From the Linux Matters team

The tools that make Linux Matters.

Jive is the family of free and open source tools that the Linux Matters team builds to produce the podcast. Each tool does one production job with one command. Every tool is a single binary for Linux and macOS, with FFmpeg embedded.

Meet the tools Linux Matters on GitHub

From raw recordings to a published episode.

# Master the voice of each presenter
$ jive-vocals mark.flac popey.flac

# Encode the mixed episode for the feed
$ jive-encoder LMP67.flac episode/67.md

# Render the visualiser video
$ jive-visualiser LMP67.flac LMP67.mp4

The Jive family

Three tools. One job each.

Use one tool or all three. Each one installs from the same signed repositories.

Voice processing
Jive Vocals

Raw microphone recordings into broadcast-ready audio in one command. No configuration, and no surprises.
Explore Jive Vocals
Podcast encoding
Jive Encoder

Drop your podcast .wav into a shiny MP3, AAC or Opus with metadata, cover art, and all.
Explore Jive Encoder
Podcast video
Jive Visualiser

Spin your podcast .wav into a groovy MP4 visualiser with spring-driven real-time audio frequencies.
Explore Jive Visualiser

The tools that make Linux Matters.

Three tools. One job each.

Jive Vocals

Jive Encoder

Jive Visualiser