Is hunspell safe to use?

hunspell has no known vulnerabilities on the latest version (1.7.2). DepScope rates its health at 59/100 (high risk).

What is the latest version of hunspell?

The latest version of hunspell is 1.7.2, released 2026-03-15.

No known vulnerabilities on the latest version of hunspell.

No, hunspell is actively maintained. Latest release: 1.7.2 (2026-03-15).

DepScope has no curated alternatives for hunspell at this time.

hunspell is licensed under MPL-1.1 OR GPL-2.0-or-later OR LGPL-2.1-or-later.

homebrewv1.7.2

Spell checker and morphological analyzer

License MPL-1.1 OR GPL-2.0-or-later OR LGPL-2.1-or-laterweak copyleft1 versions1 maintainers6 deps383 weekly dl

/ 100

Health

safe to use

[email protected] is safe to use (health: 59/100)

Health breakdown0 – 100

20/25

maintenance

3/20

popularity

25/25

security

9/15

maturity

2/15

community

Vulnerabilities

none known

Dependencies (6)

API access

Get this data programmatically — free, no authentication.

curl https://depscope.dev/api/check/homebrew/hunspell

Last updated · 2026-03-15T02:07:32Z