# Install vimpc with Homebrew, Nix Ncurses based mpd client with vi like key bindings. Version 0.09.2 via Homebrew; verified from local package data. ## Install ```sh sudo av install brew:vimpc ``` Additional install commands: ### macOS - Homebrew (100%): ```sh brew install vimpc ``` Evidence: local Homebrew formula metadata ### Linux - Nix (92%): ```sh nix profile install nixpkgs#vimpc ``` Evidence: nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/vi/vimpc/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1 ## Package facts - **Package key:** brew:vimpc - **Package manager:** Homebrew - **Package manager page:** - **Version:** 0.09.2 - **Source summary:** Ncurses based mpd client with vi like key bindings - **Homepage:** - **Repository:** - **Upstream docs:** - **License:** GPL-3.0-or-later - **Source archive:** - **Generated:** 2026-07-08T18:08:21+00:00 ## Executables - vimpc (cli) - vimpc (alias) ## Dependencies - libmpdclient - pcre - taglib ## Build dependencies - autoconf - automake - libtool - pkgconf ## Uses from macOS - curl - ncurses ## Install behavior - Post-install hook: not defined - Bottle: available on arm64_linux, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, arm64_ventura, sonoma, ventura, x86_64_linux ## Freshness - Page generated: 2026-07-08 - Package-manager version: 0.09.2 - Local data: ok - Upstream repository: https://github.com/boysetsfrog/vimpc - Upstream latest detected: v0.09.2 (current) - info: No package-manager update timestamp was available. ## Project history and usage vimpc is a curses client for Music Player Daemon with vi-like key bindings. Its README positions it as an alternative to MPD clients such as ncmpc and ncmpcpp, using an interface similar to the Vim text editor. ### Project history The project was distributed through SourceForge and later GitHub under the boysetsfrog account. SourceForge file history shows early 0.02 releases in June 2011 and the project page lists a 2014 last update, placing vimpc in the early-2010s wave of terminal music clients built around MPD's client-server model. ### Adoption history vimpc's adoption is niche: it appears in MPD's official client list as a curses client with vi-like key bindings, and it has been packaged by Homebrew and Nix for users who want a ready terminal MPD front end. ### How it is used vimpc connects to an MPD server and gives users playlist, library, and playback control through Vim-style normal mode and command/search modes. Its help text describes familiar movement keys, optional counts, an Ex-like command layer, and per-window key behavior for MPD playlist operations. ### Why package nerds care vimpc matters to users who want their music controller to behave like their editor: it brings hjkl movement, counts, mappings, and command-mode habits into the MPD ecosystem instead of requiring a separate TUI vocabulary. ### Timeline - 2011-06: SourceForge hosts vimpc 0.02 release files. - 2014-03-02: SourceForge records a last update for the project page. ### Related projects - vimpc is related to MPD, ncmpc, ncmpcpp, pms, vimus, cmus-style terminal music workflows, and the broader family of Vim-like non-editor interfaces. ### Sources - - - - - ## Security Notes broad file, network, media, or database tool signal. - **Geiger risk:** blue / medium - broad file, network, media, or database tool signal ## Source Database Details - **Source Database:** Homebrew formula API - **Tap:** homebrew/core - **Full Name:** vimpc - **Version Scheme:** 0 - **Revision:** 1 - **Head Version:** HEAD - **Bottle Stable Root URL:** - **Deprecated:** yes - **Disabled:** no - **Keg Only:** no - **URL Keys:** head, stable ## Other Package-Manager Records - Nix - vimpc: normalized package name match | nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/vi/vimpc/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1 ## Related links - [Secret-risk packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/secret-risk-packages/) - Has protected-tool coverage, approval-gate, or non-low Geiger security signals. - [Terminal utility packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/terminal-utilities/) - Matched terminal and command-line workflow metadata. - [Networking and protocol packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/networking-protocol-tools/) - Matched network, protocol, or remote-service metadata. - [Media and graphics packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/media-graphics-tools/) - Matched media, image, audio, video, or graphics metadata. - [pcre](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/pcre/) - Runtime dependency declared by Homebrew. - [taglib](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/taglib/) - Runtime dependency declared by Homebrew. - [autoconf](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/autoconf/) - Build dependency declared by Homebrew. - [automake](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/automake/) - Build dependency declared by Homebrew. - [libtool](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/libtool/) - Build dependency declared by Homebrew. - [pkgconf](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/pkgconf/) - Build dependency declared by Homebrew. - [kew](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/kew/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: audio, cli, media, music-player. - [moc](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/moc/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: audio, cli, media, music-player. - [cmus](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/cmus/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: audio, cli, media, music-player, ncurses. - [adplay](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/adplay/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: audio, cli, media, music-player. - [mikmod](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/mikmod/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: audio, cli, media, music-player. - [mp3blaster](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/mp3blaster/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: audio, cli, media, ncurses. - [mpd](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/mpd/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: audio, cli, media, music-player. - [ncmpcpp](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/ncmpcpp/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: audio, cli, media, ncurses. - [pms](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/pms/) - Local metadata places this package in an adjacent workflow. Shared terms: based, cli, client, like, media. ## Combined YAML source View the package source record on GitHub. [combined/vimpc.yml](https://github.com/automic-vault/db/blob/main/combined/vimpc.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 - external package-manager database matches - cross-ecosystem install command graph