# Install snapcast with Homebrew, apk, apt, Nix 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: pkgs/by-name/sn/snapcast/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1 ## Package facts - **Package key:** brew:snapcast - **Package manager:** Homebrew - **Package manager page:** - **Version:** 0.35.0 - **Source summary:** Synchronous multiroom audio player - **Homepage:** - **Repository:** - **Upstream docs:** - **License:** GPL-3.0-or-later - **Source archive:** - **Last updated:** 2026-04-23T17:44:54Z - **Generated:** 2026-07-08T07:18:31+00:00 ## Executables - snapclient (cli) - snapserver (cli) - snapclient (alias) - snapserver (alias) ## Dependencies - flac - libogg - libsoxr - libvorbis - openssl@4 - opus ## Build dependencies - boost - cmake - pkgconf ## Uses from macOS - 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: 2026-07-08 - Package-manager version: 0.35.0 - Package-manager updated: 2026-04-23 - Local data: ok - Upstream repository: https://github.com/snapcast/snapcast - Upstream latest detected: v0.35.0 (current) ## 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 - - - - source_facts.package-manager ## Security Notes broad file, network, media, or database tool signal. - **Geiger risk:** blue / medium - broad file, network, media, or database tool signal ## 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 - Unix: /etc/snapserver.conf, /etc/default/snapserver, /etc/default/snapclient ## Source Database Details - **Source Database:** Homebrew formula API - **Tap:** homebrew/core - **Full Name:** snapcast - **Version Scheme:** 0 - **Revision:** 1 - **Bottle Stable Root URL:** - **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: pkgs/by-name/sn/snapcast/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1 - 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 ## 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. - [Networking and protocol packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/networking-protocol-tools/) - Matched network, protocol, or remote-service metadata. - [flac](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/flac/) - Runtime dependency declared by Homebrew. - [openssl@4](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/openssl-4/) - Runtime dependency declared by Homebrew. - [cmake](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/cmake/) - Build dependency declared by Homebrew. - [pkgconf](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/pkgconf/) - Build dependency declared by Homebrew. - [icecast](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/icecast/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: audio, cli, media, streaming. - [librespot](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/librespot/) - 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. - [libshout](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/libshout/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: audio, cli, media, streaming. - [ezstream](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/ezstream/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: audio, cli, media, streaming. - [go-librespot](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/go-librespot/) - 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. - [tinyice](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/tinyice/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: audio, cli, media, streaming. ## Combined YAML source View the package source record on GitHub. [combined/snapcast.yml](https://github.com/automic-vault/db/blob/main/combined/snapcast.yml) ## Sources - Nucleus package database - Geiger risk classifier - package-page enrichment - curated configuration and credential file locations - curated package history - package version freshness - av.db category and tag curation - package relationship graph - external package-manager database matches - cross-ecosystem install command graph