# jpochyla/psst

Fast and multi-platform Spotify client with native GUI

Repository: https://github.com/jpochyla/psst
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/psst
Language: Rust
License: MIT
License Family: permissive
Last push: 2026-08-18T03:13:14+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 67/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-02T17:46:02.011165+00:00)
- activity 98, release rhythm 8, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 2289, "days_push": 15, "days_rel": 431, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 1}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 9465, forks 267 (observed 2026-08-28T04:10:31.262046+00:00)

## What it is
Psst is a fast, cross-platform Spotify client with a native GUI written in Rust, built without Electron. It supports Windows, Linux, and macOS and requires a Spotify Premium account, with recent versions needing a user-supplied Spotify Developer Client ID for Web API features.

## Use cases
- listen to spotify with a lightweight native desktop app
- spotify client without electron
- play spotify music on linux
- search and manage spotify playlists from a native gui
- fast alternative spotify desktop client

## When to choose
- you want a lightweight, native Spotify client on Windows, Linux, or macOS
- you have a Spotify Premium account and want to avoid Electron-based apps
- you prefer Rust-built desktop software

## When to avoid
- you need a full-featured, stable Spotify experience
- you don't have a Spotify Premium account
- you're unwilling to register your own Spotify Developer Client ID for Web API features

## Facets
- artifact type: application
- maturity: experimental
- function: gui, audio-processing, http-client
- domain: media, desktop-applications, cross-platform
- platform: windows, rust, cross-platform
- tags: spotify-client, native-gui, druid, music-player, no-electron, linux, macos, desktop

## Member repositories
- jpochyla/psst (main) score 67

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:10:31.262046+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 2026-08-29T17:22:05.502568+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/jpochyla/psst (fetched 2026-08-28T04:10:31.262046+00:00, sha 133d4428bca8)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.