macOS
Homebrewverified · 100%
brew install mp3gainlocal Homebrew formula metadata
brew
Install mp3gain with Homebrew, apk, chocolatey, apt, dnf, Nix, winget, zypper
Lossless mp3 normalizer with statistical analysis. Version 1.6.2 via Homebrew; verified from local package data.
install
Additional install commands
Linux
Alpine Linux apkverified · 92%
sudo apk add mp3gainAlpine Linux edge package indexes · mp3gain · source: dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org
Debian aptverified · 92%
sudo apt install mp3gainDebian stable package indexes · mp3gain · source: deb.debian.org
Fedora dnfverified · 92%
sudo dnf install mp3gainFedora Rawhide package metadata · mp3gain · source: dl.fedoraproject.org
Nixverified · 92%
nix profile install nixpkgs#mp3gainnixpkgs package indexes · pkgs/by-name/mp/mp3gain/package.nix · source: api.github.com
openSUSE zypperverified · 92%
sudo zypper install mp3gainopenSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata · mp3gain · source: download.opensuse.org
Windows
Chocolateyverified · 92%
choco install mp3gainChocolatey community package catalog · mp3gain · source: community.chocolatey.org
Windows Package Managerverified · 92%
winget install --id GlenSawyer.MP3Gain -eWindows Package Manager source index · GlenSawyer.MP3Gain · source: cdn.winget.microsoft.com
overview
Package summary
Lossless mp3 normalizer with statistical analysis
Project links
Commands and aliases
- mp3gain
history
Project history and usage
MP3Gain is Glen Sawyer's audio-normalization tool for MP3 files. The SourceForge project and wiki describe it as software that analyzes MP3 files and adjusts them losslessly to a target volume. Unlike simple peak normalization, it uses statistical loudness analysis intended to match how loud the file sounds to a human listener, then changes the MP3 data directly without decoding and re-encoding.
Project history
That technical choice gave MP3Gain its durable niche: it makes volume changes available to players that do not understand ReplayGain tags, while avoiding the generational loss of re-encoding. The project page also distinguishes the original MP3Gain from similarly named software that normalizes inside a track by re-encoding, emphasizing that MP3Gain's own changes are reversible in the classic workflow.
How it is used
The ecosystem around MP3Gain became broader than the command-line engine. SourceForge lists it in audio analysis and audio mixer categories, carries long-running discussion and ticket activity, and points users toward related frontends such as QMP3Gain and easyMP3Gain. Homebrew packages it as a lossless MP3 normalizer with statistical analysis, while other package managers and Windows-oriented manifests preserve it for users who need batch loudness adjustment of existing MP3 libraries rather than a modern tag-only loudness workflow.
Sources
security posture
Risk level: green
narrow executable package without higher-risk signals.
Risk classifier
green risk · low confidence · appliance
Why
- narrow executable package without higher-risk signals
Signals
- metadata:no-higher-risk-signals
Install behavior
- No Homebrew post-install hook is recorded in formula metadata.
- Homebrew bottle metadata is available for 13 platform targets.
- Installs with 1 runtime dependencies.
Recommended review
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executables
Installed executables
| Command | Kind | Exposure | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
mp3gain | 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 generated2026-07-07
manager version1.6.2
manager updated
local dataok
upstreamnot checked
latest detectednot detected
https://mp3gain.sourceforge.net/
- infoNo package-manager update timestamp was available.low confidence
- infoRelease/tag comparison is only available for GitHub repositories.https://mp3gain.sourceforge.net/none confidence
install metadata
Package metadata
| Package key | brew:mp3gain |
|---|---|
| Version | 1.6.2 |
| Package manager | Homebrew |
| Package manager page | https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/mp3gain |
| Homepage | https://mp3gain.sourceforge.net/ |
| Upstream docs | https://mp3gain.sourceforge.net/ |
| License | LGPL-2.1-or-later |
| Source archive | https://downloads.sourceforge.net/project/mp3gain/mp3gain/1.6.2/mp3gain-1_6_2-src.zip |
| Dependencies | mpg123 |
| 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 | mp3gain |
| Version Scheme | 0 |
| Revision | 0 |
| Bottle Stable Root URL | https://ghcr.io/v2/homebrew/core |
| Deprecated | no |
| Disabled | no |
| Keg Only | no |
| URL Keys |
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source database matches
Other package-manager records
Matches are pulled from external package-manager indexes and kept separate from local Automic Vault package links.
Debian apt95%
mp3gain 1.6.2-2+b1
Lossless mp3 normalizer with statistical analysis
http://mp3gain.sourceforge.net/
sudo apt install mp3gain- Section: sound
- Architecture: amd64
- Source Package: mp3gain
- 2 dependencies
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Mp3gain
Nix95%
mp3gain
nix profile install nixpkgs#mp3gain- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Mp3gain
Ubuntu apt95%
mp3gain 1.6.2-2build1
Lossless mp3 normalizer with statistical analysis
http://mp3gain.sourceforge.net/
sudo apt install mp3gain- Section: universe/sound
- Architecture: amd64
- 2 dependencies
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Mp3gain
apk95%
mp3gain 1.6.2-r4
Analyze and adjust the volume of MP3 files
https://mp3gain.sourceforge.net/
sudo apk add mp3gain- License: LGPL-2.1-or-later
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: mp3gain
- 1 dependencies
- 1 provides
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Mp3gain
dnf95%
mp3gain 1.6.2-17.fc44
Lossless MP3 volume adjustment tool
http://mp3gain.sourceforge.net/
sudo dnf install mp3gain- License: LicenseRef-Callaway-LGPLv2+
- Category: Unspecified
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: mp3gain
- 4 dependencies
- 1 provides
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Mp3gain
zypper95%
mp3gain 1.6.2-3.6
MP3 Volume Normalizer based on Replay Gain
http://mp3gain.sourceforge.net/
sudo zypper install mp3gain- License: LGPL-2.1-or-later
- Category: Productivity/Multimedia/Sound/Editors and Convertors
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: mp3gain
- 3 dependencies
- 1 provides
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Mp3gain
Chocolatey95%
mp3gain
choco install mp3gain- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Mp3gain
winget95%
GlenSawyer.MP3Gain
winget install --id GlenSawyer.MP3Gain -e- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Mp3gain
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.
Used sources
- Geiger risk classifier
- Nucleus package database
- av.db category and tag curation
- cross-ecosystem install command graph
- curated package history
- external package-manager database matches
- package relationship graph
- package version freshness
- package-page enrichment