cask

Install spotify with Homebrew Cask

Music streaming service. Version 1.3.6.1921 via Homebrew Cask; verified from local package data. Also installable with nix: nix profile install nixpkgs#spotify.

Install command Security notes

install

Additional install commands

macOS

Homebrew Caskverified · 100%

brew install --cask spotify

local Homebrew cask metadata

overview

Package summary

Music streaming service

Project links

Commands and aliases

No executable aliases were found in the local package database.

history

Project history and usage

Spotify is a proprietary streaming client for music, podcasts, and audiobooks. The macOS desktop application provides library management, playlists, discovery, downloads for eligible plans, and Spotify Connect.

Project history

Spotify launched its streaming service in 2008. It subsequently developed clients for desktop, mobile, web, speakers, televisions, consoles, and other connected devices while broadening its catalog beyond music.

Adoption history

Spotify expanded from music streaming into podcasts and audiobooks while adding free advertising-supported access, paid subscriptions, offline listening, social features, personalized recommendations, and playback across many device types.

Spotify's official retrospective records a progression to 200 million subscribers, reflecting the service's large-scale adoption.

How it is used

Users sign in to stream and organize media, create playlists, follow creators, and control playback on other Spotify Connect devices. Eligible paid plans support offline listening and other premium features.

Spotify documents settings through its application and account interfaces, but its official end-user support does not identify stable user-editable configuration or credentials files.

Why package nerds care

The desktop client is a prominent proprietary cask: a frequently installed consumer application delivered outside traditional source-package ecosystems. Its automatic-update behavior and vendor-hosted binary distribution typify modern desktop cask packaging.

Timeline

2008: Spotify's streaming service launches.
2023: Spotify announces that it has reached 200 million subscribers.

Related projects

Spotify Web Player provides browser-based playback.
Spotify for Artists and Spotify for Creators serve artists, podcasters, and publishers.
Spotify Connect coordinates playback across compatible devices.

Sources

security posture

No protected-tool coverage found yet

No matching local secret-handling manifest was found for spotify. Package metadata is still published here so future coverage has a stable package URL.

Install behavior

No Homebrew post-install hook is recorded in formula metadata.
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
No executable data was present.

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 generated2026-10-22

manager version1.3.6.1921

manager updated

local dataok

upstreamnot checked

latest detectednot detected

https://www.spotify.com/

infoNo package-manager update timestamp was available.low confidence
infoRelease/tag comparison is only available for GitHub repositories.https://www.spotify.com/none confidence

install metadata

Package metadata

Package key	cask:spotify
Version	1.3.6.1921
Package manager	Homebrew Cask
Package manager page	https://formulae.brew.sh/cask/spotify
Homepage	https://www.spotify.com/
Upstream docs	https://www.spotify.com/
Source archive	https://download.scdn.co/SpotifyARM64.dmg
SHA-256	no_check
Bottle	not recorded
Homebrew post-install	not defined
Service	none declared

registry facts

Source database details

Source Database	Homebrew cask API
Tap	homebrew/cask
Full Token	spotify
Names	Spotify
Depends On	Macos >=: 13
Artifacts	App 1 Target 1 Uninstall 1 Zap 1
Auto Updates	yes
Deprecated	no
Disabled	no

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%

spotify

nix profile install nixpkgs#spotify

normalized package name match
Matched by: Spotify

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

Chocolatey95%

spotify

choco install spotify

normalized package name match
Matched by: Spotify

Chocolatey community package catalog · community.chocolatey.org · Chocolatey community package catalog: spotify from https://community.chocolatey.org/api/v2/Packages?$filter=IsLatestVersion&$select=Id&$top=1000&$skiptoken='11','spacedesk-server'

Scoop95%

extras/spotify

scoop install extras/spotify

normalized package name match
Matched by: Spotify

Scoop official bucket manifest trees · api.github.com · Scoop official bucket manifest trees: bucket/spotify.json from https://api.github.com/repos/ScoopInstaller/Extras/git/trees/master?recursive=1

winget95%

Spotify.Spotify

winget install --id Spotify.Spotify -e

normalized package name match
Matched by: Spotify

Windows Package Manager source index · cdn.winget.microsoft.com · Windows Package Manager source index: Spotify.Spotify from https://cdn.winget.microsoft.com/cache/source.msix

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.

combined/spotify.yml

Used sources

cross-ecosystem install command graph
curated package history
external package-manager database matches
package relationship graph
package version freshness
package-page enrichment