# plietar/librespot

Open Source Spotify client library

Repository: https://github.com/plietar/librespot
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/plietar-librespot
Language: Rust
License: MIT
License Family: permissive
Topics: spotify, spotify-connect, rust
Last push: 2019-08-23T23:29:46+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 32/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 0, release rhythm 35, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 4193, "days_push": 2567, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: no_releases
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1155, forks 186 (observed 2026-08-28T04:03:47.872294+00:00)

## What it is
librespot is an open-source client library for Spotify written in Rust, enabling applications to use Spotify's service without the closed-source libspotify. It includes a sample headless Spotify Connect receiver and supports multiple audio backends such as ALSA, PortAudio, and PulseAudio.

## Use cases
- build a headless Spotify Connect receiver on a Raspberry Pi
- integrate Spotify playback into my own application
- stream Spotify audio to ALSA or PulseAudio without the official client
- use Spotify Premium with an open-source client library
- cross-compile a Spotify client for ARM devices
- run Spotify Connect in discovery mode without storing a password

## When to choose
- you need a programmatic, open-source way to play Spotify audio on Linux or embedded devices
- you want a headless Spotify Connect receiver without the official client
- you are comfortable building Rust projects and maintaining forks yourself

## When to avoid
- you need maintained software with active bug fixes and support
- you do not have a Spotify Premium subscription
- you need official API guarantees or long-term compatibility with Spotify's service

## Facets
- artifact type: library
- maturity: abandoned
- function: audio-processing, http-client, cli
- domain: media, developer-tools
- platform: cross-platform, rust
- tags: spotify, spotify-connect, audio-streaming, headless-client, unmaintained, audio, linux, macos

## Member repositories
- plietar/librespot (main) score 32

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:03:47.872294+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 2026-08-30T06:32:14.013660+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/plietar/librespot (fetched 2026-08-28T04:03:47.872294+00:00, sha 29de1ce94f1a)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.