macOS
Homebrewverified · 100%
brew install vrc-getlocal Homebrew formula metadata
MacPortsverified · 94%
sudo port install vrc-getMacPorts ports tree · devel/vrc-get/Portfile · source: api.github.com
brew / rank 6261
Install vrc-get with Homebrew, MacPorts, Nix, winget
Open Source alternative of Command-line client of VRChat Package Manager. Version 1.9.2 via Homebrew; verified 2026-07-12. Also installable with nix: nix profile install nixpkgs#vrc-get.
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Linux
Nixverified · 92%
nix profile install nixpkgs#vrc-getnixpkgs package indexes · pkgs/by-name/vr/vrc-get/package.nix · source: api.github.com
Windows
Windows Package Managerverified · 92%
winget install --id anatawa12.vrc-get -eWindows Package Manager source index · anatawa12.vrc-get · source: cdn.winget.microsoft.com
overview
Package summary
Open Source alternative of Command-line client of VRChat Package Manager
Project links
Commands and aliases
- vrc-get
history
Project history and usage
vrc-get is an open-source command-line client for the VRChat Package Manager, the package-management system used by VRChat Creator Companion for Unity-based avatar and world projects. The project is community-developed and explicitly not an official VRChat project.
Project history
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.
Adoption history
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.
How it is used
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.
Why package nerds care
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.
Timeline
- 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.
Sources
security posture
Risk level: orange
infrastructure mutation or orchestration signal.
Risk classifier
orange risk · medium confidence · infrastructure
Why
- infrastructure mutation or orchestration signal
Signals
- text:package manager
Install behavior
- No Homebrew bottle metadata was recorded.
Recommended review
Before unattended agent use, check whether the tool reads plaintext credentials, writes remote state, publishes artifacts, or shells out to plugins.
executables
Installed executables
| Command | Kind | Exposure | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
vrc-get | executable | indexed executable | Discovered from the local executable index. |
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 generated2026-08-03
manager version1.9.2
manager updated2026-07-12
local dataunknown
upstreamnot available
latest detectednot detected
- okNo freshness warnings were generated.
install metadata
Package metadata
| Package key | brew:vrc-get |
|---|---|
| Version | 1.9.2 |
| Package manager | Homebrew |
| Homepage | https://github.com/vrc-get/vrc-get |
| Repository | https://github.com/vrc-get/vrc-get |
| Last updated | 2026-07-12T15:51:03Z |
| Pulse | updated |
| Bottle | not recorded |
| Service | none declared |
source database matches
Other package-manager records
Matches are pulled from external package-manager indexes and kept separate from local Automic Vault package links.
Nix95%
vrc-get
nix profile install nixpkgs#vrc-get- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Vrc Get
MacPorts95%
vrc-get
sudo port install vrc-get- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Vrc Get
winget95%
anatawa12.vrc-get
winget install --id anatawa12.vrc-get -e- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Vrc Get
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.
Used sources
- Geiger risk classifier
- cross-ecosystem install command graph
- curated package history
- external package-manager database matches
- pkg.so package database
- pkgdb category and tag curation