Is shairport-sync safe to use?

shairport-sync has no known vulnerabilities on the latest version (5.0.4). DepScope rates its health at 61/100 (moderate risk).

What is the latest version of shairport-sync?

The latest version of shairport-sync is 5.0.4, released 2026-04-27.

Does shairport-sync have known vulnerabilities?

No known vulnerabilities on the latest version of shairport-sync.

Is shairport-sync deprecated?

No, shairport-sync is actively maintained. Latest release: 5.0.4 (2026-04-27).

What are alternatives to shairport-sync?

DepScope has no curated alternatives for shairport-sync at this time.

What license does shairport-sync use?

shairport-sync is licensed under MIT.

shairport-sync

homebrewv5.0.4

AirTunes emulator that adds multi-room capability

License MITpermissive1 versions1 maintainers10 deps32 weekly dl

mikebrady/shairport-sync

/ 100

Health

use with caution

[email protected] low health (61/100) — consider alternatives

Moderate health score (61/100) — verify manually

Health breakdown0 – 100

25/25

maintenance

0/20

popularity

25/25

security

9/15

maturity

2/15

community

Vulnerabilities

none known

Health History

Dependency Tree

License Audit

Dependencies (10)

libao libconfig libdaemon libsoxr openssl@3 popt pulseaudio autoconf automake pkgconf

API access

Get this data programmatically — free, no authentication.

curl https://depscope.dev/api/check/homebrew/shairport-sync

Last updated · 2026-04-27T12:54:18Z

shairport-sync

homebrewv5.0.4

AirTunes emulator that adds multi-room capability

License MITpermissive1 versions1 maintainers10 deps32 weekly dl

mikebrady/shairport-sync

/ 100

Health

use with caution

[email protected] low health (61/100) — consider alternatives

Moderate health score (61/100) — verify manually

Health breakdown0 – 100

25/25

maintenance

0/20

popularity

25/25

security

9/15

maturity

2/15

community

Vulnerabilities

none known

Health History

Dependency Tree

License Audit

Dependencies (10)

libao libconfig libdaemon libsoxr openssl@3 popt pulseaudio autoconf automake pkgconf

API access

Get this data programmatically — free, no authentication.

curl https://depscope.dev/api/check/homebrew/shairport-sync

Last updated · 2026-04-27T12:54:18Z