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{{Infobox Software
| name = abcde
| logo = 
| screenshot = 
| caption = 
| author = Robert Woodcock (original)
| developer = Steve McIntyre (current)
| released = 
| latest release version = 2.8.1
| latest release date = 18 Jan 2017 <ref>{{cite web|title=Release version 2.8.1|url=http://git.einval.com/cgi-bin/gitweb.cgi?p=abcde.git;a=commit;h=a226ffafbb43cd32d91058bb336e86401418b4a9|access-date=18 March 2017}}</ref>
| operating system = [[Unix-like]]
| platform = 
| language = English
| genre = [[CD ripper]]
| license = [[GNU General Public License|GPL]]
| website = [http://abcde.einval.com/ abcde - A Better CD Encoder]
}}
'''ABCDE''' ('''A''' '''B'''etter '''CD''' '''E'''ncoder) is a [[CD ripper]] for [[Linux]] and [[UNIX-like]] operating systems, operated entirely from the [[command line interface|command line]]. The program can be run 'as is' or can run with command line switches or from a config file. It will query either [[FreeDB]] or [[MusicBrainz]] for the CD currently in the drive, display a list of possible matches to choose from, then optionally rip, encode, tag the files and even optionally normalize, add replaygain information or create a playlist. As of version 2.6 ABCDE can rip to [[Vorbis]], [[FLAC]], [[MP3]], [[Wav]], and others.

abcde 2.7 has been released on June 18th 2015 with an impressive list of changes <ref>{{cite web|title=[Abcde-users] abcde 2.7 release...|url=http://lists.einval.com/pipermail/abcde-users/2015-June/000162.html|accessdate=21 June 2015}}</ref> including automated and semi-automated album art downloading.

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
*[http://git.einval.com/cgi-bin/gitweb.cgi?p=abcde.git git.einval.com] - latest upstream code
*[http://lists.einval.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/abcde-users abcde users mailing list] - abcde help and discussions
*[http://www.andrews-corner.org/abcde.html abcde: Command Line Music CD Ripping for Linux] - a user guide.
*[http://www.andrews-corner.org/getalbumart.html Downloading album art with abcde] - How to download album art with abcde.


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[[Category:Linux CD ripping software]]
[[Category:Console CD ripping software]]


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