Asunder (software)
Audio CD ripper program for Unix-like systems
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::summary Audio CD ripper program for Unix-like systems ::
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | Asunder |
| title | Asunder |
| logo | |
| screenshot | File:Asunder 2.9.5 (2019-10) running on GNOME Shell 3.36.png |
| caption | Asunder 2.9.5 (2019-10) (running on GNOME with default GTK theme) |
| author | Andrew Smith |
| latest release version | |
| latest release date | |
| latest preview date | |
| programming language | C (GTK2) |
| operating system | Linux, BSDs |
| platform | GTK |
| language count | |
| genre | CD ripper |
| license | GNU GPL v2 |
| website | |
| :: |
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Asunder is a free and open-source graphical (GTK 2) It functions as a front-end for cdparanoia.
Its first version was released in January 2005. Asunder is free software released under the GNU General Public License version 2.
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)
References
References
- "Project homepage".
- "Debian -- Details of package asunder in bullseye".
- "Asunder: Downloads".
- "COPYING file on project homepage".
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