abcde (deprecated)

Disable date: 2026-12-08

Install command:
brew install abcde

Better CD Encoder

https://abcde.einval.com

License: GPL-2.0-or-later

Development: Pull requests

Formula JSON API: /api/formula/abcde.json

Formula code: abcde.rb on GitHub

Bottle (binary package) installation support provided for:

macOS on
Apple Silicon
tahoe
sequoia
sonoma
ventura
monterey
big sur
macOS on
Intel
sonoma
ventura
monterey
big sur
catalina
Linux ARM64
x86_64

Current versions:

stable 2.9.3
head ⚡️ HEAD

Revision: 1

Depends on:

cdrtools 3.02a09 CD/DVD/Blu-ray premastering and recording software
eye-d3 0.9.9 Work with ID3 metadata in .mp3 files
flac 1.5.0 Free lossless audio codec
glyr 1.0.10 Music related metadata search engine with command-line interface and C API
lame 3.100 High quality MPEG Audio Layer III (MP3) encoder
libdiscid 0.6.5 C library for creating MusicBrainz and freedb disc IDs
mkcue 1 Generate a CUE sheet from a CD
perl 5.42.2 Highly capable, feature-rich programming language
vorbis-tools 1.4.3 Ogg Vorbis CODEC tools

Depends on when building from source:

pkgconf 2.5.1 Package compiler and linker metadata toolkit

Analytics:

Installs (30 days)
abcde 46
Installs on Request (30 days)
abcde 46
Build Errors (30 days)
abcde 24
Installs (90 days)
abcde 130
Installs on Request (90 days)
abcde 130
Installs (365 days)
abcde 582
abcde --HEAD 2
Installs on Request (365 days)
abcde 582
abcde --HEAD 2