install

Additional install commands

macOS

Homebrewverified · 100%

brew install chuck

local Homebrew formula metadata

MacPortsverified · 94%

sudo port install chuck

MacPorts ports tree · audio/chuck/Portfile · source: api.github.com

Linux

Debian aptverified · 92%

sudo apt install chuck

Debian stable package indexes · chuck · source: deb.debian.org

Nixverified · 92%

nix profile install nixpkgs#chuck

nixpkgs package indexes · pkgs/by-name/ch/chuck/package.nix · source: api.github.com

Arch Linux pacmanverified · 92%

sudo pacman -S chuck

Arch Linux sync databases · chuck · source: geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com

Windows

Scoopverified · 92%

scoop install main/chuck

Scoop official bucket manifest trees · bucket/chuck.json · source: api.github.com

Windows Package Managerverified · 92%

winget install --id CCRMA.ChucK -e

Windows Package Manager source index · CCRMA.ChucK · source: cdn.winget.microsoft.com

overview

Package summary

Concurrent, on-the-fly audio programming language

Project links

Commands and aliases

chuck

history

Project history and usage

ChucK is a strongly timed programming language and runtime for real-time sound synthesis, live coding, teaching, and computer-music research.

Project history

The ChucK README says Ge Wang and Perry R. Cook created ChucK at Princeton in the early 2000s, with the first GPL release in 2003. The language developed around precise time control, concurrency, on-the-fly code changes, and computer-music performance.

Adoption history

The upstream history traces adoption through miniAudicle, the Princeton Laptop Orchestra, the Stanford Laptop Orchestra, computer-music curricula, Smule's early iPhone apps, a 2015 book, online coursework, and later browser and host integrations. The batch input records broad package-manager availability across Homebrew, Debian, Ubuntu, MacPorts, Nix, Arch, Scoop, and WinGet.

How it is used

Users run the command-line chuck VM to execute ChucK programs, add or modify shreds on the fly, use MIDI, OpenSoundControl, HID, and audio drivers, or embed ChucK core in other C++ hosts. The official release page distributes source, installers, miniAudicle, and command-line builds.

Why package nerds care

ChucK is significant because it is not just an audio tool but a language runtime with a long-lived package-manager presence. Installing it from Homebrew or distro repositories gives musicians and researchers a reproducible CLI runtime for live audio code, while companion projects such as chugins, miniAudicle, WebChucK, and chump show an ecosystem around the core VM.

Timeline

2003: First ChucK release under the GPL.
2004: miniAudicle IDE created.
2005: Princeton Laptop Orchestra began using ChucK.
2008: Stanford Laptop Orchestra founded; ChucK also used in early Smule iPhone audio apps.
2015: Programming for Musicians and Digital Artists published.
2017: Chunity brought ChucK into Unity workflows.
2020s: WebChucK and the WebChucK IDE made ChucK runnable in browsers.

Related projects

Official related projects include miniAudicle, chugins, WebChucK, WebChucK IDE, chump, Chunity, Chunreal, ChucKDesigner, Fauck, and Pure Data or Max integrations.

Sources

security posture

Risk level: yellow

broad file, network, media, or database tool signal. generalized runtime or code generation signal.

Risk classifier

yellow risk · medium confidence · runtime

Why

broad file, network, media, or database tool signal
generalized runtime or code generation signal

Signals

text:audio
text:programming language

Install behavior

No Homebrew post-install hook is recorded in formula metadata.
Homebrew bottle metadata is available for 6 platform targets.

Recommended review

Before unattended agent use, check whether the tool reads plaintext credentials, writes remote state, publishes artifacts, or shells out to plugins.

executables

Installed executables

Command	Kind	Exposure	Note
`chuck`	cli	global executable

freshness

Version and freshness

These signals separate page generation age, package-manager activity, and upstream release comparison. Version lag is warned only when an evidence URL and comparable versions are present.

page generated2026-07-08

manager version1.5.5.8

manager updated2026-04-19

local dataok

upstreamnot checked

latest detectednot detected

https://chuck.cs.princeton.edu/

infoRelease/tag comparison is only available for GitHub repositories.https://chuck.cs.princeton.edu/none confidence

install metadata

Package metadata

Package key	brew:chuck
Version	1.5.5.8
Package manager	Homebrew
Package manager page	https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/chuck
Homepage	https://chuck.cs.princeton.edu/
Repository	https://github.com/ccrma/chuck
Upstream docs	https://chuck.cs.princeton.edu/doc
License	GPL-2.0-or-later
Source archive	https://chuck.cs.princeton.edu/release/files/chuck-1.5.5.8.tgz
Last updated	2026-04-19T04:35:53Z
Pulse	updated
Bottle	available (on arm64_linux, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, sonoma, x86_64_linux)
Homebrew post-install	not defined
Service	none declared

registry facts

Source database details

Source Database	Homebrew formula API
Tap	homebrew/core
Full Name	chuck
Version Scheme	0
Revision	0
Head Version	HEAD
Bottle Stable Root URL	https://ghcr.io/v2/homebrew/core
Deprecated	no
Disabled	no
Keg Only	no
URL Keys	head stable

source database matches

Other package-manager records

Matches are pulled from external package-manager indexes and kept separate from local Automic Vault package links.

Debian apt95%

chuck 1.5.5.0-1

Concurrent, On-the-fly Audio Programming Language

https://chuck.cs.princeton.edu

sudo apt install chuck

Section: sound
Architecture: amd64
9 dependencies
1 optional deps
normalized package name match
Matched by: Chuck

Debian stable package indexes · deb.debian.org · Debian stable package indexes: chuck from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz

Debian apt95%

chuck-data 1.5.5.0-1

Examples and data files for ChucK

https://chuck.cs.princeton.edu

sudo apt install chuck-data

Section: sound
Architecture: all
Source Package: chuck
normalized package name match
Matched by: Chuck

Debian stable package indexes · deb.debian.org · Debian stable package indexes: chuck-data from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz

Nix95%

chuck

nix profile install nixpkgs#chuck

normalized package name match
Matched by: Chuck

nixpkgs package indexes · api.github.com · nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/ch/chuck/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1

Ubuntu apt95%

chuck 1.5.2.1-1build2

Concurrent, On-the-fly Audio Programming Language

https://chuck.cs.princeton.edu

sudo apt install chuck

Section: universe/sound
Architecture: amd64
9 dependencies
1 optional deps
normalized package name match
Matched by: Chuck

Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes · archive.ubuntu.com · Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: chuck from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz

Ubuntu apt95%

chuck-data 1.5.2.1-1build2

Examples and data files for ChucK

https://chuck.cs.princeton.edu

sudo apt install chuck-data

Section: universe/sound
Architecture: all
Source Package: chuck
normalized package name match
Matched by: Chuck

Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes · archive.ubuntu.com · Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: chuck-data from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz

pacman95%

chuck 1.5.5.8-1

Concurrent, on-the-fly audio programming language

https://chuck.cs.princeton.edu/

sudo pacman -S chuck

License: GPL-2.0-or-later AND MIT
Architecture: x86_64
2 dependencies
normalized package name match
Matched by: Chuck

Arch Linux sync databases · geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com · Arch Linux sync databases: chuck from https://geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com/extra/os/x86_64/extra.db.tar.gz

MacPorts95%

chuck

sudo port install chuck

normalized package name match
Matched by: Chuck

MacPorts ports tree · api.github.com · MacPorts ports tree: audio/chuck/Portfile from https://api.github.com/repos/macports/macports-ports/git/trees/master?recursive=1

Scoop95%

main/chuck

scoop install main/chuck

normalized package name match
Matched by: Chuck

Scoop official bucket manifest trees · api.github.com · Scoop official bucket manifest trees: bucket/chuck.json from https://api.github.com/repos/ScoopInstaller/Main/git/trees/master?recursive=1

winget95%

CCRMA.ChucK

winget install --id CCRMA.ChucK -e

normalized package name match
Matched by: Chuck

Windows Package Manager source index · cdn.winget.microsoft.com · Windows Package Manager source index: CCRMA.ChucK from https://cdn.winget.microsoft.com/cache/source.msix

package graph

Links come from deterministic package relationships, av.db category and tag curation, ecosystem matches, and package hub membership.

source trail

Generated from repository data

This page is generated by av-web from the private package SQLite artifact built by scripts/generate-pkg-sqlite.py.

Combined YAML source

View the package source record on GitHub.

combined/chuck.yml

Used sources

Geiger risk classifier
Nucleus package database
av.db category and tag curation
cross-ecosystem install command graph
curated package history
external package-manager database matches
package relationship graph
package version freshness
package-page enrichment

Install chuck with Homebrew, apt, MacPorts, Nix, pacman, scoop, winget

Additional install commands

macOS

Linux

Windows

Package summary

Project links

Commands and aliases

Project history and usage

Project history

Adoption history

How it is used

Why package nerds care

Timeline

Related projects

Sources

Risk level: yellow

Risk classifier

Why

Signals

Install behavior

Recommended review

Installed executables

Version and freshness

Package metadata

Source database details

Other package-manager records

Internal package links

Topical hubs

Same workflow

Agent security guides

Generated from repository data

Combined YAML source

Used sources