macOS
Homebrewverified · 100%
brew install vorbisgainlocal Homebrew formula metadata
MacPortsverified · 94%
sudo port install vorbisgainMacPorts ports tree · audio/vorbisgain/Portfile · source: api.github.com
brew
Install vorbisgain with Homebrew, apk, apt, dnf, MacPorts, Nix, zypper
Add Replay Gain volume tags to Ogg Vorbis files. Version 0.37 via Homebrew; verified from local package data.
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Linux
Alpine Linux apkverified · 92%
sudo apk add vorbisgainAlpine Linux edge package indexes · vorbisgain · source: dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org
Debian aptverified · 92%
sudo apt install vorbisgainDebian stable package indexes · vorbisgain · source: deb.debian.org
Fedora dnfverified · 92%
sudo dnf install vorbisgainFedora Rawhide package metadata · vorbisgain · source: dl.fedoraproject.org
Nixverified · 92%
nix profile install nixpkgs#vorbisgainnixpkgs package indexes · pkgs/by-name/vo/vorbisgain/package.nix · source: api.github.com
openSUSE zypperverified · 92%
sudo zypper install vorbisgainopenSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata · vorbisgain · source: download.opensuse.org
overview
Package summary
Add Replay Gain volume tags to Ogg Vorbis files
Project links
Commands and aliases
- vorbisgain
history
Project history and usage
VorbisGain is a command-line utility for calculating ReplayGain values for Ogg Vorbis files and storing the results as Vorbis comment tags. It targets perceived loudness normalization without rewriting the audio stream.
Project history
VorbisGain came from the Ogg Vorbis and ReplayGain era, when listeners and music-library maintainers wanted album and track loudness consistency without destructive peak normalization. The project homepage describes it as a replacement for pre-encoding normalization: instead of changing samples, it analyzes perceived loudness and writes tags that compatible players can use at playback time.
The available public history is thin compared with core Xiph projects, but the tool's role is clear and stable: apply ReplayGain technology specifically to Ogg Vorbis files, add clipping-prevention hints, and rely on player support for the playback adjustment.
Adoption history
VorbisGain became a small but durable distro package because it solved a common local-library problem for Ogg users. Debian's package description notes that the process is non-destructive and that many audio players in Debian supported reading the tags, including XMMS, Quod Libet, amaroK, Muine, and Rhythmbox.
How it is used
The man page describes `vorbisgain` as calculating ReplayGain values for named Ogg Vorbis input files and writing the result back as tags. Common modes include album gain with `-a`, recursive processing with `-r`, skipping already tagged files with `-f`, display-only mode with `-d`, cleaning tags with `-c`, and converting older ReplayGain tags with `-C`.
Typical users run it over album directories after ripping or encoding to Vorbis, then let compatible players choose track-gain or album-gain playback. Non-supporting players still play the files because the audio data is unchanged.
Why package nerds care
VorbisGain is package-nerd significant as a codec-specific metadata tool: it is not a general audio editor, but the exact utility you want when maintaining an old-school Ogg Vorbis collection with ReplayGain-aware players.
Timeline
- 2001: ReplayGain emerged as a proposed loudness-normalization technique for formats including Ogg Vorbis.
- 2000s: VorbisGain circulated as the Ogg Vorbis-specific command-line scanner and tag writer.
- Current package era: Distribution packages continue to ship VorbisGain as a small utility for non-destructive ReplayGain tagging.
Related projects
- ReplayGain is the loudness-normalization method VorbisGain implements.
- vorbis-tools, libvorbis, mp3gain, metaflac, foobar2000, and Quod Libet are adjacent tools or consumers in the same audio metadata ecosystem.
Sources
security posture
Risk level: yellow
generalized runtime or code generation signal.
Risk classifier
yellow risk · medium confidence · runtime
Why
- generalized runtime or code generation signal
Signals
- text:repl
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.
Recommended review
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executables
Installed executables
| Command | Kind | Exposure | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
vorbisgain | 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 version0.37
manager updated
local dataok
upstreamnot checked
latest detectednot detected
https://sjeng.org/vorbisgain.html
- infoNo package-manager update timestamp was available.low confidence
- infoRelease/tag comparison is only available for GitHub repositories.https://sjeng.org/vorbisgain.htmlnone confidence
install metadata
Package metadata
| Package key | brew:vorbisgain |
|---|---|
| Version | 0.37 |
| Package manager | Homebrew |
| Package manager page | https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/vorbisgain |
| Homepage | https://sjeng.org/vorbisgain.html |
| Upstream docs | https://sjeng.org/vorbisgain.html |
| License | LGPL-2.1-only |
| Source archive | https://sjeng.org/ftp/vorbis/vorbisgain-0.37.tar.gz |
| Dependencies | libogg, libvorbis |
| 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 | vorbisgain |
| 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%
vorbisgain 0.37-3
add Replay Gain volume tags to Ogg Vorbis files
https://sjeng.org/vorbisgain.html
sudo apt install vorbisgain- Section: sound
- Architecture: amd64
- 4 dependencies
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Vorbisgain
Nix95%
vorbisgain
nix profile install nixpkgs#vorbisgain- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Vorbisgain
Ubuntu apt95%
vorbisgain 0.37-2.1
add Replay Gain volume tags to Ogg Vorbis files
http://sjeng.org/vorbisgain.html
sudo apt install vorbisgain- Section: universe/sound
- Architecture: amd64
- 4 dependencies
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Vorbisgain
apk95%
vorbisgain 0.37-r1
A utility that computes the ReplayGain values for Ogg Vorbis files
https://sjeng.org/vorbisgain.html
sudo apk add vorbisgain- License: GPL-2.0-only
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: vorbisgain
- 1 dependencies
- 1 provides
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Vorbisgain
apk95%
vorbisgain-doc 0.37-r1
A utility that computes the ReplayGain values for Ogg Vorbis files (documentation)
https://sjeng.org/vorbisgain.html
sudo apk add vorbisgain-doc- License: GPL-2.0-only
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: vorbisgain
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Vorbisgain
dnf95%
vorbisgain 0.37-11.fc43
Adds tags to Ogg Vorbis files to adjust the volume
https://sjeng.org/vorbisgain.html
sudo dnf install vorbisgain- License: LicenseRef-Callaway-LGPLv2
- Category: Unspecified
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: vorbisgain
- 6 dependencies
- 1 provides
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Vorbisgain
zypper95%
vorbisgain 0.37-3.8
Replay Gain calculator for Ogg Vorbis files
https://sjeng.org/vorbisgain.html
sudo zypper install vorbisgain- License: LGPL-2.1-only
- Category: Productivity/Multimedia/Sound/Utilities
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: vorbisgain
- 5 dependencies
- 1 provides
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Vorbisgain
MacPorts95%
vorbisgain
sudo port install vorbisgain- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Vorbisgain
source trail
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