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Install cmusfm with Homebrew, apk, Nix

Last.fm standalone scrobbler for the cmus music player. Version 0.5.0 via Homebrew; verified from local package data. Also installable with nix: nix profile install nixpkgs#cmusfm.

Install command Security notes

install

Additional install commands

macOS

Homebrewverified · 100%

brew install cmusfm

local Homebrew formula metadata

Linux

Alpine Linux apkverified · 92%

sudo apk add cmusfm

Alpine Linux edge package indexes · cmusfm · source: dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org

Nixverified · 92%

nix profile install nixpkgs#cmusfm

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

overview

Package summary

Last.fm standalone scrobbler for the cmus music player

Project links

Homepage

Commands and aliases

cmusfm

history

Project history and usage

cmusfm is a standalone Last.fm scrobbler for the cmus music player.

Project history

The official README describes cmusfm as a small C scrobbler for cmus with listening-now support, offline played-track caching, POSIX ERE filename parsing, optional desktop notifications, and customizable scrobbling service URLs.

Adoption history

The input package facts show cmusfm packaged in Homebrew, Alpine Linux, and Nix, matching a small cross-Unix audio utility audience.

How it is used

Users run cmusfm init to authorize the scrobbler, edit ~/.config/cmus/cmusfm.conf if needed, and configure cmus status_display_program=cmusfm.

Why package nerds care

cmusfm matters to package users because it keeps a lightweight terminal music-player workflow connected to Last.fm-style scrobbling without a desktop music client.

Timeline

GitHub repository: official project history shows 95 commits and 11 tags.

Related projects

Official README ties the project directly to cmus and Last.fm, and documents configurable service URLs such as Libre.fm.

Sources

https://github.com/Arkq/cmusfm#readme
source_facts.package-manager

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 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.

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.

Unix: ~/.config/cmus/cmusfm.conf

Credential files

Credential-bearing paths to review before unattended agent runs.

Unix: ~/.config/cmus/cmusfm.conf

executables

Installed executables

Command	Kind	Exposure	Note
`cmusfm`	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 version0.5.0

manager updated

local dataunknown

upstreamnot available

latest detectednot detected

okNo freshness warnings were generated.

install metadata

Package metadata

Package key	brew:cmusfm
Version	0.5.0
Package manager	Homebrew
Homepage	https://github.com/Arkq/cmusfm
Repository	https://github.com/Arkq/cmusfm
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%

cmusfm

nix profile install nixpkgs#cmusfm

normalized package name match
Matched by: Cmusfm

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

apk95%

cmusfm 0.5.0-r1