# Install snapcast

Synchronous multiroom audio player. Version 0.35.0 via Homebrew; verified 2026-04-23.

## Install

```sh
sudo av install brew:snapcast
```

Additional install commands:

### macOS

- Homebrew (100%):

```sh
brew install snapcast
```

  Evidence: local Homebrew formula metadata

### Linux

- apk (92%):

```sh
sudo apk add snapcast
```

  Evidence: Alpine Linux edge package indexes: snapcast from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz

- Debian apt (92%):

```sh
sudo apt install snapclient
```

  Evidence: Debian stable package indexes: snapclient from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz

- Nix (92%):

```sh
nix profile install nixpkgs#snapcast
```

  Evidence: nixpkgs package indexes: snapcast from https://raw.githubusercontent.com/NixOS/nixpkgs/master/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix

## Package Facts

- **Package key:** brew:snapcast
- **Package manager:** Homebrew
- **Package manager URL:** <https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/snapcast>
- **Version:** 0.35.0
- **Source summary:** Synchronous multiroom audio player
- **Homepage:** <https://github.com/snapcast/snapcast>
- **Repository:** <https://github.com/snapcast/snapcast>
- **Upstream docs:** <https://github.com/snapcast/snapcast#readme>
- **License:** GPL-3.0-or-later
- **Source archive:** <https://github.com/snapcast/snapcast/archive/refs/tags/v0.35.0.tar.gz>
- **Last updated:** 2026-04-23T17:44:54Z
- **Generated:** 2026-06-10T07:18:26+00:00

## Executables

- snapclient (cli)
- snapserver (cli)
- snapclient (alias)
- snapserver (alias)

## Dependencies

- flac
- libogg
- libsoxr
- libvorbis
- openssl@4
- opus

## Build Dependencies

- boost
- cmake
- pkgconf

## macOS Provided Libraries

- expat

## Install Behavior

- Post-install hook: not defined
- Bottle: available on arm64_linux, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, sonoma, x86_64_linux

## Freshness

- Page generated: 2026-06-10
- Package-manager version: 0.35.0
- Package-manager updated: 2026-04-23
- Local data status: ok
- Upstream repository: https://github.com/snapcast/snapcast
- Upstream latest detected: v0.35.0 (current)

## Sicherheitshinweise

broad file, network, media, or database tool signal.

- **Geiger risk:** blue / medium
- broad file, network, media, or database tool signal

## Source Database Details

- **Source Database:** Homebrew formula API
- **Tap:** homebrew/core
- **Full Name:** snapcast
- **Version Scheme:** 0
- **Revision:** 1
- **Bottle Stable Root URL:** <https://ghcr.io/v2/homebrew/core>
- **Deprecated:** no
- **Disabled:** no
- **Keg Only:** no
- **URL Keys:** stable

## Other Package-Manager Records

- Debian apt - snapclient - 0.31.0-1: normalized package name match | Debian stable package indexes: snapclient from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | Snapcast client | https://github.com/badaix/snapcast
- Debian apt - snapserver - 0.31.0-1: normalized package name match | Debian stable package indexes: snapserver from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | Snapcast server | https://github.com/badaix/snapcast
- Nix - snapcast: normalized package name match | nixpkgs package indexes: snapcast from https://raw.githubusercontent.com/NixOS/nixpkgs/master/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
- Ubuntu apt - snapclient - 0.27.0+dfsg-1build2: normalized package name match | Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: snapclient from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz | Snapcast client | https://github.com/badaix/snapcast
- Ubuntu apt - snapserver - 0.27.0+dfsg-1build2: normalized package name match | Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: snapserver from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz | Snapcast server | https://github.com/badaix/snapcast
- apk - snapcast - 0.35.0-r0: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: snapcast from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | Synchronous multi-room audio player | https://github.com/badaix/snapcast
- apk - snapcast-client - 0.35.0-r0: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: snapcast-client from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | snapcast client | https://github.com/badaix/snapcast
- apk - snapcast-doc - 0.35.0-r0: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: snapcast-doc from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | Synchronous multi-room audio player (documentation) | https://github.com/badaix/snapcast
- apk - snapcast-server - 0.35.0-r0: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: snapcast-server from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | snapcast server | https://github.com/badaix/snapcast


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## Sources

- Nucleus package database
- Geiger risk classifier
- package-page enrichment
- package version freshness
- av.db category and tag curation
- package relationship graph
- external package-manager database matches
- cross-ecosystem install command graph