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macOS

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brew install vsview

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overview

Package summary

Next-generation VapourSynth previewer

Project links

Commands and aliases

vsview

history

Project history and usage

VSView is a Python/PySide6 VapourSynth previewer for opening scripts, videos, and images, with workspaces, integrated tools, and plugin-oriented extension points.

Project history

The official repository describes VSView as a modern, extensible previewer for VapourSynth. Its documentation says it was built as a modern replacement for VSPreview, with cleaner maintainability and clearer plugin integration.

GitHub repository metadata records the vs-view repository as created in December 2025. Official tags show early vsview prereleases followed by versioned releases through VSView 0.8.0 in June 2026.

Adoption history

VSView is packaged for Python-first workflows in its official documentation, which recommends pip and uv installation and optional extras for recommended or full plugin bundles. The supplied input shows Homebrew packaging as another route for users who prefer system package managers.

How it is used

Official usage docs show launching VSView from the command line, opening VapourSynth or Python scripts and media files, passing script arguments, managing settings, and using workspaces plus built-in plugin panels to inspect and compare media sources.

Why package nerds care

VSView is interesting to package users because it joins VapourSynth's script-centric video ecosystem with a desktop previewer, modern Python packaging, optional plugin extras, and a Homebrew command entry point. It is a GUI application, but it still exposes a CLI-oriented installation and launch flow.

Timeline

2025: GitHub metadata records creation of the vs-view repository.
2026: Official tags list the first VSView prerelease and 0.1.0 line.
2026: Official docs describe VSView as a modern replacement for VSPreview.
2026: VSView 0.8.0 release notes describe plugin API expansion and a new histogram plugin.

Related projects

The official docs connect VSView to VapourSynth and position it as a successor to VSPreview. Its pyproject also shows a workspace containing VSView-related CLI and plugin packages such as vsview-cli and second-party plugin packages.

Sources

security posture

No protected-tool coverage found yet

No matching local secret-handling manifest was found for vsview. Nucleus package metadata is still published here so future coverage has a stable package URL.

Install behavior

No Homebrew post-install hook is recorded in formula metadata.
Homebrew bottle metadata is available for 6 platform targets.
Installs with 7 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.

Linux: ~/.config/vsview/global_settings.json
macOS: ~/Library/Application Support/vsview/global_settings.json
Windows: %LOCALAPPDATA%\vsview\global_settings.json%APPDATA%\vsview\global_settings.json when --settings-roaming is used

executables

Installed executables

Command	Kind	Exposure	Note
`vsview`	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 version0.8.0

manager updated2026-07-01

local dataok

upstreamnot checked

latest detectednot detected

https://jaded-encoding-thaumaturgy.github.io/vs-view/

infoRelease/tag comparison is only available for GitHub repositories.https://jaded-encoding-thaumaturgy.github.io/vs-view/none confidence

install metadata

Package metadata

Package key	brew:vsview
Version	0.8.0
Package manager	Homebrew
Package manager page	https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/vsview
Homepage	https://jaded-encoding-thaumaturgy.github.io/vs-view/
Repository	https://github.com/Jaded-Encoding-Thaumaturgy/vs-view
Upstream docs	https://jaded-encoding-thaumaturgy.github.io/vs-view
License	EUPL-1.2 AND (MIT AND Apache-2.0 AND ISC AND OFL-1.1)
Source archive	https://files.pythonhosted.org/packages/fc/89/0f1a7a01173c0b8b6fe9c50c987420b3fb39412e01f22730da1468d0c8bd/vsview-0.8.0.tar.gz
Last updated	2026-07-01T05:53:55Z
Pulse	updated
Dependencies	numpy, pydantic, pyside, python@3.14, vapoursynth, vapoursynth-bestsource, zstd
Build dependencies	cmake, ninja, pkgconf, rust
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	vsview
Version Scheme	0
Revision	0
Bottle Stable Root URL	https://ghcr.io/v2/homebrew/core
Deprecated	no
Disabled	no
Keg Only	no
URL Keys	stable

package graph

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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/vsview.yml

Used sources

Nucleus package database
cross-ecosystem install command graph
curated configuration and credential file locations
curated package history
package relationship graph
package version freshness
package-page enrichment

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