# Install woof-doom with Homebrew, apt, Nix Woof! is a continuation of the Boom/MBF bloodline of Doom source ports. Version 15.3.0 via Homebrew; verified 2026-06-18. ## Install ```sh sudo av install brew:woof-doom ``` Additional install commands: ### macOS - Homebrew (100%): ```sh brew install woof-doom ``` Evidence: local Homebrew formula metadata ### Linux - Debian apt (92%): ```sh sudo apt install woof-doom ``` Evidence: Debian stable package indexes: woof-doom from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz - Nix (92%): ```sh nix profile install nixpkgs#woof-doom ``` Evidence: nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/wo/woof-doom/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1 ## Package facts - **Package key:** brew:woof-doom - **Package manager:** Homebrew - **Package manager page:** - **Version:** 15.3.0 - **Source summary:** Woof! is a continuation of the Boom/MBF bloodline of Doom source ports - **Homepage:** - **Repository:** - **Upstream docs:** - **License:** GPL-2.0-or-later AND GPL-3.0-or-later AND BSD-2-Clause AND BSD-3-Clause AND CC-BY-3.0 AND CC0-1.0 AND GPL-2.0-only AND MIT AND NCL AND LicenseRef-Homebrew-public-domain - **Source archive:** - **Last updated:** 2026-06-18T02:29:03-04:00 - **Generated:** 2026-07-08T18:08:21+00:00 ## Executables - woof-setup (cli) - woof-setup (alias) ## Dependencies - fluid-synth - libebur128 - libsndfile - libxmp - openal-soft - sdl2-compat - sdl2_net - yyjson ## Build dependencies - cmake ## Install behavior - Post-install hook: not defined - Bottle: available on arm64_linux, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, sonoma, x86_64_linux ## Freshness - Page generated: 2026-07-08 - Package-manager version: 15.3.0 - Package-manager updated: 2026-06-18 - Local data: ok - Upstream repository: https://github.com/fabiangreffrath/woof - info: No cached GitHub release or tag data was available. ## Project history and usage Woof! is a Doom source port maintained by Fabian Greffrath and collaborators. Its README describes it as a continuation of Lee Killough's MBF, itself the Marine's Best Friend successor to the Boom source port lineage, targeted at modern systems. The project aims to carry the Boom/MBF style of demo-compatible, classic-feeling Doom forward while adding modern conveniences: higher resolutions, widescreen rendering, uncapped frame rate, better audio and input support, autoloading, modern node formats, UMAPINFO, DEHEXTRA, DSDHacked, and MBF21 support. ### Project history The README places Woof! in a very specific Doom genealogy. Boom came from TeamTNT; MBF followed as Lee Killough's DOS source port; WinMBF brought MBF to Windows in 2004 through Team Eternity; Woof! then started from the WinMBF code to make MBF widely available and convenient on modern systems. Greffrath writes that MBF was important to him because it taught techniques later used in his own Crispy Doom work, and that his frustration with WinMBF's 32-bit limitations and outdated SDL 1 usage led to Woof!'s creation. The public GitHub repository was created on 2016-08-19, giving the project a visible development base before its later wave of releases and packaging. Woof! is not a strict preservation port. Its stated goal is to fast-forward `MBF.EXE` from DOS to the 21st century while keeping changes in line with the original author's intentions. That explains its blend of conservative compatibility levels and early adoption of new mapping and modding specifications. ### Adoption history Woof! occupies an important niche among Doom ports: less maximalist than GZDoom, more modern and convenience-oriented than Chocolate Doom, and more directly focused on the Boom/MBF bloodline than many general-purpose ports. The README explicitly names PrBoom+, DSDA-Doom, Eternity Engine, Chocolate Doom, Crispy Doom, and WinMBF as related sources, inspirations, or lineage points. Its adoption is visible in modern Doom mod compatibility. The default MBF21 compatibility level and support for UMAPINFO, DEHEXTRA, DSDHacked, extended nodes, UDMF in the Doom namespace, PNG graphics, and modern input features make it attractive to players and mappers who want classic-style rendering with current community standards. ### How it is used Players use Woof! by launching the `woof` executable with Doom IWADs and optional PWADs or command-line parameters, while `woof-setup` provides configuration. The README links to getting-started, cheat-code, and command-line-parameter documentation and points users to releases for source code, Windows binaries, and Linux AppImages. In package-manager contexts, Woof! is typically installed as a ready-to-run source port for users who already own Doom data files or use compatible free IWADs. It is also a useful reference package for mod authors testing MBF, Boom, and MBF21 behavior. ### Why package nerds care Woof! is significant because Doom source ports are a living compatibility matrix. Packaging Woof! gives users a curated point in that matrix: modern SDL-era convenience and new modding specs, but with a conservative Boom/MBF-centered identity. The port also shows how old game-engine code becomes a software preservation ecosystem. It bundles decades of inherited id Software, Boom, MBF, WinMBF, Chocolate Doom, and community source-port work into an actively maintained executable. ### Timeline - 1990s: Boom and MBF establish the compatibility lineage later continued by Woof!. - 2004: Team Eternity ports MBF to Windows as WinMBF, the code base Woof! later uses. - 2016-08-19: The public Woof! GitHub repository is created. - 2020s: Woof! develops as a modern MBF continuation with MBF21, UMAPINFO, DEHEXTRA, DSDHacked, and quality-of-life features. - 2025-11-04: GitHub latest-release metadata records Woof! 15.3.0, showing continuing release activity. ### Related projects - MBF and WinMBF are the direct historical code lineage. - Boom is the earlier compatibility baseline inherited by MBF. - Chocolate Doom, Crispy Doom, PrBoom+, DSDA-Doom, and Eternity Engine are related source ports explicitly named by the Woof! README. ### 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:** woof-doom - **Version Scheme:** 0 - **Revision:** 0 - **Head Version:** HEAD - **Conflicts With:** woof - **Bottle Stable Root URL:** - **Deprecated:** no - **Disabled:** no - **Keg Only:** no - **URL Keys:** head, stable ## Other Package-Manager Records - Debian apt - woof-doom - 15.2.0+dfsg-1: normalized package name match | Debian stable package indexes: woof-doom from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | continuation of the Boom/MBF bloodline of Doom source ports | https://github.com/fabiangreffrath/woof - Nix - woof-doom: normalized package name match | nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/wo/woof-doom/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1 - Ubuntu apt - woof-doom - 14.1.0+dfsg-1build1: normalized package name match | Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: woof-doom from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz | continuation of the Boom/MBF bloodline of Doom source ports | https://github.com/fabiangreffrath/woof ## 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. - [fluid-synth](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/fluid-synth/) - Runtime dependency declared by Homebrew. - [libsndfile](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/libsndfile/) - Runtime dependency declared by Homebrew. - [openal-soft](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/openal-soft/) - Runtime dependency declared by Homebrew. - [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, doom, game-engine, games, retro-gaming. - [dsda-doom](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/dsda-doom/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, doom, game-engine, games, source-port. - [chocolate-doom](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/chocolate-doom/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, doom, game-engine, games, retro-gaming. - [easyrpg-player](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/easyrpg-player/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, game-engine, games, retro-gaming. - [openjazz](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/openjazz/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, game-engine, games, retro-gaming. - [arx-libertatis](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/arx-libertatis/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, game-engine, games. - [corsixth](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/corsixth/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, game-engine, games. - [exult](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/exult/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, game-engine, games. ## Combined YAML source View the package source record on GitHub. [combined/woof-doom.yml](https://github.com/automic-vault/db/blob/main/combined/woof-doom.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