# Install go-librespot with Homebrew Spotify client. Version 0.7.4 via Homebrew; verified 2026-06-19. ## Install ```sh sudo av install brew:go-librespot ``` Additional install commands: ### macOS - Homebrew (100%): ```sh brew install go-librespot ``` Evidence: local Homebrew formula metadata ## Package facts - **Package key:** brew:go-librespot - **Package manager:** Homebrew - **Package manager page:** - **Version:** 0.7.4 - **Source summary:** Spotify client - **Homepage:** - **Repository:** - **Upstream docs:** - **License:** GPL-3.0-only - **Source archive:** - **Last updated:** 2026-06-19T15:26:30Z - **Generated:** 2026-07-08T18:08:21+00:00 ## Executables - go-librespot (cli) - go-librespot (alias) ## Dependencies - flac - libogg - libvorbis ## Build dependencies - go - pkgconf ## Install behavior - Post-install hook: not defined - Service: declared - Bottle: available on arm64_linux, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, sonoma, x86_64_linux ## Freshness - Page generated: 2026-07-08 - Package-manager version: 0.7.4 - Package-manager updated: 2026-06-19 - Local data: ok - Upstream repository: https://github.com/devgianlu/go-librespot - Upstream latest detected: v0.7.4 (current) ## Project history and usage go-librespot is a Go Spotify Connect compatible client for running a local playback receiver. ### Project history The public repository was created in 2023. Its README presents the project as an open-source Spotify Connect compatible client written in Go, with release binaries, Docker images, Homebrew packaging, and source builds around a daemon entry point. ### Adoption history The project sits in the broader librespot ecosystem of open-source Spotify clients. The Rust librespot project describes that space as an alternative to Spotify's deprecated closed-source libspotify, while go-librespot packages the idea as a Go daemon with mDNS registration and audio backend configuration. ### How it is used Practitioners use go-librespot to make a machine appear as a Spotify Connect device on a local network. The README documents Zeroconf mode, mDNS backend selection, audio-related build dependencies, container use, and a configuration directory holding config.yml, state.json, and a lockfile. ### Why package nerds care For package users, go-librespot is notable because Spotify Connect compatibility usually depends on background service behavior, audio libraries, mDNS, and state storage; Homebrew and container packaging reduce that setup to a reproducible install. ### Timeline - 2023: Public GitHub repository created. - 2024: v0.x releases established the Go client as a packaged daemon. - 2026: v0.7.x release series published. ### Related projects - librespot-org/librespot is the Rust open-source Spotify client library that frames the wider librespot lineage and Spotify Connect receiver use case. ### Sources - - - - - ## Security Notes broad file, network, media, or database tool signal. formula declares a Homebrew service. - **Geiger risk:** orange / medium - broad file, network, media, or database tool signal - formula declares a Homebrew service ## Source Database Details - **Source Database:** Homebrew formula API - **Tap:** homebrew/core - **Full Name:** go-librespot - **Version Scheme:** 0 - **Revision:** 0 - **Head Version:** HEAD - **Bottle Stable Root URL:** - **Deprecated:** no - **Disabled:** no - **Keg Only:** no - **URL Keys:** head, stable ## Related links - [Source-control packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/source-control-tools/) - Belongs to a source-control command family. - [Secret-risk packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/secret-risk-packages/) - Has protected-tool coverage, approval-gate, or non-low Geiger security signals. - [Terminal utility packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/terminal-utilities/) - Matched terminal and command-line workflow metadata. - [Language runtime packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/language-runtime-packages/) - Matched language runtime, compiler, or interpreter metadata. - [flac](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/flac/) - Runtime dependency declared by Homebrew. - [go](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/go/) - Build dependency declared by Homebrew. - [pkgconf](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/pkgconf/) - Build dependency declared by Homebrew. - [librespot](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/librespot/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: audio, cli, media, spotify, spotify-connect. - [icecast](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/icecast/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: audio, cli, media, streaming. - [mp3cat](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/mp3cat/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: audio, cli, media, streaming. - [shairport-sync](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/shairport-sync/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: audio, cli, media, streaming. - [snapcast](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/snapcast/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: audio, cli, media, streaming. - [spotify_player](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/spotify-player/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: audio, cli, media, spotify, spotify-connect. - [spotifyd](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/spotifyd/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: audio, cli, media, spotify, spotify-connect. - [abcde](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/abcde/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: audio, cli, media. - [vorbis-tools](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/vorbis-tools/) - Both packages work with overlapping file formats or content types. Shared terms: audio, cli, flac, libogg, libvorbis. ## Combined YAML source View the package source record on GitHub. [combined/go-librespot.yml](https://github.com/automic-vault/db/blob/main/combined/go-librespot.yml) ## Sources - Nucleus package database - Geiger risk classifier - package-page enrichment - curated package history - package version freshness - av.db category and tag curation - package relationship graph - cross-ecosystem install command graph