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Go Editing Programs
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There are a number of software packages that can be used to edit game records, and produce images. This page is for the discussion of software for these purposes:

  • reviewing game records
  • editing game records
  • producing diagrams for web or print

Certainly, most Go related software is multi-functional. Some software is serves as GoPlayingPrograms, and Go Recording Programs[1]. These packages should reviewed from different angles.

For example, my own situation, that I'm sure many share, is this: After I play my games (live or on-line), I then take the electronic game record (I use [ext] PilotGOne to record live ones on my hand-held computer) and review it, adding comments. Later, I need to take some of these games and print them out so I can go over them with my teacher (in person, over a real board).

Please add to the list of software, and help fill out the features of each. I've just put in a bit now, I'll add more later as well. --MtnViewMark


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Go Recording Programs

[ext] SmartGo

AndersKierulf: A general purpose tool to enter, replay, annotate, analyze, and study Go games. Full support for SGF, including markups, annotations, and diagrams. Extensive search capabilities. Commercial. Runs on Windows.

[ext] Hibiscus

A general purpose recorder/editor program. There is a fair amount of diagram and printing control.

[ext] WinMGT

TakeNGive: Great shareware MS-Windows program for SGF files; handles variations well, and has useful "go to next comment" and "next variation" features. Can translate SGF into rec.games.go-style ASCII and back. Handles large files well (such as Kogos Joseki Dictionary). I love it, partly for the many keyboard shortcuts.

[ext] Jago

TakeNGive: Java; GPL freeware, doubles as a client for IGS/NNGS type telnet go servers. Good for reviewing games in SGF format; haven't tried printing diagrams. Can translate SGF into rec.games.go-style ASCII and back; has a very nice "load from clipboard" feature. Can also handle XML format.

[ext] GoWrite

TakeNGive: Inexpensive shareware (and free if you use it less than once a week, i think), mostly intended to make diagrams for printing on paper via a word processor -- excellent for this purpose. I'm not sure how well it handles variations, and it doesn't seem to understand some SGF4 attribute tags.

[ext] CGoban 2

TakeNGive: Java freeware SGF editor, and client for KGS; not GPL. Available in several languages. Handles variations quite well. Annoyingly, it puts a "circle" mark on the current move, which can look odd when viewing the file in another program; no other complaints. Actively maintained and updated by Bill Shubert (KGS login "wms").



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