# Install polyglot

Protocol adapter to run UCI engines under XBoard. Version 2.0.4 via Homebrew; verified 2026-05-19.

## Install

```sh
sudo av install brew:polyglot
```

Additional install commands:

### macOS

- Homebrew (100%):

```sh
brew install polyglot
```

  Evidence: local Homebrew formula metadata

### Linux

- apk (92%):

```sh
sudo apk add polyglot
```

  Evidence: Alpine Linux edge package indexes: polyglot from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz

- Debian apt (92%):

```sh
sudo apt install polyglot
```

  Evidence: Debian stable package indexes: polyglot from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz

- Nix (92%):

```sh
nix profile install nixpkgs#polyglot
```

  Evidence: nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/po/polyglot/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1

## Package Facts

- **Package key:** brew:polyglot
- **Package manager:** Homebrew
- **Package manager URL:** <https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/polyglot>
- **Version:** 2.0.4
- **Source summary:** Protocol adapter to run UCI engines under XBoard
- **Homepage:** <https://www.chessprogramming.org/PolyGlot>
- **Upstream docs:** <https://www.chessprogramming.org/PolyGlot>
- **License:** GPL-2.0-or-later
- **Source archive:** <http://hgm.nubati.net/releases/polyglot-2.0.4.tar.gz>
- **Last updated:** 2026-05-19T13:03:29-04:00
- **Generated:** 2026-06-10T07:18:26+00:00

## Executables

- polyglot (cli)
- polyglot (alias)

## 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: 2026-06-10
- Package-manager version: 2.0.4
- Package-manager updated: 2026-05-19
- Local data status: ok
- Upstream repository: https://www.chessprogramming.org/PolyGlot
- info: Release/tag comparison is only available for GitHub repositories.

## 安全说明

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:** polyglot
- **Version Scheme:** 0
- **Revision:** 0
- **Head Version:** HEAD
- **Bottle Stable Root URL:** <https://ghcr.io/v2/homebrew/core>
- **Deprecated:** yes
- **Disabled:** no
- **Keg Only:** no
- **URL Keys:** head, stable

## Other Package-Manager Records

- Debian apt - polyglot - 2.0.4+git20210322-1: normalized package name match | Debian stable package indexes: polyglot from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | chess engine protocol adaptor, connects UCI engines to xboard
- Nix - polyglot: normalized package name match | nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/po/polyglot/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1
- Ubuntu apt - polyglot - 2.0.4+git20210322-1: normalized package name match | Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: polyglot from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz | chess engine protocol adaptor, connects UCI engines to xboard
- apk - polyglot - 2.0.4-r2: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: polyglot from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | Protocol adapter to run UCI chess engines under XBoard | https://www.chessprogramming.org/PolyGlot
- apk - polyglot-doc - 2.0.4-r2: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: polyglot-doc from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | Protocol adapter to run UCI chess engines under XBoard (documentation) | https://www.chessprogramming.org/PolyGlot


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