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Adjust volume of audio files to a standard level. Version 0.7.7 via Homebrew; verified from local package data. Also installable with nix: nix profile install nixpkgs#normalize.

Install commandSecurity notes

install

Additional install commands

macOS

Homebrewverified · 100%
brew install normalize

local Homebrew formula metadata

MacPortsverified · 94%
sudo port install normalize

MacPorts ports tree · audio/normalize/Portfile · source: api.github.com

Linux

Fedora dnfverified · 92%
sudo dnf install normalize

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

Nixverified · 92%
nix profile install nixpkgs#normalize

nixpkgs package indexes · pkgs/by-name/no/normalize/package.nix · source: api.github.com

overview

Package summary

Adjust volume of audio files to a standard level

Commands and aliases

  • normalize
  • normalize-mp3
  • normalize-ogg

history

Project history and usage

normalize is a command-line audio file volume normalizer by Chris Vaill. The official 0.7.7 README describes it as a tool for adjusting audio files to a standard level, useful for mixed CDs and MP3 collections with varying recording levels.

Project history

The official 0.7.7 README carries a 1999-2005 copyright notice and documents the classic Unix build flow of `./configure`, `make`, and `make install`. Homebrew sources the same 0.7.7 release from the official Savannah/Nongnu release archive.

Adoption history

normalize persists as a low-volume legacy package. Homebrew analytics in July 2026 report 74 installs over 365 days, reflecting a tool kept around for older audio normalization scripts more than active mainstream use.

How it is used

Users run `normalize` on WAV or MP3 files, use batch mode with `-b` to preserve an album's relative track levels, or mix mode with `-m` to bring unrelated tracks toward a common level. The README also documents helper scripts such as `normalize-mp3` and `normalize-ogg` for decode-normalize-encode workflows.

Why package nerds care

normalize is a compact example of pre-streaming-era Unix audio tooling: source tarballs, optional MAD/audiofile/XMMS integrations, RMS-based loudness adjustment, and package-manager preservation of old command-line workflows.

Timeline

  • 1999-2005: Copyright range in the official 0.7.7 README.
  • 0.6: README says a limiter was introduced to reduce clipping.
  • 0.7: README says direct MPEG audio operation was added through MAD.
  • 2005-09-14: Official Savannah release archive timestamp for 0.7.7.
  • 2026-07: Homebrew API reports stable 0.7.7 and 74 installs over 365 days.

Related projects

  • MAD, audiofile, XMMS, normalize-mp3, normalize-ogg

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:audio

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.

executables

Installed executables

CommandKindExposureNote
normalizeexecutableindexed executableDiscovered from the local executable index.
normalize-mp3executableindexed executableDiscovered from the local executable index.
normalize-oggexecutableindexed executableDiscovered 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 version0.7.7
manager updated
local dataunknown
upstreamnot available
latest detectednot detected
  • okNo freshness warnings were generated.

install metadata

Package metadata

Package keybrew:normalize
Version0.7.7
Package managerHomebrew
Homepagehttps://www.nongnu.org/normalize/
Bottlenot recorded
Servicenone declared

source database matches

Other package-manager records

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Nix95%

normalize

nix profile install nixpkgs#normalize
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Normalize
nixpkgs package indexes · api.github.com · nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/no/normalize/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1
dnf95%

normalize 0.7.7-36.fc45

Adjust the volume of audio files to a standard level

http://normalize.nongnu.org/

sudo dnf install normalize
  • License: GPL-2.0-or-later AND LGPL-2.1-or-later
  • Category: Unspecified
  • Architecture: x86_64
  • Source Package: normalize
  • 11 dependencies
  • 1 provides
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Normalize
Fedora Rawhide package metadata · dl.fedoraproject.org · Fedora Rawhide package metadata: normalize from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/07190dc5ae9f35ae73866675fed6d95fe6e8d9fe22c9d7cdf85862cb2ed24a4c-primary.xml.zst
MacPorts95%

normalize

sudo port install normalize
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Normalize
MacPorts ports tree · api.github.com · MacPorts ports tree: audio/normalize/Portfile from https://api.github.com/repos/macports/macports-ports/git/trees/master?recursive=1

package graph

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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.

Used sources

  • Geiger risk classifier
  • cross-ecosystem install command graph
  • curated package history
  • external package-manager database matches
  • pkg.so package database
  • pkgdb category and tag curation