Asunder (software) explained

Asunder
Asunder
Author:	Andrew Smith
Programming Language:	C (GTK2)
Operating System:	Linux, BSDs
Platform:	GTK
Genre:	CD ripper
License:	GNU GPL v2

Asunder is a free and open-source graphical (GTK 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.^[1] It functions as a front-end for cdparanoia.^[2]

Its first version was released in January 2005.^[3] Asunder is free software released under the GNU General Public License version 2.^[4]

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

• Sound Juicer – The official CD ripper of GNOME
• Other CD rippers for Linux

Notes and References

1. Web site: Project homepage. 29 August 2016.
2. Web site: Debian -- Details of package asunder in bullseye . 3 May 2020.
3. Web site: Asunder: Downloads . 3 May 2020.
4. Web site: COPYING file on project homepage.