Laser is a simple CD ripper for the GNOME desktop.
It offers a straightforward graphical interface for extracting audio tracks from compact discs to common audio formats, while integrating metadata lookup and artwork handling so albums can be archived with tags and cover images intact.
This is free and open source software.
Key Features
- Automatically retrieve CD information.
- Rip tracks to aac, flac, mp3, opus, or wav.
- Download album cover art.
- Modern design using Libadwaita and GTK4.
Website: codeberg.org/andreasknoben/Laser
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Developer: Andreas Knoben
License: GNU General Public License v3.0
Laser is written in Python. Learn Python with our recommended free books and free tutorials.
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I recall back in the day, having lots of ISOs on a pile of DVD RW disks. It was so cumbersome compared to now, especially with ace apps like Ventoy.