# Install golly with Homebrew Cask

Explore Conway's Game of Life and other types of cellular automata. Version 5.0 via Homebrew Cask; verified from local package data.

## Install

```sh
sudo av install cask:golly
```

Additional install commands:

### macOS

- Homebrew Cask (100%):

```sh
brew install --cask golly
```

  Evidence: local Homebrew cask metadata

## Package facts

- **Package key:** cask:golly
- **Package manager:** Homebrew Cask
- **Package manager page:** <https://formulae.brew.sh/cask/golly>
- **Version:** 5.0
- **Source summary:** Explore Conway's Game of Life and other types of cellular automata
- **Homepage:** <https://golly.sourceforge.io/>
- **Upstream docs:** <https://golly.sourceforge.io/>
- **Source archive:** <https://downloads.sourceforge.net/golly/golly/golly-5.0/golly-5.0-mac.dmg>
- **Generated:** 2026-08-04T22:13:35+00:00

## Executables

- bgolly (binary)

## Install behavior

- Post-install hook: not defined
- Bottle: not available

## Freshness

- Page generated: 2026-08-04
- Package-manager version: 5.0
- Local data: ok
- Upstream repository: https://golly.sourceforge.io/
- info: No package-manager update timestamp was available.
- info: Release/tag comparison is only available for GitHub repositories.

## Security Notes

No matching local secret-handling manifest was found for golly. Package metadata is still published here so future coverage has a stable package URL.


## Source Database Details

- **Source Database:** Homebrew cask API
- **Tap:** homebrew/cask
- **Full Token:** golly
- **Names:** Golly
- **Artifacts:** Binary: 1, Suite: 1, Target: 2, Zap: 1
- **Deprecated:** no
- **Disabled:** no


## Related links

- [Homebrew Cask packages](https://pkg.so/homebrew-cask-packages/) - Generated from Homebrew Cask package-manager metadata.
- [Homebrew Cask binaries](https://pkg.so/homebrew-cask-binaries/) - Cask artifact metadata includes a binary.

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