ncspot

A terminal Spotify client written in Rust with an ncurses interface inspired by MPD clients.

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Official websitegithub.com

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Package managers

  • Homebrewbrew install ncspot
  • Flathubflatpak install flathub io.github.hrkfdn.ncspot

About ncspot

ncspot is a Spotify client that runs in the terminal. It is written in Rust, uses librespot to talk to Spotify, and borrows the keyboard-driven layout of ncurses MPD clients such as ncmpc.

It suits people who spend their day in a terminal and want to control Spotify without the official desktop app. It is cross-platform and actively developed on GitHub, where it has a large following.

Strengths

  • Lightweight terminal interface
  • Keyboard-driven, in the style of ncmpc
  • Written in Rust on librespot

Limitations

  • Requires a Spotify account
  • Only plays Spotify, not local files

Details

Pricing
FreeFree and open source; you need your own Spotify account.
License
Open source, license not stated
Developer
hrkfdn
Platforms
Windows, macOS, Linux, Command line
How it runs
Downloadable app
Account
Required
Works offline
No
Best suited for
Terminal users who want to play Spotify without the official app
Last verified
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Provenance
Facts checked against the developer's own pages and store listings, 1 sources on file.

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  • Spotube

    Music streaming player that pulls metadata and playlists through community plugins.

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    Spotube is an open-source graphical streaming player for desktop and Android that pulls music through community plugins instead of a Spotify account, though plugin sources can break.

ncspot as an alternative

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  • Cider

    A community-run desktop client for Apple Music on Windows, macOS and Linux.

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    ncspot is a free open-source terminal client for Spotify rather than Apple Music, keyboard-driven and lightweight, and it requires a Spotify account and cannot play local files.

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