macOS
Homebrewverified · 100%
brew install glyrlocal Homebrew formula metadata
brew
Install glyr with Homebrew, apt, Nix, pacman, zypper
Music related metadata search engine with command-line interface and C API. Version 1.0.10 via Homebrew; verified from local package data.
install
Additional install commands
Linux
Debian aptverified · 92%
sudo apt install glyrcDebian stable package indexes · glyrc · source: deb.debian.org
Nixverified · 92%
nix profile install nixpkgs#glyrnixpkgs package indexes · pkgs/by-name/gl/glyr/package.nix · source: api.github.com
Arch Linux pacmanverified · 92%
sudo pacman -S glyrArch Linux sync databases · glyr · source: geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com
openSUSE zypperverified · 92%
sudo zypper install glyr-developenSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata · glyr-devel · source: download.opensuse.org
overview
Package summary
Music related metadata search engine with command-line interface and C API
Project links
Commands and aliases
- glyrc
history
Project history and usage
Glyr is a music metadata search engine distributed as both the `glyrc` command-line tool and the `libglyr` C library. It searches and downloads music-player-oriented metadata such as cover art, lyrics, artist photos, biographies, reviews, tags, relations, similar artists, and track lists.
Project history
The public GitHub repository was created in 2011. The README says Glyr began as an internal library for a music player and then expanded into a standalone program and library for retrieving music metadata from multiple providers.
Early development focused on provider plugins, download speed, API cleanup, cache support, Levenshtein-based fuzzy matching, Unicode handling, and a command-line interface. The hand-written changelog records a concentrated burst of work in 2011 and a 2016 license change from GPLv3 to LGPLv3.
Adoption history
Glyr's README lists GMPC, Pragha, Freya, and lyvi as users or related consumers, showing adoption inside Linux music-player and desktop-metadata tooling. Its package entries in Homebrew, Debian, Ubuntu, Arch, Nix, and openSUSE-derived packaging reflect a Unix desktop niche: scripts and players needed metadata without each project writing provider scrapers.
Because many providers and web pages change over time, Glyr's ecosystem significance is tied to the era when local music players needed album art, lyrics, biographies, and similar metadata from client-side search tools.
How it is used
Practitioners use `glyrc` for batch metadata retrieval, for example downloading covers for an artist and album to a formatted path, or use `libglyr` from C programs that need metadata lookup. The README distinguishes getters, such as `cover` or `lyrics`, from providers, meaning the source sites queried for those getters.
Developers can embed the C library, write provider plugins, use SQLite caching, control result counts and query strategy, and build wrappers; the README also points to Python and Ruby bindings.
Why package nerds care
Glyr is package-nerd significant because it captures a classic Linux-desktop utility pattern: one C library and CLI centralize fragile metadata scraping so music players and shell scripts do not each reinvent it. Its value is partly historical, documenting a pre-streaming-service approach to enriching local music collections.
Timeline
- 2011: Public GitHub repository created.
- 2011: Changelog records provider, parser, performance, API, and getter work.
- 2011: Changelog was discontinued in favor of Git history.
- 2016: License changed from GPLv3 to LGPLv3.
Related projects
- GMPC, Pragha, Freya, and lyvi are listed by the README as users or related software.
- libcurl, GLib, and SQLite are documented dependencies for download, utility, and cache functionality.
- Python and Ruby bindings extended Glyr beyond its C API.
Sources
security posture
Risk level: green
narrow executable package without higher-risk signals.
Risk classifier
green risk · low confidence · appliance
Why
- narrow executable package without higher-risk signals
Signals
- metadata:no-higher-risk-signals
Install behavior
- No Homebrew post-install hook is recorded in formula metadata.
- Homebrew bottle metadata is available for 8 platform targets.
- Installs with 2 runtime dependencies.
- Build metadata lists 2 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.
executables
Installed executables
| Command | Kind | Exposure | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
glyrc | 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 generated2026-07-08
manager version1.0.10
manager updated
local dataok
upstreamcurrent
latest detected1.0.10
- infoNo package-manager update timestamp was available.low confidence
install metadata
Package metadata
| Package key | brew:glyr |
|---|---|
| Version | 1.0.10 |
| Package manager | Homebrew |
| Package manager page | https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/glyr |
| Homepage | https://github.com/sahib/glyr |
| Repository | https://github.com/sahib/glyr |
| Upstream docs | https://github.com/sahib/glyr#readme |
| License | LGPL-3.0-or-later |
| Source archive | https://github.com/sahib/glyr/archive/refs/tags/1.0.10.tar.gz |
| Dependencies | gettext, glib |
| Build dependencies | cmake, pkgconf |
| Uses from macOS | curl, sqlite |
| Bottle | available (on arm64_linux, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, arm64_ventura, sonoma, ventura, 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 | glyr |
| Version Scheme | 0 |
| Revision | 3 |
| Bottle Stable Root URL | https://ghcr.io/v2/homebrew/core |
| Deprecated | yes |
| 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%
glyrc 1.0.10-2.1
command-line interface to libglyr
sudo apt install glyrc- Section: sound
- Architecture: amd64
- Source Package: glyr
- 3 dependencies
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Glyr
Debian apt95%
libglyr-dev 1.0.10-2.1
search engine for music-related metadata - development files
sudo apt install libglyr-dev- Section: libdevel
- Architecture: amd64
- Source Package: glyr
- 5 dependencies
- 1 optional deps
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Glyr
Debian apt95%
libglyr-doc 1.0.10-2.1
search engine for music-related metadata - documentation
sudo apt install libglyr-doc- Section: doc
- Architecture: all
- Source Package: glyr
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Glyr
Debian apt95%
libglyr1 1.0.10-2.1
search engine for music-related metadata
sudo apt install libglyr1- Section: libs
- Architecture: amd64
- Source Package: glyr
- 4 dependencies
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Glyr
Nix95%
glyr
nix profile install nixpkgs#glyr- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Glyr
Ubuntu apt95%
glyrc 1.0.10-2ubuntu2
command-line interface to libglyr
sudo apt install glyrc- Section: universe/sound
- Architecture: amd64
- Source Package: glyr
- 3 dependencies
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Glyr
Ubuntu apt95%
libglyr-dev 1.0.10-2ubuntu2
search engine for music-related metadata - development files
sudo apt install libglyr-dev- Section: universe/libdevel
- Architecture: amd64
- Source Package: glyr
- 5 dependencies
- 1 optional deps
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Glyr
Ubuntu apt95%
libglyr-doc 1.0.10-2ubuntu2
search engine for music-related metadata - documentation
sudo apt install libglyr-doc- Section: universe/doc
- Architecture: all
- Source Package: glyr
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Glyr
Ubuntu apt95%
libglyr1 1.0.10-2ubuntu2
search engine for music-related metadata
sudo apt install libglyr1- Section: universe/libs
- Architecture: amd64
- Source Package: glyr
- 4 dependencies
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Glyr
pacman95%
glyr 1.0.10-6
Music metadata searchengine utility and library written in C
sudo pacman -S glyr- License: LGPL3
- Architecture: x86_64
- 3 dependencies
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Glyr
zypper95%
glyr-devel 1.0.10-5.2
Development files for glyr, a music metadata search engine
sudo zypper install glyr-devel- License: LGPL-3.0-or-later
- Category: Development/Libraries/C and C++
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: glyr
- 3 dependencies
- 3 provides
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Glyr
zypper95%
glyrc 1.0.10-5.2
Search engine for music related metadata
sudo zypper install glyrc- License: LGPL-3.0-or-later
- Category: Productivity/Networking/Web/Utilities
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: glyr
- 3 dependencies
- 2 provides
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Glyr
zypper95%
libglyr1 1.0.10-5.2
Search engine for music related metadata
sudo zypper install libglyr1- License: LGPL-3.0-or-later
- Category: System/Libraries
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: glyr
- 5 dependencies
- 2 provides
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Glyr
source trail
Generated from repository data
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Combined YAML source
View the package source record on GitHub.
Used sources
- Geiger risk classifier
- Nucleus package database
- av.db category and tag curation
- cross-ecosystem install command graph
- curated package history
- external package-manager database matches
- package relationship graph
- package version freshness
- package-page enrichment