Awesome
- Simple analysis GUI for KataGo. See Releases for the latest version.
- Stone and board graphics modified from Sabaki, with thanks.
- Concept borrowed from Lizzie, with influence from KaTrain, CGoban, and LizGoban.
- Original, independent codebase.
Upsides
- Relatively simple once set up.
- I personally like the aesthetics...
- Has most normal Lizzie-ish features.
- Fully-functional SGF editor.
- Correctly handles many SGF files that trouble other GUIs, especially handicaps and mid-game board edits.
- Can load NGF, GIB, and UGI files (albeit imperfectly).
- No dependencies except Electron, quite easy to run from source, doesn't pull in a zillion npm modules.
Downsides
- KataGo not included, setup takes at least a minute's effort.
- Electron-based app, everyone hates these (they're big).
Setup
- Download and unpack Ogatak, KataGo, and a KataGo weights file.
- In Ogatak, select the menu item
Setup --> Locate KataGo... (and locate katago.exe)
- In Ogatak, select the menu item
Setup --> Choose network... (and locate the weights file)
Performance tips
- The setting to request per-move ownership info from KataGo (see
Analysis menu) is rather demanding and you should turn it off if you experience any lag.
- Alternatively, consider changing the engine report rate (see
Setup menu) from the default 0.1 (which is the most intense) to something else.
- Due to a complex interaction between KataGo's algorithm and KataGo's cache, the
wide root noise setting can cause a reduction in perceived performance if you use the GUI in a certain way, especially if you commonly click through the top move. It may also affect whole-file analysis speeds.
About the analysis config file
- KataGo requires an analysis config file. Such a file is provided with KataGo as
analysis_example.cfg, and Ogatak will use this if it's present, unless you explicitly specify a different file. You might find that changing some settings therein leads to better (or worse) performance. Some have found these settings chosen by the KaTrain author to be a bit faster.
Translations
- At the moment, it is possible to translate most of the menu items and some of the GUI text. See
src/modules/translations.js for instructions.
- Thanks to the following translators: ParmuzinAlexander, CGLemon, Bandysol.
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