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Projektlinks

• Homepage

Befehle und Aliase

• vrc-get

Projektgeschichte

The upstream README defines vrc-get's initial goal as providing an open-source command-line client for VRChat Package Manager and adding functionality beyond the official VPM commands. This positioned it as a scriptable and cross-platform alternative for creators who wanted package operations outside the official GUI-first workflow.

In 2024, the project expanded its stated goals to include a better cross-platform Creator Companion. That expansion is embodied by ALCOM, the graphical application built around the vrc-get toolchain and advertised by the project as a fast open-source alternative to VRChat Creator Companion on Windows, macOS, and Linux.

Adoptionsgeschichte

vrc-get's adoption is tied to the VRChat creator ecosystem's move toward VPM packages. VRChat's own Creator Companion documentation describes VPM as using a Unity Package Manager-compatible format for installing, updating, and managing assets, tools, and prefabs used to make VRChat content.

The author announced ALCOM 0.1.0 on the VRChat Ask forum in April 2024 as a non-beta unofficial Creator Companion alternative that can be used alongside VCC and can install or update multiple packages at once. Community references since then commonly describe vrc-get and ALCOM together: the CLI for automation, the GUI for daily project management.

Wie es verwendet wird

vrc-get is used to install, remove, search, resolve, and update VPM packages in VRChat projects. It operates on VCC-compatible project layouts and package manifests, making it useful in scripts, CI-like project maintenance, or non-Windows environments where creators still need to manage VRChat Unity packages.

ALCOM wraps the same toolchain in a graphical interface for creators who want the VCC-style workflow with faster package operations and cross-platform support.

Warum Paket-Nerds sich dafür interessieren

vrc-get is package-nerd significant because it brings familiar open-source package-manager ergonomics to a creator ecosystem that otherwise centers an official desktop companion app.

It is also a useful example of a community package manager growing a GUI wrapper after the CLI proved valuable, rather than starting as a monolithic app.

Zeitleiste

• 2020s: vrc-get begins as an open-source command-line client for VRChat Package Manager.
• 2024: The project adds a stated goal of providing a better cross-platform Creator Companion.
• 2024-04-18: ALCOM 0.1.0 is announced on the VRChat Ask forum as an unofficial Creator Companion alternative.
• 2020s: vrc-get and ALCOM continue as a shared Rust-based command-line and graphical toolchain on GitHub.

Related projects

• vrc-get is directly related to VRChat Creator Companion, VRChat Package Manager, Unity Package Manager-compatible manifests, and ALCOM.
• It is also related to community VPM repositories used by avatar and world creators to distribute SDKs, tools, shaders, and prefabs.

Quellen

• https://ask.vrchat.com/t/alcom-a-crossplatform-fast-open-source-unofficial-creator-companion-alternative/24058
• https://github.com/vrc-get/vrc-get
• https://vcc.docs.vrchat.com/vpm/packages/
• https://vrc-get.anatawa12.com/en/alcom/
• https://vrc-get.anatawa12.com/en/cli/