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Note: Linux downloads have been migrated here. The older Download Linux page will not be maintained anymore.
CD Rippers
Windows
| Name
|
License
|
Website
|
Description
|
| CDex
|
GPL
|
here
|
An open-source ripper for Windows that uses cdparanoia functionality
|
|
| DBpowerAMP with AccurateRip
|
Free
|
here
|
A secure ripper for Windows that includes Accurate Stream functionality
|
| Deep Ripper
|
GPL
|
here
|
|
| EAC
|
Free
|
here
|
A secure ripper for Windows, C2 error pointers, Accurate Stream, etc.
|
Mac OS/X
| Name
|
License
|
Website
|
Description
|
| Max
|
GPL
|
here
|
A secure ripper for OS/X that uses additional cdparanoia functionality
|
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
|
| BurnAtOnce
|
N
|
Free
|
here
|
CD writing application based upon CDRDAO
|
|
| Burrrn (CDA only)
|
N
|
Free
|
here
|
|
| CDBurnerXP Pro
|
|
Free
|
here
|
|
| DeepBurner Free
|
N
|
GPL
|
here
|
|
| DeepBurner Pro
|
|
Shareware
|
here
|
|
| Express Burn
|
N
|
Free
|
here
|
|
| Express Burn Plus
|
|
Shareware
|
here
|
|
| Nero
|
N
|
Shareware
|
here
|
Popular windows commercial CD Writing application
|
| SilentNight Micro-CD Burner
|
N
|
Free
|
here
|
|
Mac OS/X
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
|
| Gnome Baker
|
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
|
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
|
| MusikCube
|
BSD
|
here
|
Supports dynamic playlists and advanced SQL capabilities
|
| VUplayer
|
Free
|
here
|
Supports many popular digital audio codecs and MOD tracker formats
|
| Winamp
|
Free, Shareware
|
here
|
Popular audio player for Windows
|
|
| 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.
|
| wxMusik
|
GPL
|
here
|
A cross-platform open-source audio player
|
Linux
| Name
|
License
|
Website
|
Description
|
| Amarok
|
GPL
|
here
|
Popular open-source KDE audio player similiar to Foobar2000
|
| wxMusik
|
GPL
|
here
|
A cross-platform open-source audio player
|
| XMMS
|
GPL
|
here
|
Popular open-source audio player similiar to Winamp
|
PocketPC
These players may not play all your media files. Check their websites for the format support.
Tagging Utilities
Windows
| Name
|
License
|
Website
|
Description
|
| Abander TagControl
|
Shareware
|
here
|
|
| AudioShell
|
Free
|
here
|
Integrates with Windows Explorer
|
| Frontah
|
Free
|
here
|
Transcode and tag editor for ID3v1.x, ID3v2.x, Lyrics3, Vorbis Comment, APEv1 & APEv2 tags. Supports ANSI, UTF8 and UTF16 text encoding depends on tag type.
|
| Magic MP3 Tagger
|
Shareware
|
here
|
Optimized for automatic music identification
|
| MediaMonkey
|
Free, Shareware
|
here
|
Also a Media Player & Library
|
| 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
|
| Mp3/Tag Studio
|
Shareware
|
here
|
Supports ID3v1 & v2 only. Powerful matching and fancy filters
|
| Tag.exe
|
GPL
|
here
|
Command-line universal tagger for Windows
|
| Tag & Rename
|
Shareware
|
here
|
|
| TagScanner
|
Free/Donate
|
here
|
|
| The GodFather
|
Card/Donate
|
here
|
|
| MetatOGGer
|
Free
|
here
|
Tags MP3 (ID3) and Ogg files (Vorbis comment, including Ogg FLAC and Speex)
|
Mac OS/X
| Name
|
License
|
Website
|
Description
|
| Tag
|
GPL
|
here
|
An open-source tagging application for OS/X
|
Linux
| Name
|
License
|
Website
|
Description
|
| EasyTAG
|
GPL
|
here
|
Gnome tagging utility
|
|
|
Encoders, Decoders, Etc.
All basic tools needed to make use of the audio formats supported here.
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.
Musepack (MPC)
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.
Drivers
ASPI
Sound
Links
