https://github.com/aome510/spotify-player
A Spotify player in the terminal with full feature parity
https://github.com/aome510/spotify-player
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A Spotify player in the terminal with full feature parity
- Host: GitHub
- URL: https://github.com/aome510/spotify-player
- Owner: aome510
- License: mit
- Created: 2021-07-08T01:51:43.000Z (almost 5 years ago)
- Default Branch: master
- Last Pushed: 2026-03-29T22:03:14.000Z (18 days ago)
- Last Synced: 2026-03-29T22:22:56.078Z (18 days ago)
- Topics: cli, music, music-player, player, rust, spotify, spotify-api, spotify-tui, terminal, terminal-based, tui, vim
- Language: Rust
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- Size: 3.17 MB
- Stars: 6,426
- Watchers: 18
- Forks: 330
- Open Issues: 115
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Metadata Files:
- Readme: README.md
- License: LICENSE
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README
# spotify_player
## Table of Contents
- [Introduction](#introduction)
- [Examples](#examples)
- [Installation](#installation)
- [Features](#features)
- [Spotify Connect](#spotify-connect)
- [Streaming](#streaming)
- [Audio Visualization](#audio-visualization)
- [Media Control](#media-control)
- [Image](#image)
- [Notify](#notify)
- [Mouse support](#mouse-support)
- [Daemon](#daemon)
- [Fuzzy search](#fuzzy-search)
- [CLI commands](#cli-commands)
- [Commands](#commands)
- [Configurations](#configurations)
- [Caches](#caches)
- [Logging](#logging)
- [Acknowledgement](#acknowledgement)
## Introduction
`spotify_player` is a fast, easy to use, and configurable terminal music player.
**Features**
- Minimalist UI with an intuitive paging and popup system.
- Highly [configurable](https://github.com/aome510/spotify-player/blob/master/docs/config.md)
- Feature parity with the official Spotify application.
- Support remote control with [Spotify Connect](#spotify-connect).
- Support [streaming](#streaming) songs directly from the terminal.
- Support [audio visualization](#audio-visualization).
- Support synced lyrics.
- Support [cross-platform media control](#media-control).
- Support [image rendering](#image).
- Support [desktop notification](#notify).
- Support running the application as [a daemon](#daemon)
- Offer a wide range of [CLI commands](#cli-commands)
## Examples
A demo of `spotify_player` `v0.5.0-pre-release` on [youtube](https://www.youtube.com/watch/Jbfe9GLNWbA) or on [asciicast](https://asciinema.org/a/446913):
Checkout [examples/README.md](https://github.com/aome510/spotify-player/blob/master/examples/README.md) for more examples.
## Installation
By default, the application's installed binary is `spotify_player`.
### Requirements
A Spotify Premium account is **required**.
#### Dependencies
##### Windows and MacOS
- [Rust and cargo](https://www.rust-lang.org/tools/install) as the build dependencies
##### Linux
- [Rust and cargo](https://www.rust-lang.org/tools/install) as the build dependencies
- install `openssl`, `alsa-lib` (`streaming` feature), `libdbus` (`media-control` feature).
- For example, on Debian based systems, run the below command to install application's dependencies:
```shell
sudo apt install libssl-dev libasound2-dev libdbus-1-dev
```
- On RHEL/Fedora based systems, run the below command to install application's dependencies :
```shell
sudo dnf install openssl-devel alsa-lib-devel dbus-devel
```
or if you're using `yum`:
```shell
sudo yum install openssl-devel alsa-lib-devel dbus-devel
```
### Binaries
Application's prebuilt binaries can be found in the [Releases Page](https://github.com/aome510/spotify-player/releases).
**Note**: to run the application, Linux systems need to install additional dependencies as specified in the [Dependencies section](#linux).
### Homebrew
Run `brew install spotify_player` to install the application.
### Scoop
Run `scoop install spotify-player` to install the application.
### Cargo
Install via Cargo:
```
cargo install spotify_player --locked
```
### Arch Linux
Install via Arch Linux:
```
pacman -S spotify-player
```
**Note**: Defaults to PulseAudio/Pipewire. For a different backend, modify the [official PKGBUILD](https://gitlab.archlinux.org/archlinux/packaging/packages/spotify-player) and rebuild manually. See [Audio Backends](#audio-backend).
### Void Linux
Install via Void Linux:
```
xbps-install -S spotify-player
```
### FreeBSD
Install via FreeBSD:
```
pkg install spotify-player
```
### NetBSD
Install via NetBSD:
```
pkgin install spotify-player
```
Build from source on NetBSD:
```
cd /usr/pkgsrc/audio/spotify-player
make install
```
### NixOS
[spotify-player](https://search.nixos.org/packages?channel=unstable&show=spotify-player&from=0&size=50&sort=relevance&type=packages&query=spotify-player) is available as a Nix package. Install via:
```
nix-shell -p spotify-player
```
To build from source locally, run `nix-shell` in the root of the source checkout. The provided `shell.nix` will install prerequisites.
### Docker
**Note**: The streaming feature is disabled in the Docker image.
Download the latest Docker image:
```
docker pull aome510/spotify_player:latest
```
Run the Docker container:
```
docker run --rm -it aome510/spotify_player:latest
```
To use your local config and cache folders:
```
docker run --rm \
-v $APP_CONFIG_FOLDER:/app/config/ \
-v $APP_CACHE_FOLDER:/app/cache/ \
-it aome510/spotify_player:latest
```
## Features
### Spotify Connect
Control Spotify remotely with [Spotify Connect](https://support.spotify.com/us/article/spotify-connect/). Press **D** to list devices, then **enter** to connect.
### Streaming
Stream music directly from the terminal. The streaming feature is enabled by default and uses the `rodio-backend` audio backend unless otherwise specified.
The app uses [librespot](https://github.com/librespot-org/librespot) to create an integrated Spotify client, registering a `spotify-player` device accessible via Spotify Connect.
#### Audio backend
Default audio backend is [rodio](https://github.com/RustAudio/rodio). Available backends:
- `alsa-backend`
- `pulseaudio-backend`
- `rodio-backend`
- `portaudio-backend`
- `jackaudio-backend`
- `rodiojack-backend`
- `sdl-backend`
- `gstreamer-backend`
To use a different audio backend, specify the `--features` option when building. For example:
```shell
cargo install spotify_player --no-default-features --features pulseaudio-backend
```
**Notes**:
- Use `--no-default-features` to disable the default `rodio-backend`.
- Additional dependencies may be required for some backends. See [Librespot documentation](https://github.com/librespot-org/librespot/wiki/Compiling#general-dependencies).
To disable streaming, build with:
```shell
cargo install spotify_player --no-default-features
```
### Audio Visualization
Real-time audio visualization is displayed in the playback window as a frequency-band bar chart (64 log-scale bands from bass (left) to treble (right)) while music is streamed locally via the integrated [librespot](https://github.com/librespot-org/librespot) player. The visualization area is hidden when playback is on an external Spotify Connect device or when the playback is not playing.
Set `enable_audio_visualization` to `true` in your config to enable this feature. See [config docs](https://github.com/aome510/spotify-player/blob/master/docs/config.md).
### Media Control
Media control is enabled by default. Set `enable_media_control` to `true` in your config to use it. See [config docs](https://github.com/aome510/spotify-player/blob/master/docs/config.md#media-control).
Media control uses [MPRIS DBus](https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/MPRIS) on Linux and OS window events on Windows and macOS.
### Image
To enable image rendering, build with the `image` feature (disabled by default):
```shell
cargo install spotify_player --features image
```
Full-resolution images are supported in [Kitty](https://sw.kovidgoyal.net/kitty/graphics-protocol/) and [iTerm2](https://iterm2.com/documentation-images.html). Other terminals display images as [block characters](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Block_Elements).
To use sixel graphics, build with the `sixel` feature (also enables `image`):
```shell
cargo install spotify_player --features sixel
```
**Notes**:
- Not all terminals supported by [libsixel](https://github.com/saitoha/libsixel) are supported by `spotify_player` (see [viuer supported terminals](https://github.com/atanunq/viuer/blob/dc81f44a97727e04be0b000712e9233c92116ff8/src/printer/sixel.rs#L83-L95)).
- Sixel images may scale oddly; adjust `cover_img_scale` for best results.
Image rendering examples:
- iTerm2:
- Kitty:
- Sixel (`foot` terminal, `cover_img_scale=1.8`):
- Others:
#### Pixelate
For a pixelated look, enable the `pixelate` feature (also enables `image`):
```shell
cargo install spotify_player --features pixelate
```
Adjust the pixelation with the `cover_img_pixels` config option.
| `cover_img_pixels` | `8` | `16` | `32` | `64` |
| ------------------ | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| example | 
| 
| 
| 
|
To temporarily disable pixelation, set `cover_img_pixels` to a high value (e.g., `512`).
### Notify
To enable desktop notifications, build with the `notify` feature (disabled by default):
```shell
cargo install spotify_player --features notify
```
**Note**: Notification support is limited on macOS and Windows compared to Linux.
### Mouse support
Mouse support: You can seek to a position in the playback by left-clicking the progress bar.
### Daemon
To enable daemon mode, build with the `daemon` feature (disabled by default):
```shell
cargo install spotify_player --features daemon
```
Run as a daemon with `-d` or `--daemon`: `spotify_player -d`.
**Notes**:
- Daemon mode is not supported on Windows.
- Daemon mode requires streaming and an audio backend.
- On macOS, daemon mode does not work with media control (enabled by default). To use daemon mode on macOS, disable media control:
```shell
cargo install spotify_player --no-default-features --features daemon,rodio-backend
```
### Fuzzy search
To enable [fuzzy search](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Approximate_string_matching), build with the `fzf` feature (disabled by default).
### CLI Commands
`spotify_player` provides several CLI commands for interacting with Spotify:
- `get`: Get Spotify data (playlist/album/artist data, user's data, etc)
- `playback`: Interact with the playback (start a playback, play-pause, next, etc)
- `search`: Search spotify
- `connect`: Connect to a Spotify device
- `like`: Like currently playing track
- `authenticate`: Authenticate the application
- `playlist`: Playlist editing (new, delete, import, fork, etc)
For more details, run `spotify_player -h` or `spotify_player {command} -h`.
**Notes**
- On first use, run `spotify_player authenticate` to authenticate the app.
- CLI commands communicate with a client socket on port `client_port` (default: `8080`). If no instance is running, a new client is started, which may increase latency.
#### Scripting
The command-line interface is script-friendly. Use the `search` subcommand to retrieve Spotify data in JSON format, which can be processed with tools like [jq](https://jqlang.github.io/jq/).
Example: Start playback for the first track from a search query:
```sh
read -p "Search spotify: " query
spotify_player playback start track --id $(spotify_player search "$query" | jq '.tracks.[0].id' | xargs)
```
## Commands
Press `?` or `C-h` to open the shortcut help page (default for `OpenCommandHelp`).
**Tips**:
- Use the `Search` command to search in the shortcut help page and other pages.
- `RefreshPlayback` manually updates playback status.
- `RestartIntegratedClient` is useful for switching audio devices without restarting the app.
List of supported commands:
| Command | Description | Default shortcuts |
| ------------------------------- | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ------------------ |
| `NextTrack` | next track | `n` |
| `PreviousTrack` | previous track | `p` |
| `ResumePause` | resume/pause based on the current playback | `space` |
| `PlayRandom` | play a random track in the current context | `.` |
| `Repeat` | cycle the repeat mode | `C-r` |
| `Shuffle` | toggle the shuffle mode | `C-s` |
| `VolumeChange` | change playback volume by an offset (default shortcuts use 5%) | `+`, `-` |
| `Mute` | toggle playback volume between 0% and previous level | `_` |
| `SeekStart` | seek start of current track | `^` |
| `SeekForward` | seek forward by a duration in seconds (defaults to `seek_duration_secs`) | `>` |
| `SeekBackward` | seek backward by a duration in seconds (defaults to `seek_duration_secs`) | `<` |
| `Quit` | quit the application | `C-c`, `q` |
| `ClosePopup` | close a popup | `esc` |
| `SelectNextOrScrollDown` | select the next item in a list/table or scroll down (supports vim-style count: 5j) | `j`, `C-n`, `down` |
| `SelectPreviousOrScrollUp` | select the previous item in a list/table or scroll up (supports vim-style count: 10k) | `k`, `C-p`, `up` |
| `PageSelectNextOrScrollDown` | select the next page item in a list/table or scroll a page down (supports vim-style count: 3C-f) | `page_down`, `C-f` |
| `PageSelectPreviousOrScrollUp` | select the previous page item in a list/table or scroll a page up (supports vim-style count: 2C-b) | `page_up`, `C-b` |
| `SelectFirstOrScrollToTop` | select the first item in a list/table or scroll to the top | `g g`, `home` |
| `SelectLastOrScrollToBottom` | select the last item in a list/table or scroll to the bottom | `G`, `end` |
| `ChooseSelected` | choose the selected item | `enter` |
| `RefreshPlayback` | manually refresh the current playback | `r` |
| `RestartIntegratedClient` | restart the integrated client (`streaming` feature only) | `R` |
| `ShowActionsOnSelectedItem` | open a popup showing actions on a selected item | `g a`, `C-space` |
| `ShowActionsOnCurrentTrack` | open a popup showing actions on the current track | `a` |
| `ShowActionsOnCurrentContext` | open a popup showing actions on the current context | `A` |
| `AddSelectedItemToQueue` | add the selected item to queue | `Z`, `C-z` |
| `FocusNextWindow` | focus the next focusable window (if any) | `tab` |
| `FocusPreviousWindow` | focus the previous focusable window (if any) | `backtab` |
| `SwitchTheme` | open a popup for switching theme | `T` |
| `SwitchDevice` | open a popup for switching device | `D` |
| `Search` | open a popup for searching in the current page | `/` |
| `BrowseUserPlaylists` | open a popup for browsing user's playlists | `u p` |
| `BrowseUserFollowedArtists` | open a popup for browsing user's followed artists | `u a` |
| `BrowseUserSavedAlbums` | open a popup for browsing user's saved albums | `u A` |
| `CurrentlyPlayingContextPage` | go to the currently playing context page | `g space` |
| `TopTrackPage` | go to the user top track page | `g t` |
| `RecentlyPlayedTrackPage` | go to the user recently played track page | `g r` |
| `LikedTrackPage` | go to the user liked track page | `g y` |
| `LyricsPage` | go to the lyrics page of the current track | `g L`, `l` |
| `LibraryPage` | go to the user library page | `g l` |
| `SearchPage` | go to the search page | `g s` |
| `BrowsePage` | go to the browse page | `g b` |
| `Queue` | go to the queue page | `z` |
| `OpenCommandHelp` | go to the command help page | `?`, `C-h` |
| `PreviousPage` | go to the previous page | `backspace`, `C-q` |
| `OpenSpotifyLinkFromClipboard` | open a Spotify link from clipboard | `O` |
| `SortTrackByTitle` | sort the track table (if any) by track's title | `s t` |
| `SortTrackByArtists` | sort the track table (if any) by track's artists | `s a` |
| `SortTrackByAlbum` | sort the track table (if any) by track's album | `s A` |
| `SortTrackByAddedDate` | sort the track table (if any) by track's added date | `s D` |
| `SortTrackByDuration` | sort the track table (if any) by track's duration | `s d` |
| `SortLibraryAlphabetically` | sort the library alphabetically | `s l a` |
| `SortLibraryByRecent` | sort the library (playlists and albums) by recently added items | `s l r` |
| `ReverseOrder` | reverse the order of the track table (if any) | `s r` |
| `MovePlaylistItemUp` | move playlist item up one position | `C-k` |
| `MovePlaylistItemDown` | move playlist item down one position | `C-j` |
| `CreatePlaylist` | create a new playlist | `N` |
| `JumpToCurrentTrackInContext` | jump to the current track in the context | `g c` |
| `JumpToHighlightTrackInContext` | jump to the currently highlighted search result in the context | `C-g` |
To add or modify shortcuts, see the [keymaps section](https://github.com/aome510/spotify-player/blob/master/docs/config.md#keymaps).
### Actions
Not all actions are available for every Spotify item. To see available actions, use `ShowActionsOnCurrentTrack` or `ShowActionsOnSelectedItem`, then press enter to trigger the action. Some actions may not appear in the popup but can be bound to shortcuts.
List of available actions:
- `GoToArtist`
- `GoToAlbum`
- `GoToRadio`
- `AddToLibrary`
- `AddToPlaylist`
- `AddToQueue`
- `AddToLiked`
- `DeleteFromLiked`
- `DeleteFromLibrary`
- `DeleteFromPlaylist`
- `ShowActionsOnAlbum`
- `ShowActionsOnArtist`
- `ShowActionsOnShow`
- `ToggleLiked`
- `CopyLink`
- `Follow`
- `Unfollow`
Actions can also be bound to shortcuts. To add new shortcuts, see the [actions section](https://github.com/aome510/spotify-player/blob/master/docs/config.md#actions).
### Search Page
When entering the search page, focus is on the search input. Enter text, use `backspace` to delete, and `enter` to search.
To move focus from the search input to other windows (track results, album results, etc.), use `FocusNextWindow` or `FocusPreviousWindow`.
## Configurations
By default, configuration files are located in `$HOME/.config/spotify-player`. Change this with `-c ` or `--config-folder `.
If no configuration file is found, one will be created with default values.
See [configuration documentation](https://github.com/aome510/spotify-player/blob/master/docs/config.md) for details on available options.
## Caches
By default, cache files are stored in `$HOME/.cache/spotify-player` (logs, credentials, audio cache, etc.). Change this with `-C ` or `--cache-folder `.
### Logging
Logs are stored in `$APP_CACHE_FOLDER/spotify-player-*.log`. For debugging or issues, check the backtrace file in `$APP_CACHE_FOLDER/spotify-player-*.backtrace`.
Set the `RUST_LOG` environment variable to control [logging level](https://docs.rs/log/0.4.14/log/enum.Level.html). Default is `spotify_player=INFO`.
## Acknowledgement
`spotify_player` is written in [Rust](https://www.rust-lang.org) and built on top of libraries like [ratatui](https://github.com/ratatui/ratatui), [rspotify](https://github.com/ramsayleung/rspotify), [librespot](https://github.com/librespot-org/librespot), and more. It is inspired by [spotify-tui](https://github.com/Rigellute/spotify-tui) and [ncspot](https://github.com/hrkfdn/ncspot).