# Install sacad with Homebrew, apt, Nix, scoop, zypper

Automatic cover art downloader. Version 2.8.3 via Homebrew; verified 2026-06-09.

## Install

```sh
sudo av install brew:sacad
```

Additional install commands:

### macOS

- Homebrew (100%):

```sh
brew install sacad
```

  Evidence: local Homebrew formula metadata

### Linux

- Debian apt (92%):

```sh
sudo apt install sacad
```

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

- Nix (92%):

```sh
nix profile install nixpkgs#sacad
```

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

- zypper (92%):

```sh
sudo zypper install sacad
```

  Evidence: openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: sacad from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/be8d3611d25469107f32075a1697e69ec57a2b850b42348a658cc671ad5ec2b50760d02c3e59524d50da9a11d5be799bdaffba2e166e8ca8858512e3c0bd665d-primary.xml.zst

### Windows

- Scoop (92%):

```sh
scoop install main/sacad
```

  Evidence: Scoop official bucket manifest trees: bucket/sacad.json from https://api.github.com/repos/ScoopInstaller/Main/git/trees/master?recursive=1

## Package facts

- **Package key:** brew:sacad
- **Package manager:** Homebrew
- **Package manager page:** <https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/sacad>
- **Version:** 2.8.3
- **Source summary:** Automatic cover art downloader
- **Homepage:** <https://github.com/desbma/sacad>
- **Repository:** <https://github.com/desbma/sacad>
- **Upstream docs:** <https://github.com/desbma/sacad>
- **License:** MPL-2.0
- **Source archive:** <https://files.pythonhosted.org/packages/df/39/3ec259100446937a0c36c14e1bc0794e990259100e90f5b83463b23c740d/sacad-2.8.3.tar.gz>
- **Last updated:** 2026-06-09T12:31:44Z
- **Generated:** 2026-07-08T18:08:21+00:00

## Executables

- sacad (cli)
- sacad_r (cli)
- sacad (alias)
- sacad_r (alias)

## Dependencies

- pillow
- python@3.14

## Uses from macOS

- libxml2
- libxslt

## 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: 2026-07-08
- Package-manager version: 2.8.3
- Package-manager updated: 2026-06-09
- Local data: ok
- Upstream repository: https://github.com/desbma/sacad
- info: No cached GitHub release or tag data was available.

## Security Notes

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:** sacad
- **Version Scheme:** 0
- **Revision:** 6
- **Head Version:** HEAD
- **Bottle Stable Root URL:** <https://ghcr.io/v2/homebrew/core>
- **Deprecated:** no
- **Disabled:** no
- **Keg Only:** no
- **URL Keys:** head, stable

## Other Package-Manager Records

- Debian apt - sacad - 2.8.0-2: normalized package name match | Debian stable package indexes: sacad from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | Search and download music album covers | https://github.com/desbma/sacad
- Nix - sacad: normalized package name match | nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/sa/sacad/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1
- zypper - sacad - 2.8.0-1.4: normalized package name match | openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: sacad from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/be8d3611d25469107f32075a1697e69ec57a2b850b42348a658cc671ad5ec2b50760d02c3e59524d50da9a11d5be799bdaffba2e166e8ca8858512e3c0bd665d-primary.xml.zst | Search and download music album covers | https://github.com/desbma/sacad
- Scoop - main/sacad: normalized package name match | Scoop official bucket manifest trees: bucket/sacad.json from https://api.github.com/repos/ScoopInstaller/Main/git/trees/master?recursive=1


## 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.
- [python@3.14](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/python-3-14/) - Runtime dependency declared by Homebrew.
- [glyr](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/glyr/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, cover-art, media, metadata, music.
- [dovi_tool](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/dovi-tool/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, media, metadata, rust.
- [avimetaedit](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/avimetaedit/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, media, metadata.
- [bwfmetaedit](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/bwfmetaedit/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, media, metadata.
- [cd-discid](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/cd-discid/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, media, metadata.
- [exempi](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/exempi/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, media, metadata.
- [exif](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/exif/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, media, metadata.
- [exiftags](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/exiftags/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, media, metadata.
- [gamdl](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/gamdl/) - Both packages touch the same language runtime or ecosystem. Shared terms: cli, downloader, media, music, pillow.
- [tvnamer](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/tvnamer/) - Both packages touch the same language runtime or ecosystem. Shared terms: automatic, cli, media, metadata, python.

## Combined YAML source

View the package source record on GitHub. [combined/sacad.yml](https://github.com/automic-vault/db/blob/main/combined/sacad.yml)


## 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
