# Install zsh-vi-mode with Homebrew, Nix

Better and friendly vi(vim) mode plugin for ZSH. Version 0.12.0 via Homebrew; verified from local package data. Also installable with nix: nix profile install nixpkgs#zsh-vi-mode.

## Install

```sh
sudo av install brew:zsh-vi-mode
```

Additional install commands:

### macOS

- Homebrew (100%):

```sh
brew install zsh-vi-mode
```

  Evidence: local Homebrew formula metadata

### Linux

- Nix (92%):

```sh
nix profile install nixpkgs#zsh-vi-mode
```

  Evidence: nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/zs/zsh-vi-mode/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1

## Package facts

- **Package key:** brew:zsh-vi-mode
- **Package manager:** Homebrew
- **Package manager page:** <https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/zsh-vi-mode>
- **Version:** 0.12.0
- **Source summary:** Better and friendly vi(vim) mode plugin for ZSH
- **Homepage:** <https://github.com/jeffreytse/zsh-vi-mode>
- **Repository:** <https://github.com/jeffreytse/zsh-vi-mode>
- **License:** MIT
- **Source archive:** <https://github.com/jeffreytse/zsh-vi-mode/archive/refs/tags/v0.12.0.tar.gz>
- **Generated:** 2026-08-04T22:13:35+00:00

## Uses from macOS

- zsh

## Install behavior

- Post-install hook: not defined
- Caveats: To activate the zsh vi mode, add the following line to your .zshrc: source $HOMEBREW_PREFIX/opt/zsh-vi-mode/share/zsh-vi-mode/zsh-vi-mode.plugin.zsh
- Bottle: available on all

## Freshness

- Page generated: 2026-08-04
- Package-manager version: 0.12.0
- Local data: ok
- Upstream repository: https://github.com/jeffreytse/zsh-vi-mode
- Upstream latest detected: v0.12.0 (current)
- info: No package-manager update timestamp was available.

## Security Notes

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


## Source Database Details

- **Source Database:** Homebrew formula API
- **Tap:** homebrew/core
- **Full Name:** zsh-vi-mode
- **Version Scheme:** 0
- **Revision:** 0
- **Head Version:** HEAD
- **Bottle Stable Root URL:** <https://ghcr.io/v2/homebrew/core>
- **Deprecated:** no
- **Disabled:** no
- **Keg Only:** no
- **URL Keys:** head, stable

## Other Package-Manager Records

- Nix - zsh-vi-mode: normalized package name match | nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/zs/zsh-vi-mode/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1


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