macOS
Homebrewverified · 100%
brew install snapcastlocal Homebrew formula metadata
brew
Install snapcast with Homebrew, apk, apt, Nix
Synchronous multiroom audio player. Version 0.35.0 via Homebrew; verified 2026-04-23.
install
Additional install commands
Linux
Alpine Linux apkverified · 92%
sudo apk add snapcastAlpine Linux edge package indexes · snapcast · source: dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org
Debian aptverified · 92%
sudo apt install snapclientDebian stable package indexes · snapclient · source: deb.debian.org
Nixverified · 92%
nix profile install nixpkgs#snapcastnixpkgs package indexes · pkgs/by-name/sn/snapcast/package.nix · source: api.github.com
overview
Package summary
Synchronous multiroom audio player
Project links
Commands and aliases
- snapclient
- snapserver
history
Project history and usage
Snapcast is a synchronous multiroom audio player built around a server and multiple synchronized clients. It turns existing audio players such as MPD or Mopidy into a networked, Sonos-like audio setup.
Project history
The public GitHub repository was created in 2015, and the README describes Snapcast as a client-server audio player where the server captures PCM chunks from configurable sources, tags them with local time, encodes them, and sends them to clients for synchronized playback.
Adoption history
Snapcast became relevant to package managers because it is a practical daemon-and-client pair with separate executables, init/default files, and distribution packaging across Linux and Homebrew. The supplied package facts list Homebrew, Debian/Ubuntu, Alpine, and Nix package names.
How it is used
A common setup routes MPD, Mopidy, FFmpeg, mpv, or another source into Snapserver, then runs snapclient on playback devices. The official README documents stream sources, codecs, audio backends, and a JSON-RPC control API.
Why package nerds care
Snapcast is interesting packaging material because it combines a long-running server, a client binary, audio backend dependencies, service defaults, and optional integrations such as Snapweb and Home Assistant-style control surfaces.
Timeline
- 2015: Public GitHub repository created.
- 2026: Repository remains active in GitHub metadata and official README documents current installation paths.
Related projects
- The official README calls out MPD, Mopidy, Snapweb, snapdroid, and other controller or integration projects as common companions.
Sources
security posture
Risk level: blue
broad file, network, media, or database tool signal.
Risk classifier
blue risk · medium confidence · tool
Why
- broad file, network, media, or database tool signal
Signals
- text:sync,audio,client,server
Install behavior
- No Homebrew post-install hook is recorded in formula metadata.
- Homebrew bottle metadata is available for 6 platform targets.
- Installs with 6 runtime dependencies.
- Build metadata lists 3 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.
local files
Configuration and credential file locations
These source-backed paths show where this package keeps local settings or durable credentials. Automic Vault can use them as review targets for secret scanning, migration, and command approval.
Configuration files
Config paths the tool may read or write during local use.
- Unix
/etc/snapserver.conf/etc/default/snapserver/etc/default/snapclient
executables
Installed executables
| Command | Kind | Exposure | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
snapclient | cli | global executable | |
snapserver | 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 version0.35.0
manager updated2026-04-23
local dataok
upstreamcurrent
latest detectedv0.35.0
https://github.com/snapcast/snapcast
- okNo freshness warnings were generated.
install metadata
Package metadata
| Package key | brew:snapcast |
|---|---|
| Version | 0.35.0 |
| Package manager | Homebrew |
| Package manager page | https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/snapcast |
| 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 |
| Pulse | updated |
| Dependencies | flac, libogg, libsoxr, libvorbis, openssl@4, opus |
| Build dependencies | boost, cmake, pkgconf |
| Uses from macOS | expat |
| Bottle | available (on arm64_linux, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, sonoma, 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 | 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 |
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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%
snapclient 0.31.0-1
Snapcast client
https://github.com/badaix/snapcast
sudo apt install snapclient- Section: sound
- Architecture: amd64
- Source Package: snapcast
- 13 dependencies
- 1 optional deps
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Snapcast
Debian apt95%
snapserver 0.31.0-1
Snapcast server
https://github.com/badaix/snapcast
sudo apt install snapserver- Section: sound
- Architecture: amd64
- Source Package: snapcast
- 17 dependencies
- 8 optional deps
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Snapcast
Nix95%
snapcast
nix profile install nixpkgs#snapcast- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Snapcast
Ubuntu apt95%
snapclient 0.27.0+dfsg-1build2
Snapcast client
https://github.com/badaix/snapcast
sudo apt install snapclient- Section: universe/sound
- Architecture: amd64
- Source Package: snapcast
- 13 dependencies
- 1 optional deps
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Snapcast
Ubuntu apt95%
snapserver 0.27.0+dfsg-1build2
Snapcast server
https://github.com/badaix/snapcast
sudo apt install snapserver- Section: universe/sound
- Architecture: amd64
- Source Package: snapcast
- 14 dependencies
- 8 optional deps
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Snapcast
apk95%
snapcast 0.35.0-r0
Synchronous multi-room audio player
https://github.com/badaix/snapcast
sudo apk add snapcast- License: GPL-3.0-or-later
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: snapcast
- 1 dependencies
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Snapcast
apk95%
snapcast-client 0.35.0-r0
snapcast client
https://github.com/badaix/snapcast
sudo apk add snapcast-client- License: GPL-3.0-or-later
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: snapcast
- 1 dependencies
- 1 provides
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Snapcast
apk95%
snapcast-doc 0.35.0-r0
Synchronous multi-room audio player (documentation)
https://github.com/badaix/snapcast
sudo apk add snapcast-doc- License: GPL-3.0-or-later
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: snapcast
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Snapcast
apk95%
snapcast-server 0.35.0-r0
snapcast server
https://github.com/badaix/snapcast
sudo apk add snapcast-server- License: GPL-3.0-or-later
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: snapcast
- 1 dependencies
- 1 provides
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Snapcast
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.
Used sources
- Geiger risk classifier
- Nucleus package database
- av.db category and tag curation
- cross-ecosystem install command graph
- curated configuration and credential file locations
- curated package history
- external package-manager database matches
- package relationship graph
- package version freshness
- package-page enrichment