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discussion in the opus [http://www.hydrogenaudio.org/forums/index.php?showforum=71 Forum] Download win32 [https:// | discussion in the opus [http://www.hydrogenaudio.org/forums/index.php?showforum=71 Forum] Download Latest build for win32, x64 [https://ci.appveyor.com/project/rillian/opus-tools here] | ||
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Revision as of 21:05, 12 January 2017
All programs mentioned anywhere in the wiki can be downloaded here. See also the Software Category article for more software not listed here.
CD Rippers
Windows
| Name | License | Website | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CDex | GPL | here | An open-source ripper for Windows that uses cdparanoia functionality | |
| dBpoweramp | commercial | here | A secure ripper for Windows that includes Accurate Stream functionality. | |
| EAC | Free | here | A secure ripper for Windows, C2 error pointers, Accurate Stream, etc. | |
| fre:ac | GPL | here |
fre:ac is a free audio converter and CD ripper with support for various popular formats and encoders. Plus supports the CDDB/freedb online CD database which allows you query song information. |
Mac OS X
| Name | License | Website | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Max | GPL | here | A secure ripper for OS X that uses additional cdparanoia functionality |
| XLD | GPL | here | X Lossless Decoder(XLD) is a tool for Mac OS X that is able to decode/convert/play various 'lossless' audio files. The supported audio files can be split into some tracks with cue sheet when decoding. Can convert between many lossless and lossy formats. Plugin oriented design, for easy exchange for new encoders. |
Linux
| Name | License | Website | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| abcde | GPL | here | A command-line based ripper with cdparanoia functionality |
| cdparanoia | BSD, GPL | here | One of the first secure standalone rippers for the Linux platform |
| Grip | GPL | here | An open-source Gnome interface ripper that uses cdparanoia functionality |
| Rubyripper | GPL | here | A secure ripper for the Linux that uses additional cdparanoia functionality |
CD/DVD Writers
Windows
| Name | Unicode | License | Website | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Burrrn (CDA only) | N | Free | here | |
| CDBurnerXP | Free | here | ||
| DeepBurner | N | GPL | here | |
| InfraRecorder | N | GPL | here |
Mac OS X
| Name | Unicode | License | Website | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DVD-Audio Tools | Y | GPL | here | Open-source DVD-Audio authoring application |
| FireStarter FX | N | Free | here | Free OS X Cocoa CD writing application |
| X-CD-Roast | N | Free | here | New OS X port of this Linux CD writing application |
| Burn | N | Free | here | Versatile CD/DVD authoring application |
Linux
| Name | Unicode | License | Website | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CDRDAO | N | GPL | here | Cdrdao records audio or data CD-Rs in disk-at-once (DAO) mode |
| DVD-Audio Tools | Y | GPL | here | Open-source DVD-Audio authoring application |
| GnomeBaker | N | GPL | here | Popular open-source Gnome interface CD/DVD writing application |
| K3b | N | GPL | here | Popular open-source KDE CD writing application for Linux platform |
| X-CD-Roast | Y | GPL | here | New open-source Gnome interface CD/DVD writing application |
| Brasero | N | GPL | here | Brasero is a application to burn CD/DVD for the Gnome Desktop.(Gnome Default) |
Multimedia Players
Windows
| Name | License | Website | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| foobar2000 | Free, BSD | here | Advanced tagging, plugin capabilities, and kernel streaming support | |
| MediaMonkey | Free, Shareware | here | Supports many Winamp plugins | |
| VUplayer | Free | here | Supports many popular digital audio codecs and MOD tracker formats | |
| Winamp | Free, Shareware | here | Popular audio player for Windows | |
| VLC | LGPL | here | VLC media player is a highly portable multimedia player and multimedia framework capable of reading most audio and video formats as well as DVDs, Audio CDs VCDs, and various streaming protocols. |
Players / Source code
| Name | License | Website | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| MusikCube | BSD | here | Supports dynamic playlists and advanced SQL capabilities |
| wxMusik | GPL | here | A cross-platform open-source audio player |
Mac OS X
| Name | License | Website | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cog | GPL | here | An open-source digital audio player for OS X. |
| Play | GPL | here | Play is an application for playing and managing audio files. |
| VLC | LGPL | here | VLC media player is a highly portable multimedia player and multimedia framework capable of reading most audio and video formats as well as DVDs, Audio CDs VCDs, and various streaming protocols. |
Linux
| Name | License | Website | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Amarok | GPL | here | Popular open-source KDE audio player similiar to Foobar2000 |
| Audacious | OSD | here | Audacious is an open source audio player |
| Clementine | GPL | here | Cross platform media player, a port of Amarok 1.4 to the Qt 4 and GStreamer framework, can be controlled with a Wii remote |
| DeaDBeeF | GPL | here | Lightweight music player for Linux, GUI similar to Foobar2000 |
| Rhythmbox | GPL | here | GNOME music player |
| VLC | LGPL | here | VLC media player is a highly portable multimedia player and multimedia framework capable of reading most audio and video formats as well as DVDs, |Audio CDs VCDs, and various streaming protocols. |
| XMMS | GPL | here | Popular open-source audio player similiar to Winamp |
Console players
| Name | License | Website | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| mpg123 | LGPL | here | mpg123 is a real time MPEG audio player/decoder | |
| mplayer for windows | GPL v2 | here | MPlayer is a free and open source media player. |
Tagging Utilities
Windows
| Name | License | Website | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| MetatOGGer | Free | here | Tags MP3 (ID3), Ogg files (Vorbis comment, including Ogg FLAC and Speex), Musepack, Windows Media, WavPack et Monkey's Audio |
| MP3 Book Helper | Free | here | Tags ID3v1, ID3v2.3, and Vorbis comments. Features: FreeDB, unicode, guessing and matching, and supporting PAR, SFV, SV, and NFO generation. |
| MP3tag | Free | here | Tags all files supporting ID3, APEv2, and Vorbis Comments, not only MP3s |
| Tag.exe | GPL | here | Command-line universal tagger for Windows |
| Tag & Rename | Shareware | here | |
| TagScanner | Free | here | Tag editor with built-in audio player. |
| WMP Tag Plus 2.0 | Free | here | Software to integrate other tag format than ID3 into Microsoft Windows Media Player 11. |
Mac OS X
| Name | License | Website | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tag | GPL | here | An open-source tagging application for OS X |
Linux
| Name | License | Website | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Beets | MIT | here | Cross-platform open source tagging application written in Python, CLI only. Uses the Musicbrainz and Mutagen libraries, still in beta. Mostly automatic, minimal user input required. Many features and plugins. (Read the documentation) |
| EasyTAG | GPL | here | Gnome tagging utility |
| Puddletag | GPLv3 | here | Puddletag is a Linux audio tag editor similar to Mp3tag |
Encoders, Decoders, Etc.
All basic tools needed to make use of the audio formats supported here.
| Name | License | Website | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| MP3 | GPL | here | LAME is a lossy audio compression,
Download win32 binaries here, source code, MP3Gain, a ReplayGain-like utility: download here |
| Opus | GPL | here | Opus is a totally open, royalty-free codec. It is primarily designed for interactive speech and music transmission over the Internet, but is also applicable to storage and streaming applications.
discussion in the opus Forum Download Latest build for win32, x64 here |
| Musepack | GPL | here | Musepack is a lossy audio compression,
Download MPC for here |
| FLAC | GPL | here | FLAC is a lossless audio compression,
CoolEdit / Adobe Audition Filter supporting FLAC: here Various FLAC-related utilities, including source code and command-line tools, are available on the FLAC download page. |
| qaac | GPL | here | qaac is a command line AAC/ALAC encoder frontend based on Apple encoder, |
| WavPack | GPL | here | WavPack is a hybrid lossless wavefile compressor. |
Ogg Vorbis
Currently, all recommended Ogg Vorbis utilities are available at the Rarewares Ogg Vorbis page. The following tools are important:
- OggEnc2: A command-line Ogg Vorbis encoder that can be used with most CD rippers.
- OggDec: Command-line decoder.
- OggDropXPd: An easy to use, drag'n'drop encoder/decoder with support for automatic tagging, renaming and playlist creation on encoding.
- Encoding DLLs: For encoding within CDex or WinLame.
- VorbisGain: The ReplayGain utility for Ogg Vorbis.
In addition, the Lancer suite — a highly SSE-optimized suite of utilities and libraries — are available at this page (in Japanese). See this section for information about the different builds.
Transcoders
Note: Although these tools may convert from one encoding to another, please remember that transcoding to any lossy encoding will result in a degraded quality.
| Name | License | Website | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| dBpowerAMP | Shareware | here | dBpoweramp Music Converter | |
| foobar2000 | Freeware | here | foobar2000 Free Encoder Pack | |
| fre:ac | GPL | here | ||
| TAudioConverter | GPL | here | discussion in the Forum | |
| ferocious | free | here | discussion in the Forum | |
| BatchEncoder | MIT license | here | ||
| LossyFlacGUI | free | here | discussion in the Forum | |
| WinLAME | GPL | here |
Processing utilities
Windows
| Name | License | Website | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| lossyWAV | GPL | here | lossyWAV is a lossy pre-processor for PCM (uncompressed) WAV files. It reduces bit depth of the input signal, which, when used in conjunction with certain lossless codecs, reduces the bitrate of the encoded file significantly. |
Note: Windows users may require the pthreadGC2.dll for lossywav to Run: x86 v2.9.1.0
Drivers
ASPI
| Name | License | Website | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ahead Nero ASPI Driver | here | wnaspi32.dll | |
| Adaptec Windows ASPI Package | here | adaptec aspi | |
| ForceASPI | here | forceaspi | |
| ASPI4all | here | via cdr-zone.com | |
| FrogAspi | here | frogaspi | |
| VOB ASAPI Driver | here | ASAPI.exe 1.3 |
Sound
- ALSA Project official website
- kX Project official website
Links
| Name | License | Website | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rarewares | here | All the latest media utilities. |