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Auphonic CLI

Process, manage and automate your audio productions from the command line.

Install on Linux & macOS:

$ curl -sSL https://auphonic.com/cli/install.sh | sh

v1.1.8 · Free · CLI documentation ↗ · Manual download ↓

Your audio workflow, in the terminal

Process single files, multitrack productions, or manage your entire catalog with simple, composable commands.

Process an audio file

The most common workflow is a single command. Upload, process with default settings (noise reduction, leveling), and download the result.

Terminal

# Process with default settings: noise reduction & leveling

$ auphonic process interview.wav --wait --download

Uploading interview.wav ████████████ 100%

Processing... Done (2m 15s)

Downloaded: interview.mp3

Presets & automation

Use presets for repeatable settings. Pipe with ffmpeg, sox, or shell scripts for full automation.

Terminal

# Use a preset for consistent settings

$ auphonic process ep43.wav \

--preset "My Podcast" \

--wait --download

# Pipe from ffmpeg

$ ffmpeg -i video.mp4 -f wav - | \

auphonic process - --wait

Manage & download productions

List, inspect, update, and delete your productions. Download results at any time. Supports JSON, JSONL, and table output.

Terminal

$ auphonic list

UUID STATUS TITLE

aB3xKmNpQr... Done Episode 42

zY9wLcFgHj... Done Interview

$ auphonic download aB3xKmNpQr

Downloaded: Episode_42.mp3

Multitrack productions

Combine multiple tracks with per-track algorithms, ducking, background music, and intros.

Terminal

$ auphonic process \

--track id=Host,file=host.wav \

--track id=Guest,file=guest.wav \

--track id=Music,file=bgm.mp3,backforeground=background \

--intro jingle.wav \

--wait --download

Everything you need

The full power of Auphonic's audio algorithms and services, accessible from scripts and CI pipelines.

CLI documentation →

Upload, process & manage

Process local files, remote URLs, or piped stdin. Create, update, and manage productions.

Presets

Create, manage, and apply presets for repeatable production settings.

Multitrack

Combine tracks with per-track algorithms, ducking, background/foreground detection, intros & outros.

Download results

Download output files with progress bars. Automatic unique filenames to prevent overwriting.

Speech recognition

Transcribe with Whisper or external services. Speaker diarization, shownotes, and chapters.

Publish

Publish processed audio to YouTube, SoundCloud, Dropbox, S3, and 20+ other services.

Download

Version 1.1.8 · Free · Static binaries, no dependencies.

Recommended install (Linux & macOS):

$ curl -sSL https://auphonic.com/cli/install.sh | sh
Platform File
Linux (x86_64) auphonic-cli_1.1.8_linux_amd64.tar.gz
Linux (ARM64) auphonic-cli_1.1.8_linux_arm64.tar.gz
macOS (Intel) auphonic-cli_1.1.8_darwin_amd64.tar.gz
macOS (Apple Silicon) auphonic-cli_1.1.8_darwin_arm64.tar.gz
Windows (x86_64) auphonic-cli_1.1.8_windows_amd64.zip

SHA256 checksums (auphonic-cli_1.1.8_checksums.txt)

macOS: manual download blocked?

If you downloaded the binary manually instead of using the install script, macOS Gatekeeper may block it. Run this to allow execution:

xattr -d com.apple.quarantine ~/Downloads/auphonic

Manual installation

  1. Download the archive for your platform from the table above
  2. Extract: tar xzf auphonic-cli_1.1.8_*.tar.gz (or unzip for Windows)
  3. Move to PATH: sudo mv auphonic /usr/local/bin/
  4. Verify: auphonic version