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brew install clamzprovider-native install command
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Install clamz with Homebrew
Download MP3 files from Amazon's music store. Version 0.5 via Homebrew; verified from local package data.
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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 bottle metadata was recorded.
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 | executable | indexed executable | Discovered from the local executable index. |
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 generated2026-08-03
manager version0.5
manager updated
local dataunknown
upstreamnot available
latest detectednot detected
- okNo freshness warnings were generated.
install metadata
Package metadata
| Package key | brew:clamz |
|---|---|
| Version | 0.5 |
| Package manager | Homebrew |
| Homepage | https://code.google.com/archive/p/clamz/ |
| Bottle | not recorded |
| Service | none declared |
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
- curated configuration and credential file locations
- curated package history
- pkgdb category and tag curation