# Spotatui revives unmaintained Spotify TUI with workarounds for web API rate limits

> A developer has revived the abandoned spotify-tui project as Spotatui, a terminal-based Spotify client that bypasses web API rate limits.

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- Beat: Open Source & Tooling · Evidence: Reported · Type/significance: launch/2 · First seen: 2026-10-14T00:31:25.018793+00:00 · Updated: 2026-10-14T00:31:25.018793+00:00 · Edition: 2026-11-05
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## Briefing
- Hacker News: A developer has revived the abandoned spotify-tui project as Spotatui, a terminal-based Spotify client that bypasses web API rate limits.

## Why it matters
Spotify's web API rate limits have long been a pain point for third-party clients, often forcing users back to the official app. Spotatui's approach to working around these limits could offer a template for other terminal clients, though it may also risk running afoul of Spotify's terms of service. The project highlights the ongoing tension between platform control and community-driven tooling.

## Sources
- Reported · Hacker News · 2026-10-13 — [Show HN: Spotatui, a Spotify TUI/GUI without web API rate limits](https://github.com/LargeModGames/spotatui)

## Watch next
Will Spotify take action against Spotatui's rate-limit workarounds, or will the project remain under the radar?

Topics: Spotify, Spotatui, spotify-tui, spotify, tui, rate-limiting, third-party-client, terminal

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