Go-Playing Programs

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This is a list of computer programs that play go. These are distinct from go clients, which allow a human to play go using a computer. For other programs see Go Programs.

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Major programs

Other programs

Old versions of programs

Go Playing Programs, playing on go servers:

  • GnuGo plays on KGS as ..., ...
  • Go81 plays on KGS as "Go81"
  • Viking plays on KGS as Viking5

...see KGSBots, list of bots on KGS

GUIs for Go-playing programs

These programs can be used as graphical front-end to any Go-AI, that support GTP and/or GMP. Some of them have other features, like IGS/NNGS-client or SGF-viewer and -editor, too:

  • gogui in Java, recommended for playing against gnugo
  • [ext] ccGo : Written in C++. Use Gtk2-widgets. For Linux and other Unixes. Open source.
  • Cgoban1 : Uses X Window System. Open source.
  • Drago: Windows editor/replayer interfaced with GTP engines
  • Quarry : An open-source GTP 2 client and SGF editor.
  • glGo : formerly know as glGo
  • qGo : Written in C++. Use Qt-widgets. Member of IGSCP. Works under both Windows and Unixes. Open source.
  • [ext] SDL Go : Client that communicates with GNU Go through its ascii interface, supports GTP too.
  • [ext] Goban : A beautiful OS X editor and client that includes GnuGo.
  • [ext] RubyGo : Client written in Ruby. Open source. Member of IGSCP. Works under both Windows and Unixes.
  • [ext] TanGo : Client for Windows. Written in Visual Basic. Open source. Also contains an SGF viewer, GNU Go player and NNGS Server.
  • mlgo : Client in ocaml. Open source. In early developement, but supports the GTP.

IGS clients

  • PANDA EGG : One of those official clients of IGS
  • PANDA-gGo : Formerly known as "gGo" and before that "qGo for Java". Written in Java. One of those official clients of IGS. Member of IGSCP.

3D rendered programs


How do Go-playing programs work?

Computer Go Programming




This is a copy of the living page "Go-Playing Programs" at Sensei's Library.
(OC) 2005 the Authors, published under the OpenContent License V1.0.
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