macOS
Homebrewverified · 100%
brew install moclocal Homebrew formula metadata
MacPortsverified · 94%
sudo port install mocMacPorts ports tree · multimedia/moc/Portfile · source: api.github.com
brew
Install moc with Homebrew, apt, MacPorts, Nix, zypper
Terminal-based music player. Version 2.5.2 via Homebrew; verified 2026-06-19.
install
Additional install commands
Linux
Debian aptverified · 92%
sudo apt install mocDebian stable package indexes · moc · source: deb.debian.org
Nixverified · 92%
nix profile install nixpkgs#mocnixpkgs package indexes · pkgs/by-name/mo/moc/package.nix · source: api.github.com
openSUSE zypperverified · 92%
sudo zypper install mocopenSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata · moc · source: download.opensuse.org
overview
Package summary
Terminal-based music player
Project links
Commands and aliases
- mocp
history
Project history and usage
MOC, short for Music On Console, is a Linux and Unix console audio player whose official documentation names Damian Pietras as the original author and John Fitzgerald as maintainer. The project site describes an ncurses-style player inspired by Midnight Commander: users browse directories, press enter on a file, and MOC continues playback through the directory without requiring a prebuilt playlist.
Project history
Its major design milestone is the split between the text interface and a background server process. Pressing `q` detaches the interface while playback continues, and another interface can attach later. The official description also highlights a separate output-buffer thread for smooth playback under system or I/O load, gapless playback through precaching, customizable key bindings, playlist persistence, m3u support, Icecast and Shoutcast streams, and broad codec support through plugins and libraries.
How it is used
MOC's package niche is the lightweight terminal music-player slot: closer to a self-contained player than to networked daemons such as MPD. The executable is `mocp`, and package records show it distributed broadly through Homebrew, Debian, Ubuntu, MacPorts, Nix, and zypper for users who want local console playback without a graphical library manager.
Sources
security posture
Risk level: green
narrow executable package without higher-risk signals.
Risk classifier
green risk · low confidence · appliance
Why
- narrow executable package without higher-risk signals
Signals
- metadata:no-higher-risk-signals
Install behavior
- No Homebrew post-install hook is recorded in formula metadata.
- Homebrew bottle metadata is available for 8 platform targets.
- Installs with 12 runtime dependencies.
- Build metadata lists 4 build dependencies.
Recommended review
Before unattended agent use, check whether the tool reads plaintext credentials, writes remote state, publishes artifacts, or shells out to plugins.
local files
Configuration and credential file locations
These source-backed paths show where this package keeps local settings or durable credentials. Automic Vault can use them as review targets for secret scanning, migration, and command approval.
Configuration files
Config paths the tool may read or write during local use.
- Unix
~/.moc/config
executables
Installed executables
| Command | Kind | Exposure | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
mocp | 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 version2.5.2
manager updated2026-06-19
local dataok
upstreamnot checked
latest detectednot detected
- infoRelease/tag comparison is only available for GitHub repositories.https://moc.daper.net/none confidence
install metadata
Package metadata
| Package key | brew:moc |
|---|---|
| Version | 2.5.2 |
| Package manager | Homebrew |
| Package manager page | https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/moc |
| Homepage | https://moc.daper.net/ |
| Upstream docs | https://moc.daper.net/ |
| License | GPL-2.0-or-later |
| Source archive | https://ftp.daper.net/pub/soft/moc/stable/moc-2.5.2.tar.bz2 |
| Last updated | 2026-06-19T12:32:39-07:00 |
| Pulse | updated |
| Dependencies | berkeley-db@5, ffmpeg@4, flac, jack, libmodplug, libogg, libsamplerate, libsndfile, libtool, libvorbis, ncurses, speex |
| Build dependencies | autoconf, automake, gettext, pkgconf |
| Bottle | available (on arm64_linux, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, arm64_ventura, sonoma, ventura, x86_64_linux) |
| Homebrew post-install | not defined |
| Service | none declared |
| Caveats | You must start the jack daemon prior to running mocp. |
registry facts
Source database details
| Source Database | Homebrew formula API |
|---|---|
| Tap | homebrew/core |
| Full Name | moc |
| Version Scheme | 0 |
| Revision | 10 |
| Head Version | HEAD |
| Bottle Stable Root URL | https://ghcr.io/v2/homebrew/core |
| Deprecated | no |
| Disabled | no |
| Keg Only | no |
| URL Keys |
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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%
moc 1:2.6.0~svn-r3005-6+b1
ncurses based console audio player
sudo apt install moc- Section: sound
- Architecture: amd64
- Source Package: moc
- 31 dependencies
- 1 optional deps
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Moc
Debian apt95%
moc-ffmpeg-plugin 1:2.6.0~svn-r3005-6+b1
ncurses based console audio player - ffmpeg plugin
sudo apt install moc-ffmpeg-plugin- Section: sound
- Architecture: amd64
- Source Package: moc
- 5 dependencies
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Moc
Nix95%
moc
nix profile install nixpkgs#moc- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Moc
Ubuntu apt95%
moc 1:2.6.0~svn-r3005-3.1build5
ncurses based console audio player
sudo apt install moc- Section: universe/sound
- Architecture: amd64
- 31 dependencies
- 1 optional deps
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Moc
Ubuntu apt95%
moc-ffmpeg-plugin 1:2.6.0~svn-r3005-3.1build5
ncurses based console audio player - ffmpeg plugin
sudo apt install moc-ffmpeg-plugin- Section: universe/sound
- Architecture: amd64
- Source Package: moc
- 5 dependencies
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Moc
zypper95%
moc 2.6.0~svn2994-8.2
Console audio player
sudo zypper install moc- License: GPL-2.0-or-later
- Category: Productivity/Multimedia/Sound/Players
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: moc
- 26 dependencies
- 10 provides
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Moc
MacPorts95%
moc
sudo port install moc- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Moc
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.
Used sources
- Geiger risk classifier
- Nucleus package database
- av.db category and tag curation
- cross-ecosystem install command graph
- curated configuration and credential file locations
- curated package history
- external package-manager database matches
- package relationship graph
- package version freshness
- package-page enrichment