# Install openjazz with Homebrew, apt, winget Open source Jazz Jackrabit engine. Version 20260301 via Homebrew; verified 2026-06-18. ## Install ```sh sudo av install brew:openjazz ``` Additional install commands: ### macOS - Homebrew (100%): ```sh brew install openjazz ``` Evidence: local Homebrew formula metadata ### Linux - Debian apt (92%): ```sh sudo apt install openjazz ``` Evidence: Debian stable package indexes: openjazz from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/contrib/binary-amd64/Packages.xz ### Windows - winget (92%): ```sh winget install --id AlisterT.openjazz -e ``` Evidence: Windows Package Manager source index: AlisterT.openjazz from https://cdn.winget.microsoft.com/cache/source.msix ## Package facts - **Package key:** brew:openjazz - **Package manager:** Homebrew - **Package manager page:** - **Version:** 20260301 - **Source summary:** Open source Jazz Jackrabit engine - **Homepage:** - **Repository:** - **Upstream docs:** - **License:** GPL-2.0-or-later - **Source archive:** - **Last updated:** 2026-06-18T02:28:59-04:00 - **Generated:** 2026-07-08T07:18:31+00:00 ## Executables - OpenJazz (cli) - OpenJazz (alias) ## Dependencies - sdl2-compat ## Build dependencies - cmake ## Install behavior - Post-install hook: not defined - Caveats: The 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 - Bottle: available on arm64_linux, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, sonoma, x86_64_linux ## Freshness - Page generated: 2026-07-08 - Package-manager version: 20260301 - Package-manager updated: 2026-06-18 - Local data: ok - Upstream repository: https://github.com/AlisterT/openjazz - info: No cached GitHub release or tag data was available. ## 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. ### 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:** openjazz - **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 - Debian apt - openjazz - 20240919-1: normalized package name match | Debian stable package indexes: openjazz from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/contrib/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | Jazz Jackrabbit™ game engine reimplementation | https://github.com/AlisterT/openjazz - Ubuntu apt - openjazz - 20231028-2: normalized package name match | Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: openjazz from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/multiverse/binary-amd64/Packages.gz | Jazz Jackrabbit™ game engine reimplementation | https://github.com/AlisterT/openjazz - winget - AlisterT.openjazz: normalized package name match | Windows Package Manager source index: AlisterT.openjazz from https://cdn.winget.microsoft.com/cache/source.msix ## Related links - [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. - [Homebrew utility packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew-utility-packages/) - Matched Homebrew package provider. - [sdl2-compat](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/sdl2-compat/) - Runtime dependency declared by Homebrew. - [cmake](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/cmake/) - Build dependency declared by Homebrew. - [crispy-doom](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/crispy-doom/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, game-engine, games, retro-gaming. - [exult](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/exult/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, game-engine, games, sdl. - [freedink](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/freedink/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, game-engine, games, sdl. - [arx-libertatis](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/arx-libertatis/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, game-engine, games. - [chocolate-doom](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/chocolate-doom/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, game-engine, games, retro-gaming, sdl. - [corsixth](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/corsixth/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, game-engine, games. - [easyrpg-player](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/easyrpg-player/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, game-engine, games, retro-gaming. - [solarus](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/solarus/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, game-engine, games. ## Combined YAML source View the package source record on GitHub. [combined/openjazz.yml](https://github.com/automic-vault/db/blob/main/combined/openjazz.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