install

Additional install commands

macOS

Homebrewverified · 100%

brew install clamz

local Homebrew formula metadata

Linux

Fedora dnfverified · 92%

sudo dnf install clamz

Fedora Rawhide package metadata · clamz · source: dl.fedoraproject.org

Ubuntu aptverified · 92%

sudo apt install clamz

Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes · clamz · source: archive.ubuntu.com

overview

Package summary

Download MP3 files from Amazon's music store

Project links

Commands and aliases

clamz

history

Project history and usage

Clamz is a small command-line downloader for Amazon MP3 purchases. Its package-nerd appeal comes from being a free-software replacement for a proprietary store downloader, packaged by distributions so Unix users could handle Amazon .amz files with normal CLI and desktop integration.

Project history

The archived project README describes Clamz as a substitute for Amazon's official MP3 Downloader and states that it can download individual songs or albums purchased from Amazon. The upstream release history in the README runs from version 0.1 in 2008 through version 0.5 in 2011.

Adoption history

The supplied package-manager data lists Homebrew, Fedora/DNF, and Ubuntu packaging. Debian package metadata also preserves the old Google Code homepage and identifies clamz as a command-line program to download MP3s from Amazon.

How it is used

Users saved an Amazon AMZ file and ran clamz on it; by default it downloaded linked MP3 files into the current directory. The README documents ~/.clamz/config for output control, ~/.clamz/amzfiles for saved AMZ copies, and ~/.clamz/logs for server interaction logs.

Why package nerds care

Clamz is a useful historical example of package managers carrying a niche interoperability tool around a closed consumer service. It mattered less as a platform than as a tiny Unix-native bridge between desktop MIME handling, libcurl/libgcrypt/libexpat dependencies, and DRM-free MP3 purchases.

Timeline

2008: Version 0.1 first release.
2008: Version 0.2 fixed AMZ parsing and added raw XML dumping.
2010: Version 0.3 added MIME and desktop files for browser launch integration.
2010: Version 0.4 improved UK-store behavior, logging, and desktop music directory defaults.
2011: Version 0.5 added support for unencrypted AMZ files used by Amazon Cloud Player.

Related projects

Related items include Amazon MP3 Downloader, AMZ file handlers, distribution desktop MIME integration, libcurl, libgcrypt, and libexpat.

Sources

security posture

Risk level: blue

broad file, network, media, or database tool signal.

Risk classifier

blue risk · medium confidence · tool

Why

broad file, network, media, or database tool signal

Signals

text:download

Install behavior

No Homebrew post-install hook is recorded in formula metadata.
Homebrew bottle metadata is available for 13 platform targets.
Installs with 2 runtime dependencies.
Build metadata lists 1 build dependencies.

Recommended review

Before unattended agent use, check whether the tool reads plaintext credentials, writes remote state, publishes artifacts, or shells out to plugins.

local files

Configuration and credential file locations

These source-backed paths show where this package keeps local settings or durable credentials. Automic Vault can use them as review targets for secret scanning, migration, and command approval.

Configuration files

Config paths the tool may read or write during local use.

Unix: ~/.clamz/config

executables

Installed executables

Command	Kind	Exposure	Note
`clamz`	cli	global executable

freshness

Version and freshness

These signals separate page generation age, package-manager activity, and upstream release comparison. Version lag is warned only when an evidence URL and comparable versions are present.

page generated2026-07-08

manager version0.5

manager updated

local dataok

upstreamnot checked

latest detectednot detected

https://code.google.com/archive/p/clamz/

infoNo package-manager update timestamp was available.low confidence
infoRelease/tag comparison is only available for GitHub repositories.https://code.google.com/archive/p/clamz/none confidence

install metadata

Package metadata

Package key	brew:clamz
Version	0.5
Package manager	Homebrew
Package manager page	https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/clamz
Homepage	https://code.google.com/archive/p/clamz/
Repository	https://github.com/wlevine/clamz
Upstream docs	https://code.google.com/archive/p/clamz
License	GPL-3.0-or-later
Source archive	https://storage.googleapis.com/google-code-archive-downloads/v2/code.google.com/clamz/clamz-0.5.tar.gz
Dependencies	libgcrypt, libgpg-error
Build dependencies	pkgconf
Uses from macOS	curl, expat
Bottle	available (on arm64_big_sur, arm64_linux, arm64_monterey, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, arm64_ventura, big_sur, catalina, monterey, sonoma, ventura, x86_64_linux)
Homebrew post-install	not defined
Service	none declared

registry facts

Source database details

Source Database	Homebrew formula API
Tap	homebrew/core
Full Name	clamz
Version Scheme	0
Revision	1
Bottle Stable Root URL	https://ghcr.io/v2/homebrew/core
Deprecated	no
Disabled	no
Keg Only	no
URL Keys	stable

source database matches

Other package-manager records

Matches are pulled from external package-manager indexes and kept separate from local Automic Vault package links.

Ubuntu apt95%

clamz 0.5-2.1build2

command-line program to download MP3's from Amazon

http://code.google.com/p/clamz/

sudo apt install clamz

Section: universe/utils
Architecture: amd64
4 dependencies
normalized package name match
Matched by: Clamz

Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes · archive.ubuntu.com · Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: clamz from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz

dnf95%

clamz 0.5-35.fc44

Amazon MP3 Music Store Downloader

https://code.google.com/archive/p/clamz/

sudo dnf install clamz

License: GPL-3.0-or-later
Category: Unspecified
Architecture: x86_64
Source Package: clamz
5 dependencies
3 provides
normalized package name match
Matched by: Clamz

Fedora Rawhide package metadata · dl.fedoraproject.org · Fedora Rawhide package metadata: clamz from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/e5ca8ce900cd68f5419e1c39ae517343100b306336cbaeb70a3c153121d95094-primary.xml.zst

package graph

Links come from deterministic package relationships, av.db category and tag curation, ecosystem matches, and package hub membership.

source trail

Generated from repository data

This page is generated by av-web from the private package SQLite artifact built by scripts/generate-pkg-sqlite.py.

Combined YAML source

View the package source record on GitHub.

combined/clamz.yml

Used sources

Geiger risk classifier
Nucleus package database
av.db category and tag curation
cross-ecosystem install command graph
curated configuration and credential file locations
curated package history
external package-manager database matches
package relationship graph
package version freshness
package-page enrichment

Install clamz with Homebrew, dnf, apt