install

Additional install commands

macOS

Homebrewverified · 100%

brew install shpotify

local Homebrew formula metadata

Linux

Nixverified · 92%

nix profile install nixpkgs#spotify

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

Windows

Chocolateyverified · 92%

choco install spotify

Chocolatey community package catalog · spotify · source: community.chocolatey.org

Scoopverified · 92%

scoop install extras/spotify

Scoop official bucket manifest trees · bucket/spotify.json · source: api.github.com

Windows Package Managerverified · 92%

winget install --id Spotify.Spotify -e

Windows Package Manager source index · Spotify.Spotify · source: cdn.winget.microsoft.com

overview

Package summary

Command-line interface for Spotify on a Mac

Project links

Commands and aliases

spotify

history

Project history and usage

shpotify is a macOS command-line controller for Spotify. It combines AppleScript-based desktop control with Spotify API access for locating music by name.

Project history

Harish Narayanan created and maintains shpotify as a Bash and AppleScript interface to Spotify on macOS. The repository copyright begins in 2012 and continues through 2025, indicating a long-lived utility that evolved alongside Spotify's desktop application and API.

Adoption history

The official README recommends Homebrew as the easiest installation method and also documents manual installation of its spotify executable. The repository's contributor list shows that the original utility accumulated contributions from multiple users.

How it is used

Invoke spotify commands to play, pause, skip, seek, change volume, inspect status, share the current track, or search for songs, albums, artists, and playlists. API-assisted searches require a Spotify application client ID and secret in ~/.shpotify.cfg.

Why package nerds care

shpotify represents a characteristic macOS package-manager niche: a small shell wrapper that exposes a desktop application's AppleScript and web-API capabilities as composable terminal commands.

Timeline

2012: Earliest year in the official repository copyright notice.
2025: Official repository copyright and maintenance notice extends through this year.

Related projects

Spotify for macOS is the controlled desktop application; Spotify's developer platform supplies the client credentials needed for name-based searches.

Sources

Official author project page: https://harishnarayanan.org/projects/shpotify
Official repository and README: https://github.com/hnarayanan/shpotify

security posture

Risk level: green

narrow executable package without higher-risk signals.

Risk classifier

green risk · low confidence · appliance

Why

narrow executable package without higher-risk signals

Signals

metadata:no-higher-risk-signals

Install behavior

No Homebrew post-install hook is recorded in formula metadata.
Homebrew bottle metadata is available for 1 platform targets.

Recommended review

Before unattended agent use, check whether the tool reads plaintext credentials, writes remote state, publishes artifacts, or shells out to plugins.

local files

Configuration and credential file locations

These source-backed paths show where this package keeps local settings or durable credentials. Automic Vault can use them as review targets for secret scanning, migration, and command approval.

Configuration files

Config paths the tool may read or write during local use.

macOS: ~/.shpotify.cfg

Credential files

Credential-bearing paths to review before unattended agent runs.

macOS: ~/.shpotify.cfg

executables

Installed executables

Command	Kind	Exposure	Note
`spotify`	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 generated2026-09-19

manager version2.1

manager updated

local dataok

upstreamcurrent

latest detected2.1

https://github.com/hnarayanan/shpotify

infoNo package-manager update timestamp was available.low confidence

install metadata

Package metadata

Package key	brew:shpotify
Version	2.1
Package manager	Homebrew
Package manager page	https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/shpotify
Homepage	https://harishnarayanan.org/projects/shpotify/
Repository	https://github.com/hnarayanan/shpotify
Upstream docs	https://harishnarayanan.org/projects/shpotify/
License	MIT
Source archive	https://github.com/hnarayanan/shpotify/archive/refs/tags/2.1.tar.gz
Bottle	available (on all)
Homebrew post-install	not defined
Service	none declared

registry facts

Source database details

Source Database	Homebrew formula API
Tap	homebrew/core
Full Name	shpotify
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.

Nix92%

spotify

nix profile install nixpkgs#spotify

installed executable or alias match
Matched by: Spotify

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

Chocolatey92%

spotify

choco install spotify

installed executable or alias match
Matched by: Spotify

Chocolatey community package catalog · community.chocolatey.org · Chocolatey community package catalog: spotify from https://community.chocolatey.org/api/v2/Packages?$filter=IsLatestVersion&$select=Id&$top=1000&$skiptoken='11','spacedesk-server'

Scoop92%

extras/spotify

scoop install extras/spotify

installed executable or alias match
Matched by: Spotify

Scoop official bucket manifest trees · api.github.com · Scoop official bucket manifest trees: bucket/spotify.json from https://api.github.com/repos/ScoopInstaller/Extras/git/trees/master?recursive=1

winget92%

Spotify.Spotify

winget install --id Spotify.Spotify -e

installed executable or alias match
Matched by: Spotify

Windows Package Manager source index · cdn.winget.microsoft.com · Windows Package Manager source index: Spotify.Spotify from https://cdn.winget.microsoft.com/cache/source.msix

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/shpotify.yml

Used sources

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

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