glGo 1.4 review

glGo is a 3D and 2D Goban, game viwer and editor, client for IGS-PandaNet and interface for GNU Go

License: GPL (GNU General Public License) File size: 2576K Developer: Peter Strempel

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glGo is a 3D and 2D Goban, game viwer and editor, client for IGS-PandaNet and interface for GNU Go. glGo is written in C++ and Python and based on wxWidgets, OpenGL and SDL.

Here are some key features of "glGo":
A fancy 3D goban display. The board can be rotated and zoomed
A classic 2D goban display
Client for IGS-Pandanet
Support for GNU Go over GTP
Runs on Windows, Mac and Linux
Loads and saves SGF files
Loads UGF files and the PandaNet mail magazine games
Loads Ishi files
Loads games in the Jago XML file format
SGF game editing
Two different game tree displays
A player database tool implemented as Python plugin
A standalone manager for the player and games database
A converter for UGF to SGF format
A converter for Ishi to SGF format

What's New in This Release:
This release comes with a new tabbed user interface, which was a much asked-for request.
Tabs can be torn off into standalone windows by double-clicking on the tab title, so the layout configuration is very flexible.