# Install polypolish with Homebrew

Short-read polishing tool for long-read assemblies. Version 0.7.1 via Homebrew; verified 2026-07-29.

## Install

```sh
sudo av install brew:polypolish
```

Additional install commands:

### macOS

- Homebrew (100%):

```sh
brew install polypolish
```

  Evidence: local Homebrew formula metadata

## Package facts

- **Package key:** brew:polypolish
- **Package manager:** Homebrew
- **Version:** 0.7.1
- **Source summary:** Short-read polishing tool for long-read assemblies
- **Homepage:** <https://github.com/rrwick/Polypolish>
- **Repository:** <https://github.com/rrwick/Polypolish>
- **Last updated:** 2026-07-29T12:38:48Z
- **Generated:** 2026-08-03T19:37:03+00:00

## Executables

- polypolish (alias)

## Install behavior

- Bottle: not available

## Freshness

- Page generated: 2026-08-03
- Package-manager version: 0.7.1

## Security Notes

narrow executable package without higher-risk signals.

- **Geiger risk:** green / low
- narrow executable package without higher-risk signals


## Combined YAML source

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


## Sources

- pkg.so package database
- Geiger risk classifier
- pkgdb category and tag curation
- cross-ecosystem install command graph