jherby2k / AudioWorks

A cross-platform, multi-format audio conversion and tagging suite

A cross-platform, multi-format audio conversion and tagging suite for .NET and PowerShell. Formats currently supported are MP3, MP4 AAC, FLAC, Apple Lossless (ALAC), Opus, Ogg Vorbis and Wave.

A full user interface (Windows only) is in development.

This project supplants PowerShell Audio by targetting PowerShell cross-platform (Windows, Linux and MacOS).

Platform	Build Status (main)	Build Status (dev)	Deployment Status
Windows
Linux
MacOS

System Requirements

AudioWorks runs on Windows 8.1+, MacOS 10.15+, and Ubuntu 18.04+. Other 64-bit Linux distributions may work, but may require additional dependencies and are currently untested.

On Windows:

• PowerShell 7+ (recommended) and/or Windows PowerShell 5.1
• .NET Framework 4.6.2+ (if using Windows PowerShell)
• iTunes (optional, for AAC and ALAC support. Requires the classic installer, not the Windows Store version)

On Ubuntu:

• PowerShell 7+
• libebur128 (apt install libebur128-1)

Installation

The AudioWorks PowerShell module can found on the PowerShell Gallery.

Keep the module up to date with Update-Module -Name AudioWorks.Commands.

The .NET API is available via NuGet.

Additional Requirements for Building / Testing

• .NET 6.0 SDK
• Visual Studio 2022 (optional - Windows or Mac)
• Visual Studio Code (optional - all platforms)
• ReSharper 2021.3+ (optional - Windows only)

Special Thanks

This project wouldn't be possible without the work of these other fine projects and organizations:

• Hydrogen Audio Forums, a wonderful, scientifically-minded community of digital audio enthusiasts.
• The LAME Project, maintainers of the high-quality MP3 encoder.
• The Xiph.Org Foundation, maintainers of Ogg Vorbis and FLAC (the Free Lossless Audio Codec).
• libebur128, a library implementing the EBU R.128 loudness standard.
• QAAC, a command-line front-end for Apple's AAC and Apple Lossless encoders.