# hrkfdn/ncspot

Cross-platform ncurses Spotify client written in Rust, inspired by ncmpc and the likes.

Repository: https://github.com/hrkfdn/ncspot
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/ncspot
Language: Rust
License: BSD-2-Clause
License Family: permissive
Last push: 2026-08-26T09:33:58+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 95/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 99, release rhythm 86, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 2853, "days_push": 7, "days_rel": 12, "gap_med": 88.5, "n_releases_24m": 9}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 6740, forks 271 (observed 2026-08-28T04:09:48.221409+00:00)

## What it is
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
- artifact type: application
- maturity: active
- function: gui, terminal-ui, audio-processing
- domain: media, cross-platform
- platform: windows, bsd, cross-platform, cli, rust
- tags: spotify-client, ncurses, librespot, music-player, vim-keybindings, terminal-app, command-line, linux, macos

## Member repositories
- hrkfdn/ncspot (main) score 95

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:09:48.221409+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-29T17:42:39.741246+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/hrkfdn/ncspot (fetched 2026-08-28T04:09:48.221409+00:00, sha 01936d96c95d)
  - registry_crates: https://crates.io/api/v1/crates/ncspot (fetched 2026-08-29T08:38:41.716640+00:00, sha 137f7b704ef6)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.