spotifyplayer by aome510
A Spotify player in the terminal with full feature parity
About spotifyplayer
From the project's README at github.com/aome510/spotify-player. Lightly cleaned for readability; for the full source see the upstream repo.
Table of Contents Introduction Examples Installation Features Spotify Connect Streaming Audio Visualization Media Control Image Notify Mouse support Daemon Fuzzy search CLI commands Commands Configurations Caches Logging Acknowledgement Introduction
is a fast, easy to use, and configurable terminal music player.
Features Minimalist UI with an intuitive paging and popup system. Highly configurable Feature parity with the official Spotify application. Support remote control with Spotify Connect. Support streaming songs directly from the terminal. Support audio visualization. Support synced lyrics. Support cross-platform media control. Support image rendering. Support desktop notification. Support running the application as a daemon Offer a wide range of CLI commands Examples
Health score breakdown
6-dimension composite. See methodology for formula and weights.
Adoption signals
Real-world usage data, pulled from each registry. The bigger the numbers, the more battle-tested the project.
| Signal | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| GitHub stars | 6.7k | github.com/aome510/spotify-player |
| GitHub forks | 347 | github.com/aome510/spotify-player |
| CRATES downloads (last month) | 4.5k | spotify-player |
Release & maintenance
Is this project actively maintained, or about to die? Check the recency of last commit and last release.
| Project age | 4.8 years | since Jul 2021 |
| Last commit | 27 days ago | Apr 10, 2026 |
| Releases shipped | 56 | last: 1 months ago |
Self-hosting cost across providers
Detected requirements: 4GB RAM, 40GB disk minimum. Cheapest plan per provider that meets the requirement.
| Provider | Plan | Specs | Monthly | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| hetzner | CAX11 | 2c · 4GB · 40GB | $4.13 USD | Deploy → |
| vultr | VC2 | 1c · 1GB · 25GB | $5 USD | Deploy → |
| linode | Nanode 1GB | 1c · 1GB · 25GB | $5.12 USD | Deploy → |
| digitalocean | Basic Regular 1GB | 1c · 1GB · 25GB | $6 USD | Deploy → |
What people say on Hacker News
Ready to self-host spotifyplayer?
Spin up a hetzner CAX11 (4GB RAM, 40GB disk) for $4.13/mo and follow the project's official install docs.
Data last refreshed May 7, 2026.
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