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iVolume free download for Mac

iVolume

Version 3.9.0

Improves iTunes' built-in sound level.

3.4
Based on 45 user ratesRead reviews & comments
$29.95
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iVolume overview

iVolume ensures that all your iTunes songs play at the same volume level. It calculates the volume perceived by the human ear for each song of your iTunes music collection. Thereby iVolume gets the most out of the approved Replay Gain algorithm and adjusts your songs accordingly.

Features
  • Compatible With Your Digital Life: iVolume integrates seamlessly with iTunes on Mac and PC, iPod, iPhone, Apple TV, FrontRow and AirTunes. Most popular audio file formats like MP3, M4A/AAC, AIFF and Apple Lossless are supported.
  • Blazingly Fast: iVolume takes advantage of newest technologies to fully utilize every core of modern multiprocessor machines for optimal performance.
  • Avoids Unnecessary Work: iVolume remembers all results ever calculated. Apply changed adjustment settings without the need for re-analyzing your songs.
  • Keeps Albums Intact: By using a sophisticated album detection algorithm iVolume optionally adjusts albums as a whole to keep the intention of the artist. This method is particularly suitable for adjusting gapless live albums.
  • Highly Configurable: Create groups to apply individual fine tuned settings to any specified subset of your songs.
  • Awesome Usability: All the features above are fun and incredibly easy to use through a modern and clear user interface.

What’s new in version 3.9.0

Updated on Apr 14 2021

Version 3.9.0:
  • Compatibility: macOS Big Sur is now fully supported. Please note that the minimum macOS version increased to 10.9.
  • Modernization: iVolume runs natively on Macs with Apple Silicon processor.
  • Polishing: Some design improvements and the headphones attached to the main window can now be turned off.
  • Performance: Improvements of performance and stability.

Information

License

Shareware

Size

20.4 MB

Downloads

86405

App requirements

  • Intel 64
  • OS X 10.9 or later
  • Music App or iTunes 7 or later
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Derekcurrie
Derekcurrie
Dec 1 2020
3.7.5
5.0
Dec 1 2020
5.0
Version: 3.7.5
iVolume is now at version 3.9. It was released Nov 21, 2020. - - NOTE: Updating from v3.7.5 will CLEAR your previous database of volume settings! It's not a big deal as the re-adjustments are fast! But it's a bit of a chore if you have lots of tuneage. Plan ahead!
carlgatto17
carlgatto17
Sep 17 2020
3.7.5
5.0
Sep 17 2020
5.0
Version: 3.7.5
I nearly passed on this software because of misleading reviews. Thankfully I didn’t! Common complaints are that it’s too expensive, it crashes often, and isn’t compatible with new operating systems. I’ll address each issue here: The software works so well that it’s the best $30 I’ve ever spent; I have a 17,000 song library and it only crashed a few times (and when it does it’s not a big deal as you simply restart where it left off); and, it worked perfectly on my Mac using Catalina OS. Honestly, the quality of the volume leveling is amazing. I always listen to my music in random shuffle mode and the irregular volumes of my ripped MP3 files has been a major bane for years. I’m ecstatic with the results of this software.
TeRRyZx
TeRRyZx
Nov 20 2019
3.7.5
1.0
Nov 20 2019
1.0
Version: 3.7.5
CONSTANTLY CRASHES Can not get through my entire 55000 song library without a SUDDEN CRASH after less than 1000 songs EVERY TIME, Writing to their support is USELESS - NO REPLY AFTER 20 problem COMPLAINTS. AVOID THIS WASTE OF TIME AND MONEY
cooljoe
cooljoe
Nov 14 2019
3.7.5
4.0
Nov 14 2019
4.0
Version: 3.7.5
Version 3.8 ist compatible with MacOS Catalina and free for registered users.
Bento de Espinosa
Bento de Espinosa
Feb 20 2014
3.7.3
5.0
Feb 20 2014
5.0
Version: 3.7.3
Great application!
rikk5952
rikk5952
Feb 9 2014
3.7.0
0.0
Feb 9 2014
0.0
Version: 3.7.0
IVolume 3.7 crashes immediately on startup. I use a iMac27 and latest version of Mavericks. Anyone having the same issue? No problems however when returning to iVolume 3.6.6.
Algos
Algos
Feb 6 2014
3.7.0
0.0
Feb 6 2014
0.0
Version: 3.7.0
Holy… It's here!
Stormchild
Stormchild
May 4 2013
3.6.6
1.0
May 4 2013
1.0
Version: 3.6.6
As of iTunes 11 (or maybe one of the later versions of iTunes 10.x), I've run into a lot of songs in my library that are no longer playing at the correct volume level. It used to be possible to "nudge" iTunes into re-reading the iTunNORM value from the file, but the old trick for this (editing some tag, then changing it back) no longer works. 1. Selecting multiple songs and changing one or more tag values no longer causes iTunes to refresh the SoundCheck value for those songs. Absolutely nothing will change when editing multiple songs. The *only* way to get iTunes to recognize the volume level in the file is to change a tag for one (and *only* one) song at a time, e.g. add "2" to the end of the album name. 2. Here's the worst part: as soon as you change that tag back, iTunes reverts to the wrong volume level, which means there's effectively no way to get it to recognize the SoundCheck level set by iVolume unless you're willing to have wrong info for the song. Even restarting iTunes between changes doesn't help. iTunes now seems to have the original SoundCheck level for each song (as measured by iTunes when the song was first imported) stored in its big unreadable binary database, and apparently there is no longer any way to get it to update that value. If a song plays too loud or too quiet, it's basically stuck that way. While iVolume itself still works quite well, this issue really defeats the entire purpose of using it. I've contacted the developer with a detailed report of this problem. Here's hoping he can figure out some way to work around this, because I've tried everything (and I've been coercing iTunes to do what I want it to do since v1.0, so I know my way around it).
freiheit
freiheit
Oct 18 2012
3.6.6
4.5
Oct 18 2012
4.5
Version: 3.6.6
So glad to see iVolume is still being maintained. Been running it for a couple of years to keep my new iTunes tracks' volume in line with the rest of my library. Works rather well though I still occasionally have a track I need to tweak (usually they're too quiet and need to be brought up a bit) but most tracks fall right in line.
Mruben
Mruben
Sep 22 2012
3.6.5
0.0
Sep 22 2012
0.0
Version: 3.6.5
Just tried to use iVolume after updating to OS X 10.8.2 and iTunes 10.7. iVolume crashes whenever I click the "Start" button. Anyone else having this lockup problem?
LizBo
LizBo
Jul 7 2012
3.6.5
0.0
Jul 7 2012
0.0
Version: 3.6.5
What gives with the PPC/Intel 10.4+ requirements? When I downloaded version 3.6.5 it was 10.6+ and Intel only.
Xplicit
Xplicit
Apr 13 2012
3.6.5
0.5
Apr 13 2012
0.5
Version: 3.6.5
Kind of a failure especially compared to prior versions. Bloated and confusing interface, keyboard shortcuts not intuitive and worst of all the app crashes every time right after the start if it's not allowed to connect to mani.de. Also since the app is just some GUI for the replay gain algorithm it's grotesquely overpriced.
Big Johnson
Big Johnson
Jan 7 2012
3.6.5
0.5
Jan 7 2012
0.5
Version: 3.6.5
OMG! This is the worst case of NAGware I've ever seen! The registration window says it will remind you "from time to time to register." That "time to time" works out to every 5 seconds! When unregistered, the process only runs for 5 seconds before it stops and displays a registration nag screen. You must wait the designated amount of time before you may proceed: 1st pause=5 sec., 2nd pause=10 sec., 3rd pause=15 sec., and every pause after that is 20 seconds. So after running for 5 seconds, you must wait 20 seconds before you can run for 5 more seconds! Then, even though the process starts again, it provides an extremely annoying uh-uh sound when you press the Continue button. Maybe the registration screen pops up after a certain number of tracks have been processed, but it worked out to every 5 seconds for me. And don't you dare go try to use another app while it's running, because in 5 seconds when it's time to hit Continue again, the icon begins bouncing in the Dock, making you want to punch the screen. I have now disabled Dock icon bouncing. I didn't get to fully evaluate the app, because I don't have the patience or time to sit here pressing the Continue button every 20 seconds, and I'm not not gonna waste time making a script to do it for me. I'm giving 2 stars for Features, Value and Stability just because I have to provide a rating to submit this review. They may merit 5 stars, but there's no way to tell since I couldn't test the app.
pnn314
pnn314
Dec 26 2011
3.6.5
5.0
Dec 26 2011
5.0
Version: 3.6.5
iVolume v3.6.5 does not exist in App Stote! There is omly iVolume v3.6.1,
Lopoz
Lopoz
Dec 25 2011
3.6.5
0.0
Dec 25 2011
0.0
Version: 3.6.5
In my opinion this software is overpriced. I like to have my music at the same volume, but I'd pay around 4 to 6 euro's for it, tops.
Lopoz
Lopoz
Dec 25 2011
3.6.5
0.0
Dec 25 2011
0.0
Version: 3.6.5
In my opinion this software is overpriced. I like to have my music at the same volume, but I'd pay around 4 to 6 euro's for it, tops.
anonymous-snipe-287
anonymous-snipe-287
Dec 23 2011
3.6
0.0
Dec 23 2011
0.0
Version: 3.6
Version 3.6.5 (finally) arrived on November 22. This version fixes numerous issues with Mac OS X 10.7.x.
Contributor
Contributor
Jul 10 2011
3.6
2.5
Jul 10 2011
2.5
Version: 3.6
I wanted all my 6½ thousand music tracks on iTunes to be at the same volume level, and had started listening to them individually and adjusting each one. This would take for ever, so I looked for an application that would do it for me, and iVolume seemed ideal. I set it to adjust all tracks to 93db. Although it adjusted all the tracks, they were audibly still at different volume levels. Many of the originally quieter ones, such as those from the 1930s, although now louder, were still too quiet and certainly not at the same volume level as louder tracks. To overcome this, I created folders in iVolume, each with its own volume adjustments, and started listening to each track to determine which ones should go into which folders to bring all tracks to about the same volume level. It was several weeks before I realised I was doing again what I had been doing in the first place before buying iVolume to do it for me. I want an application that will adjust all my music collection so that all tracks play at the same volume level such that, for example, Bing Crosby plays at the same volume level as Metallica without my having to adjust the volume. iVolume is not that application. Finally, there doesn't appear to be a way to remove all iVolume's adjustments and reset mps3 to their original volume levels.
Perfakir
Perfakir
Oct 14 2010
3.6
0.0
Oct 14 2010
0.0
Version: 3.6
I've been using this for a long time and has been very happy with it. Lately I have experienced some crashes with Apple Lossless files. This new version has solved that, the files that used to make iVolume crash are now analyzed correctly without crashes.
jakebaruch-1
jakebaruch-1
Jun 4 2010
3.5
0.0
Jun 4 2010
0.0
Version: 3.5
Will iVolume ever be updated? It still crashes on me in SL when analyzing the tracks....
Derekcurrie
Derekcurrie
Dec 1 2020
5.0
Dec 1 2020
5.0
Version: null
carlgatto17
carlgatto17
Sep 17 2020
5.0
Sep 17 2020
5.0
Version: null
TeRRyZx
TeRRyZx
Nov 20 2019
1.0
Nov 20 2019
1.0
Version: null
cooljoe
cooljoe
Nov 14 2019
4.0
Nov 14 2019
4.0
Version: null
hugelshofer
hugelshofer
Nov 26 2015
4.0
Nov 26 2015
4.0
Version: null
Ozfever
Ozfever
Dec 4 2014
3.0
Dec 4 2014
3.0
Version: null
Eat-A-Peach
Eat-A-Peach
Apr 19 2014
4.0
Apr 19 2014
4.0
Version: null
Bento de Espinosa
Bento de Espinosa
Feb 20 2014
5.0
Feb 20 2014
5.0
Version: null
freiheit
freiheit
Oct 18 2012
4.5
Oct 18 2012
4.5
Version: null
Strawmant
Strawmant
Aug 4 2012
4.0
Aug 4 2012
4.0
Version: null
Henri1255
Henri1255
Aug 4 2012
2.0
Aug 4 2012
2.0
Version: null
Rintel
Rintel
Apr 21 2012
1.0
Apr 21 2012
1.0
Version: null
Xplicit
Xplicit
Apr 13 2012
0.5
Apr 13 2012
0.5
Version: null
Big Johnson
Big Johnson
Jan 7 2012
0.5
Jan 7 2012
0.5
Version: null
pnn314
pnn314
Dec 26 2011
5.0
Dec 26 2011
5.0
Version: null
Jrgreen
Jrgreen
Dec 15 2011
4.5
Dec 15 2011
4.5
Version: null
Javitxu
Javitxu
Dec 7 2011
5.0
Dec 7 2011
5.0
Version: null
Asclepius
Asclepius
Sep 19 2011
1.0
Sep 19 2011
1.0
Version: null
Dlor
Dlor
Sep 14 2011
4.0
Sep 14 2011
4.0
Version: null
StrictlyBagel
StrictlyBagel
Sep 7 2011
1.5
Sep 7 2011
1.5
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Cilalu
Cilalu
Aug 17 2011
4.0
Aug 17 2011
4.0
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Matyas-ka
Matyas-ka
Jul 23 2011
1.5
Jul 23 2011
1.5
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Contributor
Contributor
Jul 10 2011
2.5
Jul 10 2011
2.5
Version: null
Wcmcghee2
Wcmcghee2
Jun 27 2011
3.5
Jun 27 2011
3.5
Version: null
Chrisyboy
Chrisyboy
Apr 25 2011
5.0
Apr 25 2011
5.0
Version: null
Jeff-Wholeman
Jeff-Wholeman
Mar 31 2011
5.0
Mar 31 2011
5.0
Version: null
Remik_K
Remik_K
Mar 23 2011
5.0
Mar 23 2011
5.0
Version: null
Sofabutt
Sofabutt
Mar 19 2011
5.0
Mar 19 2011
5.0
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codenaga
codenaga
Mar 16 2011
5.0
Mar 16 2011
5.0
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Cepresso
Cepresso
Mar 11 2011
4.0
Mar 11 2011
4.0
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Binary-coder
Binary-coder
Jan 15 2011
3.0
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3.0
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Larry-R
Larry-R
Sep 18 2009
5.0
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5.0
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Crwright
Crwright
Jul 30 2009
3.0
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3.0
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Axle
Axle
Dec 8 2008
4.0
Dec 8 2008
4.0
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Edstate
Edstate
Aug 19 2008
4.0
Aug 19 2008
4.0
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Stormchild
Stormchild
Aug 1 2008
1.0
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1.0
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Mjpw
Mjpw
Jul 28 2008
5.0
Jul 28 2008
5.0
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Tekl
Tekl
May 20 2008
3.0
May 20 2008
3.0
Version: null
Guest
Guest
Feb 15 2006
1.5
Feb 15 2006
1.5
Version: null
Saxphile
Saxphile
Feb 2 2006
3.8
Feb 2 2006
3.8
Version: null
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