macOS
Homebrewverified · 100%
brew install pianobarlocal Homebrew formula metadata
MacPortsverified · 94%
sudo port install pianobarMacPorts ports tree · audio/pianobar/Portfile · source: api.github.com
brew / rank 5043
Install pianobar with Homebrew, apk, apt, dnf, MacPorts, Nix, pacman, zypper, scoop
Command-line player for. Version 2024.12.21 via Homebrew; verified 2026-09-11. Also installable with debian: sudo apt install libpiano-dev.
install
Additional install commands
Linux
Alpine Linux apkverified · 92%
sudo apk add pianobarAlpine Linux edge package indexes · pianobar · source: dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org
Debian aptverified · 92%
sudo apt install pianobarDebian stable package indexes · pianobar · source: deb.debian.org
Fedora dnfverified · 92%
sudo dnf install pianobarFedora Rawhide package metadata · pianobar · source: dl.fedoraproject.org
Nixverified · 92%
nix profile install nixpkgs#pianobarnixpkgs package indexes · pkgs/by-name/pi/pianobar/package.nix · source: api.github.com
Arch Linux pacmanverified · 92%
sudo pacman -S pianobarArch Linux sync databases · pianobar · source: geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com
openSUSE zypperverified · 92%
sudo zypper install pianobaropenSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata · pianobar · source: download.opensuse.org
Windows
Scoopverified · 92%
scoop install extras/pianobarScoop official bucket manifest trees · bucket/pianobar.json · source: api.github.com
overview
Package summary
Command-line player for
Project links
Commands and aliases
- pianobar
history
Project history and usage
pianobar is a free and open-source command-line player for Pandora personalized radio.
Project history
Lars-Dominik Braun created pianobar as a free and open-source console client for Pandora. Copyright notices in the official source date the core libpiano work to 2008, and the official release archive documents regular releases from at least 2010 through 2024.
Adoption history
The official homepage notes community packages for most Linux distributions, macOS through Homebrew, BSD systems, and a native Windows port. source_facts.package-manager additionally records packages in Alpine, Debian-family, RPM-family, Arch, Nix, MacPorts, Scoop, and Homebrew ecosystems.
How it is used
Users run pianobar in a UTF-8 terminal to play and manage Pandora stations, rate tracks, inspect upcoming and previous songs, customize keys and output, use proxies, and trigger external scripts through its event-command interface.
Why package nerds care
pianobar is a classic Unix-style streaming client: a small interactive terminal program with a plain-text configuration, customizable key bindings, an event-command interface, and scripting-friendly remote control. Its long release history and broad packaging make it a recognizable niche package for terminal-audio enthusiasts.
Timeline
- 2008: Copyright history in the official source begins for the libpiano implementation.
- 2010: The official homepage’s archived release list begins with releases from this period.
- 2012: The release archive shows frequent mature releases and an established user base.
- 2024: The official site published the 2024.12.21 release.
Related projects
- libpiano is pianobar’s internal Pandora protocol library.
- The official homepage lists integrations and derivatives including pianod, Pithos, Hermes, pianobar.el, and MPRIS-oriented controllers.
Sources
- Official project homepage: https://6xq.net/pianobar/
- Official source repository: https://6xq.net/git/lars/pianobar.git/
- current_curation.config-file-location
- current_curation.credentials-file-location
- source_facts.package-manager
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:http
Install behavior
- No Homebrew post-install hook is recorded in formula metadata.
- Homebrew bottle metadata is available for 6 platform targets.
- Installs with 4 runtime dependencies.
- Build metadata lists 1 build dependencies.
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
$XDG_CONFIG_HOME/pianobar/config~/.config/pianobar/config~/.pianobar/config
Credential files
Credential-bearing paths to review before unattended agent runs.
- Unix
$XDG_CONFIG_HOME/pianobar/config~/.config/pianobar/config~/.pianobar/config
executables
Installed executables
| Command | Kind | Exposure | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
pianobar | 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 version2024.12.21
manager updated2026-09-11
local dataok
upstreamnot checked
latest detectednot detected
- infoRelease/tag comparison is only available for GitHub repositories.https://6xq.net/pianobar/none confidence
install metadata
Package metadata
| Package key | brew:pianobar |
|---|---|
| Version | 2024.12.21 |
| Package manager | Homebrew |
| Package manager page | https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/pianobar |
| Homepage | https://6xq.net/pianobar/ |
| Upstream docs | https://6xq.net/pianobar/ |
| License | MIT |
| Source archive | https://6xq.net/pianobar/pianobar-2024.12.21.tar.bz2 |
| Last updated | 2026-09-11T12:46:16Z |
| Pulse | updated |
| Dependencies | ffmpeg, json-c, libao, libgcrypt |
| Build dependencies | pkgconf |
| Uses from macOS | curl |
| Bottle | available (on arm64_linux, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, sonoma, x86_64_linux) |
| Homebrew post-install | not defined |
| Service | none declared |
registry facts
Source database details
| Source Database | Homebrew formula API |
|---|---|
| Tap | homebrew/core |
| Full Name | pianobar |
| Version Scheme | 0 |
| Revision | 2 |
| Head Version | HEAD |
| Bottle Stable Root URL | https://ghcr.io/v2/homebrew/core |
| Deprecated | no |
| Disabled | no |
| Keg Only | no |
| URL Keys |
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source database matches
Other package-manager records
Matches are pulled from external package-manager indexes and kept separate from local Automic Vault package links.
Debian apt95%
libpiano-dev 2024.12.21-1
library to interface with Pandora radio -- development
sudo apt install libpiano-dev- Section: libdevel
- Architecture: amd64
- Source Package: pianobar
- 1 dependencies
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Pianobar
Debian apt95%
libpiano0t64 2024.12.21-1
library to interface with Pandora radio -- runtime files
sudo apt install libpiano0t64- Section: libs
- Architecture: amd64
- Source Package: pianobar
- 4 dependencies
- 1 provides
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Pianobar
Debian apt95%
pianobar 2024.12.21-1
console based player for Pandora radio
sudo apt install pianobar- Section: sound
- Architecture: amd64
- 9 dependencies
- 1 optional deps
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Pianobar
Nix95%
pianobar
nix profile install nixpkgs#pianobar- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Pianobar
Ubuntu apt95%
libpiano-dev 2022.04.01-1.1build2
library to interface with Pandora radio -- development
sudo apt install libpiano-dev- Section: universe/libdevel
- Architecture: amd64
- Source Package: pianobar
- 1 dependencies
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Pianobar
Ubuntu apt95%
libpiano0t64 2022.04.01-1.1build2
library to interface with Pandora radio -- runtime files
sudo apt install libpiano0t64- Section: universe/libs
- Architecture: amd64
- Source Package: pianobar
- 4 dependencies
- 1 provides
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Pianobar
Ubuntu apt95%
pianobar 2022.04.01-1.1build2
console based player for Pandora radio
sudo apt install pianobar- Section: universe/sound
- Architecture: amd64
- 9 dependencies
- 1 optional deps
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Pianobar
apk95%
pianobar 2024.12.21-r2
Commandline player for pandora webradio
https://github.com/PromyLOPh/pianobar
sudo apk add pianobar- License: MIT
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: pianobar
- 1 dependencies
- 1 provides
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Pianobar
apk95%
pianobar-doc 2024.12.21-r2
Commandline player for pandora webradio (documentation)
https://github.com/PromyLOPh/pianobar
sudo apk add pianobar-doc- License: MIT
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: pianobar
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Pianobar
dnf95%
pianobar 2024.12.21-5.fc45
Console-based client for Pandora
sudo dnf install pianobar- License: MIT
- Category: Unspecified
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: pianobar
- 11 dependencies
- 1 provides
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Pianobar
dnf95%
pianobar-devel 2024.12.21-5.fc45
Development files for pianobar
sudo dnf install pianobar-devel- License: MIT
- Category: Unspecified
- Architecture: i686
- Source Package: pianobar
- 2 dependencies
- 1 provides
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Pianobar
dnf95%
pianobar-libs 2024.12.21-5.fc45
Shared libraries for pianobar
sudo dnf install pianobar-libs- License: MIT
- Category: Unspecified
- Architecture: i686
- Source Package: pianobar
- 5 dependencies
- 2 provides
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Pianobar
pacman95%
pianobar 2024.12.21-3
Console-based frontend for Pandora
sudo pacman -S pianobar- License: MIT
- Architecture: x86_64
- 4 dependencies
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Pianobar
zypper95%
pianobar 2024.12.21-1.7
Pandora Player
sudo zypper install pianobar- License: MIT
- Category: Productivity/Multimedia/Sound/Utilities
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: pianobar
- 9 dependencies
- 1 provides
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Pianobar
MacPorts95%
pianobar
sudo port install pianobar- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Pianobar
Scoop95%
extras/pianobar
scoop install extras/pianobar- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Pianobar
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 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