Open source software is booming: here we round up over 480 open source applications
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ENCODING, CONVERSION AND RIPPING TOOLS
- Alba Extractor
- Alba Extractor is a useful utility for wrapping various mp3 files into one unit for ease of sharing on programs like NapShare etc.
- Audacity - Audacity is an open source, cross platform audio editor and is a good solution for creating and editing podcasts.
- Avidemux - A free video editor for tasks like cutting and filtering; has support for file types like AVI, DVD etc.
- AviSynth - A powerful tool for editing and processing videos.
- BonkEnc - A useful application for ripping CDs, encoding and converting audio files to various formats. Users can produce mp3, mp4, FLAC files to name a few.
- CD-DA X-Tractor - An open-source CD ripper for 32-bit windows platforms that offers extremely high quality.
- CDex - A popular open source digital audio CD extractor.
- DivFix - DivFix is a utility for watching partially downloaded DivX movies.
- DivXRepair - Based on the VirtualDub model, it cuts off the bad parts and re-assembles the AVI file.
- Dr. DivX - The goal of Dr. DivX open source project is to create a portable application with the capability of transcoding many video formats.
- DScaler - The DScaler project is an effort to receive top quality videos from Windows computers.
- DVD2AVIdg/MPEG2DECdg Decoding Fix - An MPEG decoder suite used for decoding MPEG1 or MPEG2 streams from sources such as DVD VOBs.
- DVDx - Popular DVD backup software that converts DVDx movies to high quality DVD movies.
- FFmpeg - A complete recording, conversion and streaming solution for audio and video.
- GiantDisc - GiantDisc is an open source software package designed to manage thousands of audio tracks.
- GNUMP3d - Open source server for streaming mp3s and media.
- Gordian Knot - Gordian Knot is an integrated Bit rate calculator package tool for Divx/XviD encoding.
- GramoFile - A CD recording utility running on Linux and some other operating systems like UNIX. It enables users to put sounds from gramophone records on CD.
- HGRip - A one click solution for converting DVD to XVID files.
- JMAC - JMAC is an open source Java implementation library of Monkey's Audio compression decoder.
- LAME - LAME is an MP3 encoder.
- Mixere - Mixere is a free, open-source application for mixing audio files. It runs on Windows NT/2000/XP, and supports WAV, AIFF, MP3, Ogg Vorbis, FLAC and Mod audio files.
- MMConvert - A multimedia format converter useful for converting media files from one format like AVI/WMV to another format.
- mpgtx - A command line MPEG audio/video toolbox useful for joining audio and video files which include MP3, MPEG1, MPEG2 etc.
- Mp3splt - A terrific utility to split MP3 and Ogg files from anywhere without decoding.
- Mp3Wrap - A useful alternative to wrap two or more mp3 files into a single large mp3 without the loss of file names and other information.
- Musepack - A high quality audio compression format.
- MusicBrainz Tagger - Provides a database to create a comprehensive music information site. It can be accessed via the client or the internet.
- NanDub + BRC - NanDub+BRC includes a bitrate calculator and offers users several advantages as their need for opening separate pieces of software is eliminated.
- Open Sound World - A scalable programming environment allowing musicians, researchers and sound engineers to process sound.
- OptimFROG - OptimFROG is a zipping utility for audio compression programs; used to reduce the size of audio files.
- ShrinkTo5 - A cross platform open source DVD copy engine; allows users to create copies.
- SmartRipper - A useful utility for extracting DVD VOB files; loaded with nice features for splitting VOB files, angle processing etc.
- Taksi - Taksi allows users to take screenshots and record videos of favorite games and 3D-graphics applications.
- Virtual VCR - A compact video capture application designed to work with TV tuner and video capture cards.
- WavPack - WavPack is a high quality audio compression format and provides lossless compression.
- YAAI - One of the best tools to display information about AVI files; enables users to see data like framerate, used codes, author information etc.
