macOS
Homebrewverified · 100%
brew install shntoollocal Homebrew formula metadata
MacPortsverified · 94%
sudo port install shntoolMacPorts ports tree · audio/shntool/Portfile · source: api.github.com
brew / rank 4739
Install shntool with Homebrew, apk, apt, dnf, MacPorts, Nix, zypper
Multi-purpose tool for manipulating and analyzing WAV files. Version 3.0.10 via Homebrew; verified 2026-09-13. Also installable with debian: sudo apt install shntool.
install
Additional install commands
Linux
Alpine Linux apkverified · 92%
sudo apk add shntoolAlpine Linux edge package indexes · shntool · source: dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org
Debian aptverified · 92%
sudo apt install shntoolDebian stable package indexes · shntool · source: deb.debian.org
Fedora dnfverified · 92%
sudo dnf install shntoolFedora Rawhide package metadata · shntool · source: dl.fedoraproject.org
Nixverified · 92%
nix profile install nixpkgs#shntoolnixpkgs package indexes · pkgs/by-name/sh/shntool/package.nix · source: api.github.com
openSUSE zypperverified · 92%
sudo zypper install shntoolopenSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata · shntool · source: download.opensuse.org
overview
Package summary
Multi-purpose tool for manipulating and analyzing WAV files
Project links
Commands and aliases
- shncat
- shncmp
- shnconv
- shncue
- shnfix
- shngen
- shnhash
- shninfo
- shnjoin
- shnlen
- shnpad
- shnsplit
- shnstrip
- shntool
- shntrim
history
Project history and usage
shntool is a suite for analyzing and manipulating WAVE data. It provides separate commands for operations including inspection, length calculation, checksumming, splitting, joining, conversion, padding, trimming, and repair.
Project history
shntool was developed as a multi-purpose WAVE data processing and reporting utility. Its design abstracts file formats from the core, allowing compressed or uncompressed audio to be handled when an appropriate format module is available.
The command family retains `shn` names from its association with Shorten-era lossless-audio workflows, while its operations apply more generally to WAVE data.
Adoption history
The supplied package metadata records shntool packages across Alpine, Homebrew, Debian, Fedora/DNF, MacPorts, Nix, Ubuntu, and openSUSE, indicating long-running cross-distribution adoption despite its legacy upstream web presence.
How it is used
Users select a purpose-specific command such as `shninfo`, `shnlen`, `shnhash`, `shnsplit`, `shnjoin`, `shnfix`, or `shnconv`. The tools can operate on uncompressed WAVE files and on supported compressed formats through external helpers.
Why package nerds care
shntool is a classic example of a Unix multi-call audio toolkit: one package installs a family of narrowly named commands for inspecting, hashing, splitting, joining, repairing, and converting lossless audio. It remains recognizable in archival and concert-recording workflows centered on exact WAVE data.
Timeline
- Legacy era: shntool became established in Shorten and lossless WAVE processing workflows.
- Version 3.0.10: The long-lived release packaged by multiple Unix and Linux distributions.
Related projects
- External codec programs act as format modules for compressed audio; Shorten is the historical format most visibly reflected in the command names.
Sources
- http://shnutils.freeshell.org/shntool/
- source_facts.executables
- source_facts.package-manager
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 12 platform targets.
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
| Command | Kind | Exposure | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
shncat | cli | global executable | |
shncmp | cli | global executable | |
shnconv | cli | global executable | |
shncue | cli | global executable | |
shnfix | cli | global executable | |
shngen | cli | global executable | |
shnhash | cli | global executable | |
shninfo | cli | global executable | |
shnjoin | cli | global executable | |
shnlen | cli | global executable | |
shnpad | cli | global executable | |
shnsplit | cli | global executable | |
shnstrip | cli | global executable | |
shntool | cli | global executable | |
shntrim | 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 generated2026-09-19
manager version3.0.10
manager updated2026-09-13
local dataok
upstreamnot checked
latest detectednot detected
http://shnutils.freeshell.org/shntool/
- infoRelease/tag comparison is only available for GitHub repositories.http://shnutils.freeshell.org/shntool/none confidence
install metadata
Package metadata
| Package key | brew:shntool |
|---|---|
| Version | 3.0.10 |
| Package manager | Homebrew |
| Package manager page | https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/shntool |
| Homepage | http://shnutils.freeshell.org/shntool/ |
| Upstream docs | http://shnutils.freeshell.org/shntool/ |
| License | GPL-2.0-or-later |
| Source archive | https://deb.debian.org/debian/pool/main/s/shntool/shntool_3.0.10.orig.tar.gz |
| Last updated | 2026-09-13T09:18:33Z |
| Pulse | updated |
| Bottle | available (on arm64_big_sur, arm64_linux, arm64_monterey, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, arm64_ventura, big_sur, 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 | shntool |
| 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%
shntool 3.0.10+git20130108.4ca41f4-1
multi-purpose tool for manipulating and analyzing WAV files
http://shnutils.freeshell.org/shntool/
sudo apt install shntool- Section: utils
- Architecture: amd64
- 1 dependencies
- 4 optional deps
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Shntool
Nix95%
shntool
nix profile install nixpkgs#shntool- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Shntool
Ubuntu apt95%
shntool 3.0.10-1build1
multi-purpose tool for manipulating and analyzing WAV files
http://etree.org/shnutils/shntool/
sudo apt install shntool- Section: universe/utils
- Architecture: amd64
- 1 dependencies
- 4 optional deps
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Shntool
apk95%
shntool 3.0.10-r6
A multi-purpose WAVE data processing and reporting utility
http://shnutils.freeshell.org/shntool/
sudo apk add shntool- License: GPL-2.0-or-later
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: shntool
- 1 dependencies
- 1 provides
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Shntool
apk95%
shntool-doc 3.0.10-r6
A multi-purpose WAVE data processing and reporting utility (documentation)
http://shnutils.freeshell.org/shntool/
sudo apk add shntool-doc- License: GPL-2.0-or-later
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: shntool
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Shntool
dnf95%
shntool 3.0.10-46.fc45
A multi-purpose WAVE data processing and reporting utility
http://shnutils.freeshell.org/shntool/
sudo dnf install shntool- License: GPL-2.0-or-later
- Category: Unspecified
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: shntool
- 2 dependencies
- 1 provides
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Shntool
zypper95%
shntool 3.0.10-4.5
Multi-purpose WAVE data processing and reporting utility
http://shnutils.freeshell.org/shntool/
sudo zypper install shntool- License: GPL-2.0
- Category: Multimedia/Sound/Editors and Convertors
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: shntool
- 1 dependencies
- 1 provides
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Shntool
MacPorts95%
shntool
sudo port install shntool- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Shntool
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
- cross-ecosystem install command graph
- curated package history
- external package-manager database matches
- package relationship graph
- package version freshness
- package-page enrichment
- pkg.so package database
- pkgdb category and tag curation