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A source port is a port of the source code for the Doom engine. The term usually denotes a modification made by fans, as opposed to any of the officially licensed versions produced by id Software or affiliated companies.

The Doom source code was released to the public in 1997. Although Doom was originally created for DOS, the release was of the Linux version, and the source code had to be ported back to DOS and to other operating systems. Hence the term "source port", which out of custom also is used for those modifications which are not technically ports to another platform. The term itself originates from the first source port, DOSDoom and its 0.2 version.

Source ports have been created for a variety of PC operating systems, such as the 32-bit Windows family, Linux and the BSDs. By abstracting away the x86-specific code, ports have also been created for a large variety of other hardware platforms: PowerPC/Macintosh; the Game Park 32, a Korean hand-held; the Nokia 7650 and 9210 cell phones; the Sega Dreamcast; and any POSIX environment with the X windowing system.

The original purpose of source ports was cross-platform compatibility, but shortly after the release of the source code, programmers were correcting old, unaddressed Doom bugs and deficiencies in their own source ports, and later began adding new features to alter gameplay.

The source code was originally published under a proprietary license which prohibited commercial use, and did not require programmers who took from it to provide the source code for the modifications they released in executable form. As a consequence of the source code for glDoom, the first port to add OpenGL graphics to Doom, being lost in a hard disk drive crash, Doom's upstream code was re-released in 1999 under the GNU General Public License (GPL) after requests from the community for greater freedom in the license terms and conditions (all of the original Doom source code on this wiki is covered by the GNU GPL).

As of today, the vast majority of Doom source ports are free/libre and open-source software (as licensed under the GNU GPL) whose source code is both public and can be used for anything. However, the GNU GPL requires that authors who use GPL code in their software must release their modified source code under the GPL as well, a concept known as "share-alike", facilitating a perpetual openness. This in effect also means the source code to modern source ports cannot be lost like glDoom's was, as GPL code is in constant online circulation.

Although the obligation does not apply to authors who used the previous non-GPL license, many authors voluntarily switched their projects to the GNU GPL.

List of source ports[edit]

Desktop[edit]

Operating system support across source ports
	DOS	Windows	Macintosh	*nix	OS/2	Amiga	Atari TOS	Atari MiNT	BeOS	First release	Last Updated
ADoom	No	No	No	No	No	Yes	No	No	No	1997-12-28	2011-01-08
ADoomPPC	No	No	No	No	No	Yes	No	No	No	1998	2000-11-07
AmigaDoom	No	No	No	No	No	Yes	No	No	No	1997-12-26	1998-01-25
ATB Doom	No	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	1997	1998-01-01
Bad Mood	No	No	No	No	No	No	Yes	No	No	1995	2015-01-05
BeOS Heretic	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	Yes
BeOS Hexen	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	Yes
Bernewfie	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	2022-11-30	2023-12-02
Boom	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	1998-04-17	1999-10-09
bZDoom	No	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	No	No		< 2008-05-29
CDoom	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No
CGDoom	No	Yes	No	Yes	No	No	No	No	No
Cherry Doom	No	Yes	No	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	2023-09-01	2023-10-14
Chocolate Doom	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	No	No	Yes	2005-09-07	2020-06-25
Crispy Doom	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	No	No	Yes	2014-03-10	2023-03-31
csDoom	No	Yes	No	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	2000-05-27	2006-01-28
CTFDoom	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	1998-01-27	1998-04-19
Doom!	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	Yes
Doom3D	No	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	No	No
Doom64 EX	No	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	2008-07-10	2014-02-17
DOOM BFA	No	Yes	No	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	2017-04-04	2021-10-29
DoomAttack	No	No	No	No	No	Yes	No	No	No
DoomDIVE	No	No	No	No	Yes	No	No	No	No
DoomGL	No	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	1999-04-27	2006-12-30
Doom Legacy	No	Partial	Partial	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	1998-02-12	2023-12-29
DoomPC	No	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	2006-12-30	2006
Doom Plus	No	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	No	No
Doom Retro	No	Yes	Partial	Partial	No	No	No	No	No	2013-12-10	2024-03-03
Doomsday	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	1999-11-01	2021-02-04
Doom SysAdmin Tool	No	No	No	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	1999-10-17	2000-05-03
Doom UEFI	No	Yes	No	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	2019-12-27	2020-02-29
DOSDoom	Yes	No	No	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	1997-12-23	1999-04-10
DSDA-Doom	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	2020-11-11	2023-12-03
DxHexen	No	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	No	No
EDGE	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	2000-06-20	2018-10-17
EDGE-Classic	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	2021-12-18	2023-12-21
Eternity Engine	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	2001-01-08	2021-01-27
FastDoom	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	2020-06-10	2023-09-01
Fusion	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	2002	2002
From DOOM With Love	No	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	2021-07-11	2021-10-12
ggiDoom	No	No	No	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	1997-12-24	2001-11-30
GLBoom	No	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	No	No
GLDoom	No	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	1998-10-05	1998-12-23
GLHeretic	No	Yes	No	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	1999-03-26	1999-09-13
GLHexen	No	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	1999-06-02	1999-09-18
GLOOME	No	Yes	No	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	2015
GZDoom	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	2005-08-30	2023-10-26
GZDoom-GPL	No	Yes	No	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	2015
Helion	No	Yes	No	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	2022-10-22	2024-03-30
Hexen32	No	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	No	No		1999-10-23
HexenDos	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	1999-04-15	1999-04-15
Hexen (OS/2)	No	No	No	No	Yes	No	No	No	No
HeXetic	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	1999-02-02	1999-02-02
HHeretic	No	No	No	Yes	No	No	No	No	No
HHexen	No	No	No	Yes	No	No	No	No	No		2013-03-30
IAS Doom	No	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	No	No
International Doom	No	Yes	No	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	2016-09-16	2024-03-08
JDP	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	2001-01-05	< 2001-09-29
LinBoom	No	No	No	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	1998-05-30	1998-05-30
Linux Heretic	No	No	No	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	1999-01-18	1999-12-27
Linux Hexen	No	No	No	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	1999-09-29
LsdlDoom	No	Yes	No	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	2000-04-0	2011-10-25
LsDoom	No	No	No	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	1998-09-23	2000-04-02
LxDoom	No	No	No	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	1998-09-23	2000-04-02
ManDoom	No	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	2011-01-01	2013-07-15
Marine's Best Friend	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	1998-12-22	2014-09-23
MidDoom	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	1998-01	1998-02-01
NetDoom	No	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	2000-02-26	2000-02-29
NTDOOM	No	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	1998-01-07	1998-01-29
Nugget Doom	No	Yes	No	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	2021-09-07	2024-03-17
Odamex	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	2007-01-22	2023-08-10
PDoom	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No
PmDoom	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	Yes	No		2006-07-11
PmHeretic	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	Yes	No
PmHexen	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	Yes	No
PowerDoom	No	Yes	No	Yes	No	No	No	No	Yes
psDoom	No	No	No	Yes	No	No	No	No	No
PsiDoom	No	No	No	No	No	Yes	No	No	No	1998	1998-02-11
PrBoom	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	1998-11-15	2008-11-09
PrBoom+	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	2004	2023-06-20
PrBoomX	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	2023-06-11	2023-11-03
PrjDoom	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	1998-12-29	1998-12-29
QZDoom	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	2016-10-18	2018-06-08
Random Doom	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	1998-09-28	1998
ReMooD	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	2008-07-12	2016-08-23
Risen3D	No	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	2003-10-14	2021-12-17
RORDoom	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	2000
rorEternity	No	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	2003-05-28	2003
Russian Doom	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	2023-10-29	2023-10-29
RZDoom	No	Yes	No	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	2021-12-08	2023-06-26
ScoreDoom	No	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	2007-08-02	2019-01-08
ScoreDoomST	No	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	2010-03-27	2013-04-12
SDL Doom	No	No	No	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	1998	1998
SDL Hexen	No	No	No	Yes	No	No	No	No	No
Sfdoom	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	1999-01-25	1999-02-05
SGI Doom	No	No	No	Yes	No	No	No	No	No
Skulltag	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	2000-06-11	2010-11-08
Smack My Marine Up	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	1999-03-20	2000-08-17
So Doom	No	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	2019-10-11	2023-08-26
Steve Boom	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	1998-08-14	1998-09-29
SvStrife	No	Yes	No	Yes	No	No	No	No	No
TASDoom	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No
Tartar	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	2021-09-29	2023-12-10
TASMBF	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No
Vavoom	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	1999	2010-12-31
VDoomPPC	No	No	No	No	No	Yes	No	No	No	1998	1998-01-31
VKDoom	No	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	2023-07-15	2023-07-15
WDMP	No	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	No	No
wHeretic	No	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	1999-01-16	2000-05-27
Win32 Doom	No	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	No	No
WinDoom	No	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	No	No
WinHeretic	No	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	1999-01-15	1999-06-10
WinHexen	No	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	No	No
WinMBF	No	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	No	No
Woof!	No	Yes	No	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	2020-02-28	2024-03-15
X-Doom	No	No	No	Yes	No	No	No	No	No
XDoom	No	No	No	Yes	No	No	No	No	No
XFree86/OS2 Doom	No	No	No	No	Yes	No	No	No	No
Zandronum	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	2012-06-03	2021-12-13
ZDaemon	No	Yes	Yes	Partial	No	No	No	No	No	2001-02-20	2023-11-21
ZDoom	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	1998-03-06	2016-02-22
ZDoomGL (v1)	No	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	1999-10-15	2001
ZhaDoom68K	No	No	No	No	No	Yes	No	No	No	1998	1998-03-01
ZhaDoomPPC	No	No	No	No	No	Yes	No	No	No	1998	1998-05-01

Console[edit]

Note that official ports of Doom to various gaming consoles also exist.

EDGE (Sega Dreamcast)
64Doom (Nintendo 64)
Boom (GP2X, etc.)
DoomDC (Sega Dreamcast)
Doom PSP (Sony PlayStation Portable)
DoomX (Xbox)
DS Doom (Nintendo DS)
dsHeretic (Nintendo DS)
nxDoom (Sega Dreamcast)
PSP Legacy (Sony PlayStation Portable)
WiiDoom (Wii)
OptiDoom (3DO)

Handheld[edit]

Operating system support across source ports
	Palm OS	Windows CE	Apple	Other
C2Doom	No	No	No	Yes
CDoom (mobile)	No	No	No	Yes
CellDoom	No	Yes	No	No
Doom 9210	No	No	No	Yes
Doom4CE	No	Yes	No	No
DoomCE	No	Yes	No	No
EDoom	No	No	No	Yes
gfDoom	No	Yes	No	No
iDoom	No	No	No	Yes
ReMooD (BifferBoard Doom (archived 🏛))	No	Yes	No	Yes
Rockdoom (PluginDoom)	No	No	No	Yes
Samsung SGH-B100	No	No	No	Yes
ZDoomZ	Yes	No	No	No
ZHereticZ	Yes	No	No	No
ZHexen	Yes	No	No	No

Other and esoteric[edit]

Web-based[edit]

Game script[edit]

Terminal DOOM is a port to Doom 3 in-game terminals

Digital cameras[edit]

DoomD (Digita OS (archived 🏛))

Sources[edit]

This article incorporates text from the open-content Wikipedia online encyclopedia article Doom source port.
Doomworld forum thread about unofficial cell phone versions

External links[edit]

Doomworld: Source port downloads
Genealogy of Doom source ports after 15 years chart^{[dead link]}
Doomworld: Genealogy of Doom source ports after 10 years article
Doomed Online at Google Code
- Wayback Machine copy, with source code download still working as of July 2017 (archived 🏛)
Doom for the Dreamcast (archived 🏛)
Cell phone ports at ItPlaysDoom.com, via the Wayback Machine: Nokia 9500, other Nokia models, Microsoft Smartphone, Audiovox SMT 5600, Orange SPV C550, Sony Ericsson
Doom for the Amiga at Aminet
YOYOFR's ZDOOMZ
Old PowerPak site (archived 🏛)