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Asunder (software)

Asunder is a free and open-source graphical audio CD ripper program for Unix-like systems. It doesn't have dependencies to the GNOME libraries or libraries of other desktop environments. It functions as a front-end for cdparanoia.

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Asunder
Original authorAndrew Smith
Stable release
3.0.11 Edit this on Wikidata / 26 July 2023 (26 July 2023)
Written inC (GTK2)2
Operating systemLinux, BSDs
PlatformGTK
TypeCD ripper
LicenseGNU GPL v2
Websitelittlesvr.ca/asunder
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Asunder is a free and open-source graphical (GTK 2)2 audio CD ripper program for Unix-like systems. It doesn't have dependencies to the GNOME libraries (GStreamer and dconf) or libraries of other desktop environments.3 It functions as a front-end for cdparanoia.2

Its first version was released in January 2005.4 Asunder is free software released under the GNU General Public License version 2.5

Features

  • Saves audio tracks as WAV, MP3, Vorbis, FLAC, Opus, WavPack, Musepack, AAC, or Monkey's Audio files
  • Uses CDDB protocol to name and tag each track (freedb.freac.org) is the changeable default source)
  • Creates M3U playlists
  • Encodes to multiple formats in one session
  • Simultaneously rips and encodes
  • Can encode to multiple formats in one session
  • Allows for each track to be tagged by a different artist
  • Does not require a specific desktop environment (just GTK)
See also

See also

References

References

  1. "ChangeLog". Retrieved 19 September 2023.
  2. "Debian -- Details of package asunder in bullseye". Retrieved 3 May 2020.
  3. "Project homepage". Retrieved 29 August 2016.
  4. "Asunder: Downloads". Retrieved 3 May 2020.
  5. "COPYING file on project homepage".
External links

littlesvr.ca/asunder