CastRipper Features

CastRipper is safe freeware that download streams from Winamp SHOUTcast and Icecast servers. It also support to download normal file for HTTP with multi-threads.

 

What's new in version 2.7.2.500?

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CastRipper 2.50.70 incorporates several improvements and enhancements:

• A new skin strategy, which allow you to change the way your ripper looks by changing its skin.

  Click 'i' button, and select one skin from 'Skins' submenu.

• A log file, which makes it available to check CastRipper's record.

  Go to the directory which ripper installed, and try to find "CastRipper.log" file. Then open this file with notepad.exe.

• Powerful Command Lines

  As an advanced user, you can use the command lines do what you want to do. Click 'i' button, and select 'Command Line' menu item to view the help file.

Features

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• Download Winamp SHOUTcast streams.

  If you want to rip music from SHOUTcast streams, just copy the text from Internet Explorers Address bar and paste it in CastRipper's loading screen. CastRipper will get the stream's link automatically. click here for more details.

• Download Icecast streams.

  To rip Icecast streams from internet, click here to view the step-by-step details.

• Split songs by file's size automatically.

  When the size of the output file exceeds the defined quota, it will generate another file automatically.

• Split songs by the duration automatically.

  When the duration of the output song exceeds the defined quota, it will generate another file automatically.

• Split and name songs by stream's title automatically.

  When the title changed, it will generate another file automatically. CastRipper records music or talk from the internet to your hard drive as individual high-quality MP3 files and automatically adds key information, including artist and title, so you can easily manage your music. Keep the songs you like, arranged just the way you like them. Soon you¡¯re ready to enjoy your new collection at home or on the go!

• An easy-to-use Graphical User Interface (GUI).

  Just click "load" button to load one or more files, and Click "Start" button to start downloading. That's all.

• Free drag and drop features.

  Drag one .pls or .m3u playlist file and drop it on CastRipper's GUI, then click "Start" button to start downloading.

• Automatically parse streaming script such as .pls, .m3u to acquire real URLs.

  When loading .pls or .m3u file, CastRipper will get the direct stream link and load it for you.

• Use multi-threads to download file for HTTP to significantly reduce the time of downloads.

  If you want to download file for HTTP, just paste the URL in CastRipper's loading screen. CastRipper will start six threads to download your file. click here for more details.

• Ability to shut down your computer automatically after ripping.

  This function is very useful when you download large file. Just start downloading, and everything will be ok next morning. It's a green function.

Minimum System Requirements

• Intel 486 (or equivalent) processor
• 64MB RAM
• 8 MB of hard disk space free (an initial 16 MB required temporarily during installation)
• Microsoft Windows^? 98 SE/ME/2000/XP