spotatui by LargeModGames
A fully standalone Spotify client for the terminal. Native streaming included, no daemon required.
About spotatui
From the project's README at github.com/LargeModGames/spotatui. Lightly cleaned for readability; for the full source see the upstream repo.
> A Spotify client for the terminal written in Rust, powered by Ratatui. > > A community-maintained fork of spotify-tui, actively developed with new features like native streaming, synced lyrics, and real-time audio visualization.
[](https://crates.io/crates/spotatui) [](https://github.com/Rigellute/spotify-tui) [](https://github.com/LargeModGames/spotatui) [](#spotatui-contributors) [](#upstream-contributors-spotify-tui) Song History
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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 | 640 | github.com/LargeModGames/spotatui |
| GitHub forks | 36 | github.com/LargeModGames/spotatui |
| CRATES downloads (last month) | 1.2k | spotatui |
Release & maintenance
Is this project actively maintained, or about to die? Check the recency of last commit and last release.
| Project age | 0.5 years | since Nov 2025 |
| Last commit | 3 days ago | May 4, 2026 |
| Releases shipped | 46 | last: 13 days ago |
| Security policy | SECURITY.md | declared by maintainers |
| Funding links | 1 | declared by maintainers |
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
- Show HN: I revived Spotify-TUI (now Spotatui) with native streaming and updates
- Show HN: Memory system for AI agents with associations, forgetting, synthesis
- Spotting Specification Gaps with Small Proof-Oriented Tests
- Spotting issues in DeFi with dimensional analysis
- Show HN: Pitstop-check – finds the retry bug that turns 429s into request storms
Ready to self-host spotatui?
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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