install

Additional install commands

macOS

Homebrewverified · 100%

brew install go-librespot

local Homebrew formula metadata

Linux

Nixverified · 92%

nix profile install nixpkgs#go-librespot

nixpkgs package indexes · pkgs/by-name/go/go-librespot/package.nix · source: api.github.com

overview

Package summary

Spotify client

Project links

Commands and aliases

go-librespot

history

Project history and usage

go-librespot is a Go Spotify Connect compatible client for running a local playback receiver.

Project history

The public repository was created in 2023. Its README presents the project as an open-source Spotify Connect compatible client written in Go, with release binaries, Docker images, Homebrew packaging, and source builds around a daemon entry point.

Adoption history

The project sits in the broader librespot ecosystem of open-source Spotify clients. The Rust librespot project describes that space as an alternative to Spotify's deprecated closed-source libspotify, while go-librespot packages the idea as a Go daemon with mDNS registration and audio backend configuration.

How it is used

Practitioners use go-librespot to make a machine appear as a Spotify Connect device on a local network. The README documents Zeroconf mode, mDNS backend selection, audio-related build dependencies, container use, and a configuration directory holding config.yml, state.json, and a lockfile.

Why package nerds care

For package users, go-librespot is notable because Spotify Connect compatibility usually depends on background service behavior, audio libraries, mDNS, and state storage; Homebrew and container packaging reduce that setup to a reproducible install.

Timeline

2023: Public GitHub repository created.
2024: v0.x releases established the Go client as a packaged daemon.
2026: v0.7.x release series published.

Related projects

librespot-org/librespot is the Rust open-source Spotify client library that frames the wider librespot lineage and Spotify Connect receiver use case.

Sources

security posture

Risk level: orange

broad file, network, media, or database tool signal. formula declares a Homebrew service.

Risk classifier

orange risk · medium confidence · infrastructure

Why

broad file, network, media, or database tool signal
formula declares a Homebrew service

Signals

metadata:service
text:client

Install behavior

No Homebrew post-install hook is recorded in formula metadata.
Formula metadata declares a service or daemon block.
Homebrew bottle metadata is available for 6 platform targets.
Installs with 3 runtime dependencies.
Build metadata lists 2 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.

executables

Installed executables

Command	Kind	Exposure	Note
`go-librespot`	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 generated2026-08-04

manager version0.8.0

manager updated2026-08-02

local dataok

upstreamcurrent

latest detectedv0.8.0

https://github.com/devgianlu/go-librespot

okNo freshness warnings were generated.

install metadata

Package metadata

Package key	brew:go-librespot
Version	0.8.0
Package manager	Homebrew
Package manager page	https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/go-librespot
Homepage	https://github.com/devgianlu/go-librespot
Repository	https://github.com/devgianlu/go-librespot
License	GPL-3.0-only
Source archive	https://github.com/devgianlu/go-librespot/archive/refs/tags/v0.8.0.tar.gz
Last updated	2026-08-02T17:43:26Z
Pulse	updated
Dependencies	flac, libogg, libvorbis
Build dependencies	go, pkgconf
Bottle	available (on arm64_linux, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, sonoma, x86_64_linux)
Homebrew post-install	not defined
Service	declared

registry facts

Source database details

Source Database	Homebrew formula API
Tap	homebrew/core
Full Name	go-librespot
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

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%

go-librespot

nix profile install nixpkgs#go-librespot

normalized package name match
Matched by: Go Librespot

nixpkgs package indexes · api.github.com · nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/go/go-librespot/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1

package graph

Links come from deterministic package relationships, av.db category and tag curation, ecosystem matches, and package hub membership.

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/go-librespot.yml

Used sources

Geiger risk classifier
cross-ecosystem install command graph
curated package history
external package-manager database matches
package relationship graph
package version freshness
package-page enrichment
pkg.so package database
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