# Install sacad with Homebrew, apt, Nix, zypper, scoop

Automatic cover art downloader. Version 2.8.3 via Homebrew; verified 2026-08-04. Also installable with debian: sudo apt install sacad.

## Install

```sh
sudo av install brew:sacad
```

Additional install commands:

### macOS

- Homebrew (100%):

```sh
brew install sacad
```

  Evidence: local Homebrew formula metadata

### Linux

- Debian apt (92%):

```sh
sudo apt install sacad
```

  Evidence: Debian stable package indexes: sacad from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz

- Nix (92%):

```sh
nix profile install nixpkgs#sacad
```

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

- zypper (92%):

```sh
sudo zypper install sacad
```

  Evidence: openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: sacad from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/50b07339cb64c8ed4091bdbabddadc1ff5737b090e478818a195b40d8a3292861a879139b4a3987c31109699fde9fbf4a716367ddf4eef77da75f96e3193d6ed-primary.xml.zst

### Windows

- Scoop (92%):

```sh
scoop install main/sacad
```

  Evidence: Scoop official bucket manifest trees: bucket/sacad.json from https://api.github.com/repos/ScoopInstaller/Main/git/trees/master?recursive=1

## Package facts

- **Package key:** brew:sacad
- **Package manager:** Homebrew
- **Package manager page:** <https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/sacad>
- **Version:** 2.8.3
- **Source summary:** Automatic cover art downloader
- **Homepage:** <https://github.com/desbma/sacad>
- **Repository:** <https://github.com/desbma/sacad>
- **License:** MPL-2.0
- **Source archive:** <https://files.pythonhosted.org/packages/df/39/3ec259100446937a0c36c14e1bc0794e990259100e90f5b83463b23c740d/sacad-2.8.3.tar.gz>
- **Last updated:** 2026-08-04T12:12:30Z
- **Generated:** 2026-08-04T22:13:35+00:00

## Executables

- sacad (cli)
- sacad_r (cli)
- sacad (alias)
- sacad_r (alias)

## Dependencies

- pillow
- python@3.14

## Uses from macOS

- libxml2
- libxslt

## Install behavior

- Post-install hook: not defined
- Bottle: available on arm64_linux, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, sonoma, x86_64_linux

## Freshness

- Page generated: 2026-08-04
- Package-manager version: 2.8.3
- Package-manager updated: 2026-08-04
- Local data: ok
- Upstream repository: https://github.com/desbma/sacad
- info: No cached GitHub release or tag data was available.

## 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:** sacad
- **Version Scheme:** 0
- **Revision:** 6
- **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

- Debian apt - sacad - 2.8.0-2: normalized package name match | Debian stable package indexes: sacad from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | Search and download music album covers | https://github.com/desbma/sacad
- Nix - sacad: normalized package name match | nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/sa/sacad/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1
- zypper - sacad - 2.8.0-1.5: normalized package name match | openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: sacad from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/50b07339cb64c8ed4091bdbabddadc1ff5737b090e478818a195b40d8a3292861a879139b4a3987c31109699fde9fbf4a716367ddf4eef77da75f96e3193d6ed-primary.xml.zst | Search and download music album covers | https://github.com/desbma/sacad
- Scoop - main/sacad: normalized package name match | Scoop official bucket manifest trees: bucket/sacad.json from https://api.github.com/repos/ScoopInstaller/Main/git/trees/master?recursive=1


## Related links

- [Source-control packages](https://pkg.so/source-control-tools/) - Belongs to a source-control command family.
- [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.
- [Language runtime packages](https://pkg.so/language-runtime-packages/) - Matched language runtime, compiler, or interpreter metadata.
- [python@3.14](https://pkg.so/brew/python-3-14/) - Runtime dependency declared by Homebrew.
- [dovi_tool](https://pkg.so/brew/dovi-tool/) - Shares pkgdb curated category or tags: cli, media, metadata, rust.
- [exiftool](https://pkg.so/brew/exiftool/) - Shares pkgdb curated category or tags: cli, media, metadata.
- [media-info](https://pkg.so/brew/media-info/) - Shares pkgdb curated category or tags: cli, media, metadata.
- [exiv2](https://pkg.so/brew/exiv2/) - Shares pkgdb curated category or tags: cli, media, metadata.
- [atomicparsley](https://pkg.so/brew/atomicparsley/) - Shares pkgdb curated category or tags: cli, media, metadata.
- [rsgain](https://pkg.so/brew/rsgain/) - Shares pkgdb curated category or tags: cli, media, metadata.
- [exempi](https://pkg.so/brew/exempi/) - Shares pkgdb curated category or tags: cli, media, metadata.
- [exif](https://pkg.so/brew/exif/) - Shares pkgdb curated category or tags: cli, media, metadata.
- [glyr](https://pkg.so/brew/glyr/) - Local package facts share a topical domain. Shared terms: art, cli, cover, cover-art, media.
- [streamrip](https://pkg.so/brew/streamrip/) - Both packages touch the same language runtime or ecosystem. Shared terms: cli, downloader, media, music, pillow.
- [gamdl](https://pkg.so/brew/gamdl/) - Both packages touch the same language runtime or ecosystem. Shared terms: cli, downloader, media, music, pillow.

## Combined YAML source

View the package source record on GitHub. [combined/sacad.yml](https://github.com/mxcl/pkgdb/blob/main/combined/sacad.yml)


## Sources

- pkg.so package database
- Geiger risk classifier
- package-page enrichment
- package version freshness
- pkgdb category and tag curation
- package relationship graph
- external package-manager database matches
- cross-ecosystem install command graph
