openjazz
Version20260301
Package managerHomebrew
Package manager pagehttps://formulae.brew.sh/formula/openjazz
Homepagehttps://www.alister.eu/jazz/oj/
Repositoryhttps://github.com/AlisterT/openjazz
Upstream docshttps://github.com/AlisterT/openjazz#readme
LicenseGPL-2.0-or-later
Source archivehttps://github.com/AlisterT/openjazz/archive/refs/tags/20260301.tar.gz
Last updated2026-06-18T02:28:59-04:00
Pulseupdated
Dependenciessdl2-compat
Build dependenciescmake
Bottleavailable (on arm64_linux, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, sonoma, x86_64_linux)
Homebrew post-installnot defined
Servicenone declared
CaveatsThe shareware version of Jazz Jackrabbit has been installed. You can install the full version by copying the game files to: $HOMEBREW_CELLAR/openjazz/20260301/share/openjazz

registry facts

Source database details

Source DatabaseHomebrew formula API
Taphomebrew/core
Full Nameopenjazz
Version Scheme0
Revision0
Head VersionHEAD
Bottle Stable Root URLhttps://ghcr.io/v2/homebrew/core
Deprecatedno
Disabledno
Keg Onlyno
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.

Debian apt95%

openjazz 20240919-1

Jazz Jackrabbit™ game engine reimplementation

https://github.com/AlisterT/openjazz

sudo apt install openjazz
  • Section: contrib/games
  • Architecture: amd64
  • 4 dependencies
  • 1 optional deps
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Openjazz
Debian stable package indexes · deb.debian.org · Debian stable package indexes: openjazz from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/contrib/binary-amd64/Packages.xz
Ubuntu apt95%

openjazz 20231028-2

Jazz Jackrabbit™ game engine reimplementation

https://github.com/AlisterT/openjazz

sudo apt install openjazz
  • Section: multiverse/games
  • Architecture: amd64
  • 4 dependencies
  • 1 optional deps
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Openjazz
Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes · archive.ubuntu.com · Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: openjazz from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/multiverse/binary-amd64/Packages.gz
winget95%

AlisterT.openjazz

winget install --id AlisterT.openjazz -e
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Openjazz
Windows Package Manager source index · cdn.winget.microsoft.com · Windows Package Manager source index: AlisterT.openjazz from https://cdn.winget.microsoft.com/cache/source.msix

package graph

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

Related tools

  • sdl2-compatRuntime dependency declared by Homebrew.
  • cmakeBuild dependency declared by Homebrew.

Same workflow

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  • chocolate-doomShares av.db curated category or tags: cli, game-engine, games, retro-gaming, sdl.
  • corsixthShares av.db curated category or tags: cli, game-engine, games.

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.

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