macOS
Homebrewverified · 100%
brew install ficylocal Homebrew formula metadata
brew / rank 13600
Install ficy with Homebrew, zypper
Icecast/Shoutcast stream grabber suite. Version 1.0.21 via Homebrew; verified from local package data. Also installable with zypper: sudo zypper install fIcy.
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Additional install commands
Linux
openSUSE zypperverified · 92%
sudo zypper install fIcyopenSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata · fIcy · source: download.opensuse.org
overview
Package summary
Icecast/Shoutcast stream grabber suite
Project links
Commands and aliases
- fIcy
- fPls
- fResync
history
Project history and usage
fIcy is a small shell-oriented suite for grabbing Icecast and Shoutcast streams, splitting or piping the audio while preserving ICY metadata-driven workflows.
Project history
The project began in late 2002 as a very small shell pipeline built around netcat and sed, according to its official release notes. It was rewritten in C for the 1.0.0 line in 2003, gained Linux support in 1.0.1, and had a public release in 1.0.2 in March 2004.
The suite grew from the core fIcy grabber into a small tool family. fResync was added in 2004 to clean up badly cut MPEG files, and fPls was added later that year as a playlist handler and retry frontend.
Adoption history
fIcy stayed a niche Unix command-line tool rather than a mainstream media application. Its package-manager footprint in the supplied metadata includes Homebrew and openSUSE, which matches the project's portable shell and C utility style.
How it is used
The official documentation describes fIcy as useful for unattended recording of radio programs and stream debugging. The main command accepts a stream URL or server parameters, can write to standard output, dump files, enumerate files as ICY title metadata changes, filter titles by regular expression, and pipe audio to a media player.
The companion fPls command reads local or remote playlists and manages fIcy retries, timeouts, and errors. fResync operates on dumped or broken MPEG files to realign frame headers for decoders or editing tools.
Why package nerds care
For package-maintainer audiences, fIcy is interesting as a compact example of the old Unix media-tool pattern: one command for grabbing streams, one for playlist driving, and one for post-processing damaged MPEG output.
Timeline
- 2002: Original shell/netcat/sed prototype appears in the release notes.
- 2003: 1.0.0 rewrites the tool in C.
- 2004: 1.0.2 is marked as the public release.
- 2004: fResync and fPls join the suite.
- 2017: 1.0.21 adds direct append support and clearer flag errors.
Related projects
- fIcy is built around Icecast/Shoutcast-compatible ICY streams and sits near command-line media tools, playlist handlers, and MPEG repair utilities.
Sources
security posture
Risk level: blue
broad file, network, media, or database tool signal.
Risk classifier
blue risk · medium confidence · tool
Why
- broad file, network, media, or database tool signal
Signals
- text:sync,stream
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
fIcy | executable | indexed executable | Discovered from the local executable index. |
fPls | executable | indexed executable | Discovered from the local executable index. |
fResync | 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 version1.0.21
manager updated
local dataunknown
upstreamnot available
latest detectednot detected
- okNo freshness warnings were generated.
install metadata
Package metadata
| Package key | brew:ficy |
|---|---|
| Version | 1.0.21 |
| Package manager | Homebrew |
| Homepage | https://www.thregr.org/wavexx/software/fIcy/ |
| 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.
zypper95%
fIcy 1.0.21-2.8
Icecast/Shoutcast Stream Grabber
https://www.thregr.org/~wavexx/software/fIcy/
sudo zypper install fIcy- License: LGPL-2.1+
- Category: Productivity/Multimedia/Other
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: fIcy
- 3 dependencies
- 1 provides
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Ficy
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