# Install clip with Homebrew Create high-quality charts from the command-line. Version 0.7 via Homebrew; verified from local package data. ## Install ```sh sudo av install brew:clip ``` Additional install commands: ### macOS - Homebrew (100%): ```sh brew install clip ``` Evidence: local Homebrew formula metadata ## Package facts - **Package key:** brew:clip - **Package manager:** Homebrew - **Package manager page:** - **Version:** 0.7 - **Source summary:** Create high-quality charts from the command-line - **Homepage:** - **Repository:** - **Upstream docs:** - **License:** Apache-2.0 - **Source archive:** - **Generated:** 2026-07-08T07:18:31+00:00 ## Executables - clip (cli) - clip (alias) ## Dependencies - cairo - fmt - fontconfig - freetype - fribidi - harfbuzz - libpng ## Build dependencies - cmake - pkgconf ## Install behavior - Post-install hook: not defined - Bottle: available on arm64_linux, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, sonoma, x86_64_linux ## Freshness - Page generated: 2026-07-08 - Package-manager version: 0.7 - Local data: ok - Upstream repository: https://github.com/asmuth/clip - Upstream latest detected: v0.7 (current) - info: No package-manager update timestamp was available. ## Project history and usage clip is the command line illustration processor, a C++17 charting and data-driven illustration tool that turns text descriptions into SVG output. Its package-manager identity is a small but unusually well-starred command-line visualization tool rather than a clipboard utility, despite the formula name. ### Project history The official README says the project began in 2011 under the name FnordMetric and originally included data storage and transformation facilities. Over time, the data-processing parts were removed, leaving the plotting and illustration engine, and the project was renamed to clip to avoid stale search results around the older name. The current repository presents clip as both an open-source command-line program and software library for creating charts and other data-driven illustrations. The README points users to clip-lang.org for full documentation, examples, and installation notes. ### Adoption history GitHub repository metadata recorded the project as created on 2011-09-16 and showed more than 5,000 stars and several hundred forks when checked for this enrichment run. Homebrew packages the stable 0.7 release from the upstream GitHub tag and reported hundreds of on-request installs over the preceding year. ### How it is used Users write a .clp-style text description of a plot or diagram and run commands such as `clip --export output.svg example.clp`. The README examples emphasize line charts, SVG output, C++17 source builds, and dependencies such as cairo, freetype, harfbuzz, fmtlib, and cmake. ### Why package nerds care clip is notable in package indexes because it is a compact Unix-style chart renderer with its own declarative language, sitting closer to gnuplot, Graphviz, and ggplot-inspired grammar systems than to generic clipboard tools. For Homebrew users, the package preserves a command-line visualization niche that is otherwise often handled by heavier language runtimes. ### Timeline - 2011: Project starts as FnordMetric according to the official README. - 2011-09-16: GitHub repository is created, according to GitHub repository metadata. - 2020: README copyright and repository metadata reflect the modern clip name and C++ charting focus. - 2026: Homebrew formula tracks stable release 0.7 from the official GitHub tag archive. ### Related projects - The official README names The Grammar of Graphics and ggplot2 as conceptual influences for plot-element structure, and CSS as an influence on syntax and styling concepts. - The rendering stack relies on freetype and harfbuzz, placing clip in the same practical ecosystem as other precise SVG and text-rendering tools. ### Sources - - - - ## Security Notes narrow executable package without higher-risk signals. - **Geiger risk:** green / low - narrow executable package without higher-risk signals ## Source Database Details - **Source Database:** Homebrew formula API - **Tap:** homebrew/core - **Full Name:** clip - **Version Scheme:** 0 - **Revision:** 5 - **Head Version:** HEAD - **Conflicts With:** geomview - **Bottle Stable Root URL:** - **Deprecated:** no - **Disabled:** no - **Keg Only:** no - **URL Keys:** head, stable ## Related links - [Source-control packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/source-control-tools/) - Belongs to a source-control command family. - [Terminal utility packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/terminal-utilities/) - Matched terminal and command-line workflow metadata. - [Text processing packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/text-processing-tools/) - Matched text, document, or structured-data processing metadata. - [Networking and protocol packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/networking-protocol-tools/) - Matched network, protocol, or remote-service metadata. - [cairo](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/cairo/) - Runtime dependency declared by Homebrew. - [fontconfig](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/fontconfig/) - Runtime dependency declared by Homebrew. - [freetype](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/freetype/) - Runtime dependency declared by Homebrew. - [fribidi](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/fribidi/) - Runtime dependency declared by Homebrew. - [harfbuzz](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/harfbuzz/) - Runtime dependency declared by Homebrew. - [libpng](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/libpng/) - Runtime dependency declared by Homebrew. - [cmake](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/cmake/) - Build dependency declared by Homebrew. - [pkgconf](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/pkgconf/) - Build dependency declared by Homebrew. - [mcp-server-chart](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/mcp-server-chart/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: charts, cli, data, visualization. - [opensearch-dashboards](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/opensearch-dashboards/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, data, data-visualization, visualization. - [spark](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/spark/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, data, data-visualization, visualization. - [distribution](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/distribution/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, data, visualization. - [pixd](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/pixd/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, data, visualization. - [metabase](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/metabase/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, data, data-visualization. - [adios2](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/adios2/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, data. - [alluxio](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/alluxio/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, data. ## Combined YAML source View the package source record on GitHub. [combined/clip.yml](https://github.com/automic-vault/db/blob/main/combined/clip.yml) ## Sources - Nucleus package database - Geiger risk classifier - package-page enrichment - curated package history - package version freshness - av.db category and tag curation - package relationship graph - cross-ecosystem install command graph