# Install sdlpop with Homebrew, Nix, zypper, scoop

Open-source port of Prince of Persia. Version 1.23 via Homebrew; verified 2026-06-18. Also installable with nix: nix profile install nixpkgs#sdlpop.

## Install

```sh
sudo av install brew:sdlpop
```

Additional install commands:

### macOS

- Homebrew (100%):

```sh
brew install sdlpop
```

  Evidence: local Homebrew formula metadata

### Linux

- Nix (92%):

```sh
nix profile install nixpkgs#sdlpop
```

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

- zypper (92%):

```sh
sudo zypper install sdlpop
```

  Evidence: openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: sdlpop from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/50b07339cb64c8ed4091bdbabddadc1ff5737b090e478818a195b40d8a3292861a879139b4a3987c31109699fde9fbf4a716367ddf4eef77da75f96e3193d6ed-primary.xml.zst

### Windows

- Scoop (92%):

```sh
scoop install main/prince
```

  Evidence: Scoop official bucket manifest trees: bucket/prince.json from https://api.github.com/repos/ScoopInstaller/Main/git/trees/master?recursive=1

## Package facts

- **Package key:** brew:sdlpop
- **Package manager:** Homebrew
- **Package manager page:** <https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/sdlpop>
- **Version:** 1.23
- **Source summary:** Open-source port of Prince of Persia
- **Homepage:** <https://github.com/NagyD/SDLPoP>
- **Repository:** <https://github.com/NagyD/SDLPoP>
- **License:** GPL-3.0-or-later
- **Source archive:** <https://github.com/NagyD/SDLPoP/archive/refs/tags/v1.23.tar.gz>
- **Last updated:** 2026-06-18T02:29:01-04:00
- **Generated:** 2026-08-04T22:13:35+00:00

## Executables

- prince (cli)
- prince (alias)

## Dependencies

- sdl2-compat
- sdl2_image

## Build dependencies

- pkgconf

## Install behavior

- Post-install hook: not defined
- Caveats: Save and replay files are stored in the following directory: $HOMEBREW_PREFIX/var/sdlpop
- Bottle: available on arm64_big_sur, arm64_linux, arm64_monterey, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, arm64_ventura, big_sur, monterey, sonoma, ventura, x86_64_linux

## Freshness

- Page generated: 2026-08-04
- Package-manager version: 1.23
- Package-manager updated: 2026-06-18
- Local data: ok
- Upstream repository: https://github.com/NagyD/SDLPoP
- Upstream latest detected: v1.23 (current)

## 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:** sdlpop
- **Version Scheme:** 0
- **Revision:** 0
- **Bottle Stable Root URL:** <https://ghcr.io/v2/homebrew/core>
- **Deprecated:** no
- **Disabled:** no
- **Keg Only:** no
- **URL Keys:** stable

## Other Package-Manager Records

- Nix - sdlpop: normalized package name match | nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/sd/sdlpop/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1
- zypper - sdlpop - 1.23-5.8: normalized package name match | openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: sdlpop from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/50b07339cb64c8ed4091bdbabddadc1ff5737b090e478818a195b40d8a3292861a879139b4a3987c31109699fde9fbf4a716367ddf4eef77da75f96e3193d6ed-primary.xml.zst | An open-source port of Prince of Persia | https://www.popot.org/get_the_games.php?game=SDLPoP
- Scoop - main/prince: installed executable or alias match | Scoop official bucket manifest trees: bucket/prince.json from https://api.github.com/repos/ScoopInstaller/Main/git/trees/master?recursive=1


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- [Game and emulation packages](https://pkg.so/game-emulation-tools/) - Matched game or emulation metadata.
- [sdl2-compat](https://pkg.so/brew/sdl2-compat/) - Runtime dependency declared by Homebrew.
- [pkgconf](https://pkg.so/brew/pkgconf/) - Build dependency declared by Homebrew.
- [cdogs-sdl](https://pkg.so/brew/cdogs-sdl/) - Shares pkgdb curated category or tags: cli, game, games, sdl.
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## Combined YAML source

View the package source record on GitHub. [combined/sdlpop.yml](https://github.com/mxcl/pkgdb/blob/main/combined/sdlpop.yml)


## Sources

- pkg.so package database
- Geiger risk classifier
- package-page enrichment
- package version freshness
- pkgdb category and tag curation
- package relationship graph
- external package-manager database matches
- cross-ecosystem install command graph
