Download page
All programs mentioned anywhere in the wiki can be downloaded here.
CD Rippers
| Name | License | Download Site |
|---|---|---|
| CDex | GPL | here |
| dBpowerAMP | GPL | here |
| DeepRipper | GPL | here |
| EAC | Free | here |
CD Writers
| Name | Unicode | License | Download Site |
|---|---|---|---|
| BurnAtOnce | N | Free | here |
| Burrrn (CDA only) | N | Free | here |
| CDBurnerXP Pro | ? | Free | here |
| DeepBurner Free | N | Free | here |
| DeepBurner Pro | ? | Shareware | here |
| Express Burn | N | Free | here |
| Express Burn Plus | ? | Shareware | here |
| FireStarter FX | ? | Shareware | here |
| Nero | N | Shareware | here |
| SilentNight Micro-CD Burner | N | Free | here |
| Small CD Writer | N | Free | here |
Multimedia Players
Windows Players
- Foobar2000: http://www.foobar2000.org/
- MediaMonkey: http://www.mediamonkey.com/
- VUplayer: http://www.vuplayer.com/
- Winamp: http://www.winamp.com/
PocketPC Players
These players may not play all your media files. Check their websites for the format support.
- GSPlayer: http://hp.vector.co.jp/authors/VA032810/
- MortPlayer: http://www.sto-helit.de/
- TCPMP: http://tcpmp.corecodec.org/about
Encoders, Decoders, Etc.
All basic tools needed to make use of the audio formats supported here.
- LAME encoder/decoder: download pre-compiled binaries here. Also check the Latest recommended version page.
- MP3Gain, a replaygain-like utility: download 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.
- A (very cute-looking) drag'n'drop encoder/decoder with support for automatic tagging, renaming and playlist creation on encoding.
- Encoding DLLs
- DLLs that can be used for encoding within CDex or WinLame.
- VorbisGain
- The Replaygain utility for Ogg Vorbis.
In addition, the Lancer suite is a highly SSE-optimized utilities and libraries are available at this page (in Japanese).
Musepack (MPC)
- MPC Encoder (mppenc): 1.14 Beta / 1.15r Alpha (Both these versions are safe to use.)
- MPC Decoder (mppdec): Download latest version
- Replaygain utility: Download latest version
- CoolEdit / Adobe Audition Filter supporting FLAC: download here
- Various FLAC-related utilities (incl. ReplayGain utility): FLAC's SourceForge Download page
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.
- BeSweet: http://besweet.notrace.dk/
- dBpowerAMP Music Converter (dMC): http://www.dbpoweramp.com/dmc.htm
- MediaCoder: http://www.rarewares.org/mediacoder/
- WinLAME: http://winlame.sourceforge.net/
Drivers
ASPI
- Ahead Nero ASPI Driver: official website
- Adaptec Windows ASPI Package: official website
- ASPI4all "official" website
- FrogAspi official website
- VOB ASAPI Driver 1.3: download
Sound
- kX Project official website
- ZonaISIS unofficial
- I have a dream ... unofficial
Tagging Utilities
| Name | Price | Download Site | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Abander TagControl | 23 USD, 30D Trial | here | |
| AudioShell | Free | here | Integrates with Windows Explorer |
| Magic MP3 Tagger | 12.50 EUR, unlimited Trial | here | Optimized for automatic music identification |
| MediaMonkey | Free, Gold Version 19.95 USD | here | Also a Media Player & Library |
| Mp3tag | Free | here | Tags all files supporting ID3, APEv2, and Vorbis comments, not only MP3s |
| Tag | Free | here | For Mac OS X |
| Tag.exe | Free | here | Command-line universal tagger for Windows |
| Tag & Rename | 29.95 USD, 30D Trial | here | |
| TagScanner | Free/Donate | here | |
| The GodFather | Card/Donate | here |