# jiaaro/pydub

Manipulate audio with a simple and easy high level interface

Repository: https://github.com/jiaaro/pydub
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/pydub
Homepage: http://pydub.com
Language: Python
License: MIT
License Family: permissive
Last push: 2026-03-19T21:32:30+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 56/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 73, release rhythm 8, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 5602, "days_push": 167, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 9793, forks 1137 (observed 2026-08-28T04:10:37.163090+00:00)

## What it is
Pydub is a Python library for manipulating audio with a simple, high-level interface built on top of ffmpeg. It supports slicing, concatenating, fading, volume adjustment, format conversion, and exporting audio files.

## Use cases
- convert mp3 to wav in python
- trim and slice audio files
- concatenate audio clips with crossfade
- adjust volume of an audio file
- add fade in and fade out to audio
- export audio with metadata tags
- read ogg or flv audio in python

## When to choose
- you need simple high-level audio editing in Python
- you want format conversion via ffmpeg without writing ffmpeg commands
- you need quick slicing, fading, or concatenation of audio clips

## When to avoid
- you need real-time audio processing or streaming
- you need advanced DSP effects beyond basic manipulation
- you cannot install ffmpeg as a system dependency

## Facets
- artifact type: library
- maturity: maintenance
- function: audio-processing, file-system
- domain: media, developer-tools
- platform: python, cross-platform
- tags: ffmpeg, audio-manipulation, audio-conversion, audiosegment, audio

## Member repositories
- jiaaro/pydub (main) score 56

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:10:37.163090+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-29T17:21:01.024120+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/jiaaro/pydub (fetched 2026-08-28T04:10:37.163090+00:00, sha 12fbbf4e16ac)
  - homepage: http://pydub.com (fetched 2026-08-29T08:20:39.039350+00:00, sha 46593624fc85)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.