Macintosh Go
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Mac OS X Freeware
Native Software
- Sen:te Goban See also the
product web page. There is also an
open source version (with substantially fewer features) available.
- rmsp: As of version 3.2.1, Goban is excellent. The best IGS client for OS X.
- SenteGoban can also be used to browse/edit SGF File games, not just to play against gnugo or on the Go Servers.
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Stones
- Scartol: The Stones website also features a nifty screensaver for OSX which replays SGF files. (And it comes with a collection of over 700 games)
- nachtrabe: Development seems to have stopped on Stones, though it is still available and a more up-to-date version (that includes editing capabilities) is available from CVS.
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Gomo (by Henk Eskes)
- Scartol: this I like best for OSX. It's slim and quick and uses very intuitive keyboard navigation. It's still a bit OS9-like, but it's a great little app.
- The link seems to lead to a OS9 only application, there seems not to be a OS X version under this link.
Java programs
- gGo (IGS client)
- Scartol: It's very beautiful, but it is painfully slow (at least on my "ancient" G4).
- GoGrinder is for practicing Go problems.
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GoWrite
- rmsp: The .jar version runs fine on OS X. This is an awkward program, but is the best I've found for making simple bitmapped figures.
- LauriPaatero: Now there is Mac installation disk (.dmg) in download page. I hope I have got worst of awkwardness away in 2.1.x versions, but anyway feel free to send comments (preferably directly to me), so that I can improve it! Current version produces also quite usable EPS graphics.
- CGoban2 (KGS client)
Unix Software (including X11-based software)
- Cgoban1 works on MacOS X and is still one of the best SGF editors despite having to work through an X11 interface. See also the
product webpage].
- Uligo is a popular program for practicing problems.
- Kombilo is a database program for Go games.
- See
these instructions on how to get Kombilo, UliGo, and other python programs to work on OS X.
- See
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sgf2misc is a Go diagram generator.
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sgf2tex converts SGF files into TeX diagrams.
rmsp: basically, these can be installed by following the instructions as if you were in linux. To make figures or print game records via tex files, you'll have to have tex. I installed iTexMac and teTeX -- the following links were helpful to me:
http://www.rna.nl/tex.html,
http://itexmac.sourceforge.net/ I just floundered around until it worked -- any expert advice on these matters would be invaluable!
nachtrabe: The directions on the
TeXShop website are straightforward and will guide you through what you need.
This guide also has a more complete set of instructions, but needs to be updated for the most recent version of
i-Installer.
Macintosh Commercial Programs
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Go Intellect by Ken Chen is a strong program for the Macintosh which used to place at computer go competitions. It appears to be still available from Yutopian .
- Goliath by Mark Boon has a Mac version. (He has a free version which only plays 9x9 and 13x13). More information about it, along with a non-working link to Mark Boon's site and ordering information, can be found on the
Het Paard website.
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Nemesis by Bruce Wilcox apparently has a Mac version, but it is very old.
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IgoSensei is a port of the Many Faces of Go engine, version 11, to Mac OS X.
- Has anyone ever tried this game or even seen a screenshot?
See also
Bug Reports
Jago: Java Quick Start urged me not to install this program, due to some network issue. I went ahead and installed it anyway, and I'm less than impressed. The windows are clunky, there's no sound to indicate a play has been made, and finishing up a game is very counterintuitive. -- Scartol