# Install vimpc with Homebrew 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 ## 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:** 2026-08-04T22:13:35+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: 2026-08-04 - 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 ## Related links - [Secret-risk packages](https://pkg.so/secret-risk-packages/) - Has protected-tool coverage, approval-gate, or non-low Geiger security signals. - [Terminal utility packages](https://pkg.so/terminal-utilities/) - Matched terminal and command-line workflow metadata. - [Networking and protocol packages](https://pkg.so/networking-protocol-tools/) - Matched network, protocol, or remote-service metadata. - [Media and graphics packages](https://pkg.so/media-graphics-tools/) - Matched media, image, audio, video, or graphics metadata. - [pcre](https://pkg.so/brew/pcre/) - Runtime dependency declared by Homebrew. - [taglib](https://pkg.so/brew/taglib/) - Runtime dependency declared by Homebrew. - [pkgconf](https://pkg.so/brew/pkgconf/) - Build dependency declared by Homebrew. - [libtool](https://pkg.so/brew/libtool/) - Build dependency declared by Homebrew. - [autoconf](https://pkg.so/brew/autoconf/) - Build dependency declared by Homebrew. - [automake](https://pkg.so/brew/automake/) - Build dependency declared by Homebrew. - [pms](https://pkg.so/brew/pms/) - Shares pkgdb curated category or tags: cli, media, mpd-client, ncurses, vim-like. - [cmus](https://pkg.so/brew/cmus/) - Shares pkgdb curated category or tags: cli, media, music-player, ncurses. - [spotify_player](https://pkg.so/brew/spotify-player/) - Shares pkgdb curated category or tags: cli, media, music-player. - [mpd](https://pkg.so/brew/mpd/) - Shares pkgdb curated category or tags: cli, media, music-player. - [kew](https://pkg.so/brew/kew/) - Shares pkgdb curated category or tags: cli, media, music-player. - [audacious](https://pkg.so/brew/audacious/) - Shares pkgdb curated category or tags: cli, media, music-player. - [ncspot](https://pkg.so/brew/ncspot/) - Shares pkgdb curated category or tags: cli, media, ncurses. - [ncmpcpp](https://pkg.so/brew/ncmpcpp/) - Shares pkgdb curated category or tags: cli, media, ncurses. - [musikcube](https://pkg.so/brew/musikcube/) - Local package facts share a topical domain. Shared terms: based, cli, media, music, music-player. ## Combined YAML source View the package source record on GitHub. [combined/vimpc.yml](https://github.com/mxcl/pkgdb/blob/main/combined/vimpc.yml) ## Sources - pkg.so package database - Geiger risk classifier - package-page enrichment - curated package history - package version freshness - pkgdb category and tag curation - package relationship graph - cross-ecosystem install command graph