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Command-line tool to customize Spotify client. Version 2.44.0 via Homebrew; verified 2026-07-26. Also installable with nix: nix profile install nixpkgs#spicetify-cli.

Install commandSecurity notes

install

Additional install commands

macOS

Homebrewverified · 100%
brew install spicetify-cli

local Homebrew formula metadata

Linux

Nixverified · 92%
nix profile install nixpkgs#spicetify-cli

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

openSUSE zypperverified · 92%
sudo zypper install spicetify-cli

openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata · spicetify-cli · source: download.opensuse.org

Windows

Chocolateyverified · 92%
choco install spicetify-cli

Chocolatey community package catalog · spicetify-cli · source: community.chocolatey.org

Scoopverified · 92%
scoop install main/spicetify-cli

Scoop official bucket manifest trees · bucket/spicetify-cli.json · source: api.github.com

Windows Package Managerverified · 92%
winget install --id Spicetify.Spicetify -e

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

overview

Package summary

Command-line tool to customize Spotify client

Commands and aliases

  • spicetify

history

Project history and usage

Spicetify CLI is a command-line tool for customizing the official Spotify desktop client. It changes colors, injects CSS, loads extensions and custom apps, and supports Windows, macOS, and Linux.

Project history

GitHub records the spicetify/cli repository as created in December 2018, with a v0.1.0 release labeled first release on December 5, 2018. The project has since moved through many releases and remains active, with GitHub showing hundreds of releases and a 2026 v2.43.2 release.

Adoption history

Spicetify became popular in desktop-modding and package-manager circles because it brought a repeatable CLI workflow to Spotify theming. The official docs list direct install scripts, Homebrew, AUR, Nix/Home Manager, Scoop, Chocolatey, and winget-style packaging from the supplied source facts, while the Marketplace adds a user-facing channel for themes, extensions, snippets, and custom apps.

How it is used

Users install the spicetify executable, set paths when needed, edit or update config-xpui.ini through the CLI, and apply changes with commands such as spicetify backup apply. The docs warn that Spotify updates may require reapplying Spicetify, making maintenance part of ordinary use.

Why package nerds care

Spicetify is package-nerd bait because it lives at the edge of unsupported desktop customization: package managers make it easy to install, but users still care about exact Spotify versions, writable app directories, config-file locations, and post-update repair commands. Its Nix/Home Manager guidance also made it part of declarative desktop customization culture.

Timeline

  • 2018: spicetify/cli repository is created and v0.1.0 is published as the first release.
  • 2019: Early releases add extension injection and rapid CLI iteration.
  • 2020s: Spicetify Marketplace becomes the common way to browse and install themes, extensions, and snippets.
  • 2026: v2.43.2 is published, continuing compatibility updates for newer Spotify clients.

Related projects

  • Spotify desktop client is the application Spicetify modifies.
  • Spicetify Marketplace provides in-client discovery for themes, extensions, and snippets.
  • spicetify-nix integrates Spicetify into NixOS, nix-darwin, and Home Manager setups.

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: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.

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/spicetify/config-xpui.ini~/.config/spicetify/config-xpui.ini

executables

Installed executables

CommandKindExposureNote
spicetifyexecutableindexed 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 version2.44.0
manager updated2026-07-26
local dataunknown
upstreamnot available
latest detectednot detected
  • okNo freshness warnings were generated.

install metadata

Package metadata

Package keybrew:spicetify-cli
Version2.44.0
Package managerHomebrew
Homepagehttps://spicetify.app/
Repositoryhttps://github.com/spicetify/cli
Last updated2026-07-26T04:03:44+02:00
Pulseupdated
Bottlenot recorded
Servicenone 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%

spicetify-cli

nix profile install nixpkgs#spicetify-cli
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Spicetify Cli
nixpkgs package indexes · api.github.com · nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/sp/spicetify-cli/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1
zypper95%

spicetify-cli 2.44.0-1.2

Command-line tool to customize Spotify client

https://spicetify.app/

sudo zypper install spicetify-cli
  • License: LGPL-2.1-or-later
  • Category: Unspecified
  • Architecture: x86_64
  • Source Package: spicetify-cli
  • 2 dependencies
  • 1 provides
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Spicetify Cli
openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata · download.opensuse.org · openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: spicetify-cli from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/50b07339cb64c8ed4091bdbabddadc1ff5737b090e478818a195b40d8a3292861a879139b4a3987c31109699fde9fbf4a716367ddf4eef77da75f96e3193d6ed-primary.xml.zst
Chocolatey95%

spicetify-cli

choco install spicetify-cli
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Spicetify Cli
Chocolatey community package catalog · community.chocolatey.org · Chocolatey community package catalog: spicetify-cli from http://community.chocolatey.org/api/v2/Packages?$filter=IsLatestVersion&$select=Id&$top=1000&$skiptoken='11','sphinx'
Scoop95%

main/spicetify-cli

scoop install main/spicetify-cli
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Spicetify Cli
Scoop official bucket manifest trees · api.github.com · Scoop official bucket manifest trees: bucket/spicetify-cli.json from https://api.github.com/repos/ScoopInstaller/Main/git/trees/master?recursive=1
winget95%

Spicetify.Spicetify

winget install --id Spicetify.Spicetify -e
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Spicetify Cli
Windows Package Manager source index · cdn.winget.microsoft.com · Windows Package Manager source index: Spicetify.Spicetify 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.

Used sources

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