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hrkfdn/ncspot

Cross-platform ncurses Spotify client written in Rust, inspired by ncmpc and the likes. observed · 2026-08-28

github.com/hrkfdn/ncspot · Rust · BSD-2-Clause (permissive) observed · 2026-08-28

Health v2 · maintenance only

95/100

  • Activity 99
  • Release rhythm 86
  • Longevity 100
How is this computed?

round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-09-03. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.

  • gap_med: 88.5
  • age_days: 2853
  • days_rel: 12
  • days_push: 7
  • n_releases_24m: 9

Full methodology

Adoption not part of the score

6740 stars · 271 forks observed · 2026-08-28

What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-29, confidence not recorded

ncspot is a cross-platform ncurses Spotify client written in Rust using librespot, inspired by ncurses MPD clients like ncmpc. It provides a lightweight, resource-friendly terminal interface for Spotify playback, requiring a Premium account.

Use cases

  • control Spotify playback from the terminal
  • run a lightweight Spotify client on BSD or other platforms without an official client
  • search and play Spotify tracks, albums, and playlists in a TUI
  • manage Spotify queues and playlists with vim keybindings
  • remotely control Spotify playback via IPC socket

When to choose

  • you want a minimal, low-resource Spotify client instead of the official app
  • you're on a platform like *BSD with no official Spotify client
  • you prefer terminal applications with vim-style keybindings

When to avoid

  • you don't have a Spotify Premium account
  • you need album art, lyrics, or other graphical features of the official client
  • you want a GUI music player

Facets

application · maturity active

gui terminal-ui audio-processing media cross-platform windows bsd cross-platform cli rust spotify-client ncurses librespot music-player vim-keybindings terminal-app command-line linux macos

2 sources

Member repositories

RepositoryRoleHealth v2
hrkfdn/ncspotmain95

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