# Install polypolish with Homebrew

Short-read polishing tool for long-read assemblies. Version 0.6.1 via Homebrew; verified 2026-06-14.

## Install

```sh
sudo av install brew:polypolish
```

Additional install commands:

### macOS

- Homebrew (100%):

```sh
brew install polypolish
```

  Evidence: local Homebrew formula metadata

## Package facts

- **Package key:** brew:polypolish
- **Package manager:** Homebrew
- **Package manager page:** <https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/polypolish>
- **Version:** 0.6.1
- **Source summary:** Short-read polishing tool for long-read assemblies
- **Homepage:** <https://github.com/rrwick/Polypolish>
- **Repository:** <https://github.com/rrwick/Polypolish>
- **Upstream docs:** <https://github.com/rrwick/Polypolish/wiki>
- **License:** GPL-3.0-or-later
- **Source archive:** <https://github.com/rrwick/Polypolish/archive/refs/tags/v0.6.1.tar.gz>
- **Last updated:** 2026-06-14T14:48:02+02:00
- **Generated:** 2026-07-08T18:08:21+00:00

## Executables

- polypolish (cli)
- polypolish (alias)

## Build dependencies

- rust

## Install behavior

- Post-install hook: not defined
- Bottle: available on arm64_linux, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, arm64_ventura, sonoma, ventura, x86_64_linux

## Freshness

- Page generated: 2026-07-08
- Package-manager version: 0.6.1
- Package-manager updated: 2026-06-14
- Local data: ok
- Upstream repository: https://github.com/rrwick/Polypolish
- Upstream latest detected: v0.6.1 (current)

## 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:** polypolish
- **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


## 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.
- [Scientific computing packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/scientific-computing-tools/) - Matched scientific computing metadata.
- [rust](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/rust/) - Build dependency declared by Homebrew.
- [abyss](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/abyss/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: bioinformatics, cli, genome-assembly, science, short-reads.
- [abricate](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/abricate/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: bioinformatics, cli, genomics, science.
- [bbtools](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/bbtools/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: bioinformatics, cli, genomics, science.
- [bioperl](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/bioperl/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: bioinformatics, cli, genomics, science.
- [blast](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/blast/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: bioinformatics, cli, genomics, science.
- [bowtie2](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/bowtie2/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: bioinformatics, cli, genomics, science.
- [breseq](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/breseq/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: bioinformatics, cli, genomics, science.
- [bwa](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/bwa/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: bioinformatics, cli, science, short-reads.
- [flye](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/flye/) - Local package facts share a topical domain. Shared terms: assembly, bioinformatics, cli, genome, genome-assembly.
- [autocycler](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/autocycler/) - Local package facts share a topical domain. Shared terms: assemblies, assembly, bioinformatics, cli, genome.

## Combined YAML source

View the package source record on GitHub. [combined/polypolish.yml](https://github.com/automic-vault/db/blob/main/combined/polypolish.yml)


## Sources

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