# Install clamz with Homebrew, dnf, apt Download MP3 files from Amazon's music store. Version 0.5 via Homebrew; verified from local package data. ## Install ```sh sudo av install brew:clamz ``` Additional install commands: ### macOS - Homebrew (100%): ```sh brew install clamz ``` Evidence: local Homebrew formula metadata ### Linux - dnf (92%): ```sh sudo dnf install clamz ``` Evidence: Fedora Rawhide package metadata: clamz from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/e5ca8ce900cd68f5419e1c39ae517343100b306336cbaeb70a3c153121d95094-primary.xml.zst - Ubuntu apt (92%): ```sh sudo apt install clamz ``` Evidence: Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: clamz from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz ## Package facts - **Package key:** brew:clamz - **Package manager:** Homebrew - **Package manager page:** - **Version:** 0.5 - **Source summary:** Download MP3 files from Amazon's music store - **Homepage:** - **Repository:** - **Upstream docs:** - **License:** GPL-3.0-or-later - **Source archive:** - **Generated:** 2026-07-08T07:18:31+00:00 ## Executables - clamz (cli) - clamz (alias) ## Dependencies - libgcrypt - libgpg-error ## Build dependencies - pkgconf ## Uses from macOS - curl - expat ## Install behavior - Post-install hook: not defined - Bottle: available on arm64_big_sur, arm64_linux, arm64_monterey, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, arm64_ventura, big_sur, catalina, monterey, sonoma, ventura ## Freshness - Page generated: 2026-07-08 - Package-manager version: 0.5 - Local data: ok - Upstream repository: https://code.google.com/archive/p/clamz/ - info: No package-manager update timestamp was available. - info: Release/tag comparison is only available for GitHub repositories. ## 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 Notes broad file, network, media, or database tool signal. - **Geiger risk:** blue / medium - broad file, network, media, or database tool signal ## 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 - Unix: ~/.clamz/config ## Source Database Details - **Source Database:** Homebrew formula API - **Tap:** homebrew/core - **Full Name:** clamz - **Version Scheme:** 0 - **Revision:** 1 - **Bottle Stable Root URL:** - **Deprecated:** no - **Disabled:** no - **Keg Only:** no - **URL Keys:** stable ## Other Package-Manager Records - Ubuntu apt - clamz - 0.5-2.1build2: normalized package name match | Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: clamz from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz | command-line program to download MP3's from Amazon | http://code.google.com/p/clamz/ - dnf - clamz - 0.5-35.fc44: normalized package name match | Fedora Rawhide package metadata: clamz from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/e5ca8ce900cd68f5419e1c39ae517343100b306336cbaeb70a3c153121d95094-primary.xml.zst | Amazon MP3 Music Store Downloader | https://code.google.com/archive/p/clamz/ ## Related links - [Secret-risk packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/secret-risk-packages/) - Has protected-tool coverage, approval-gate, or non-low Geiger security signals. - [Terminal utility packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/terminal-utilities/) - Matched terminal and command-line workflow metadata. - [Archive and compression packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/archive-compression-tools/) - Matched archive or compression metadata. - [Networking and protocol packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/networking-protocol-tools/) - Matched network, protocol, or remote-service metadata. - [libgcrypt](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/libgcrypt/) - Runtime dependency declared by Homebrew. - [libgpg-error](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/libgpg-error/) - Runtime dependency declared by Homebrew. - [pkgconf](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/pkgconf/) - Build dependency declared by Homebrew. - [abcde](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/abcde/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: audio, cli, media, mp3. - [easy-tag](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/easy-tag/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: audio, cli, media, mp3. - [ebook2cw](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/ebook2cw/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: audio, cli, media, mp3. - [id3lib](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/id3lib/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: audio, cli, media, mp3. - [id3v2](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/id3v2/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: audio, cli, media, mp3. - [mp3cat](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/mp3cat/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: audio, cli, media, mp3. - [mp3check](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/mp3check/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: audio, cli, media, mp3. - [mp3gain](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/mp3gain/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: audio, cli, media, mp3. - [mpck](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/mpck/) - Both packages work with overlapping file formats or content types. 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