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Install go-librespot with Homebrew, Nix

Spotify client. Version 0.8.0 via Homebrew; verified 2026-08-02. Also installable with nix: nix profile install nixpkgs#go-librespot.

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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

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.

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 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

CommandKindExposureNote
go-librespotexecutableindexed executableDiscovered 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 version0.8.0
manager updated2026-08-02
local dataunknown
upstreamnot available
latest detectednot detected
  • okNo freshness warnings were generated.

install metadata

Package metadata

Package keybrew:go-librespot
Version0.8.0
Package managerHomebrew
Homepagehttps://github.com/devgianlu/go-librespot
Repositoryhttps://github.com/devgianlu/go-librespot
Last updated2026-08-02T17:43:26Z
Pulseupdated
Bottlenot recorded
Servicenone declared

source database matches

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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

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Used sources

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  • curated package history
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