macOS
Homebrewverified · 100%
brew install cdrdaolocal Homebrew formula metadata
MacPortsverified · 94%
sudo port install cdrdaoMacPorts ports tree · sysutils/cdrdao/Portfile · source: api.github.com
brew
Install cdrdao with Homebrew, apk, apt, dnf, MacPorts, Nix, pacman, zypper
Record CDs in Disk-At-Once mode. Version 1.2.6 via Homebrew; verified from local package data.
install
Additional install commands
Linux
Alpine Linux apkverified · 92%
sudo apk add cdrdaoAlpine Linux edge package indexes · cdrdao · source: dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org
Debian aptverified · 92%
sudo apt install cdrdaoDebian stable package indexes · cdrdao · source: deb.debian.org
Fedora dnfverified · 92%
sudo dnf install cdrdaoFedora Rawhide package metadata · cdrdao · source: dl.fedoraproject.org
Nixverified · 92%
nix profile install nixpkgs#cdrdaonixpkgs package indexes · pkgs/by-name/cd/cdrdao/package.nix · source: api.github.com
Arch Linux pacmanverified · 92%
sudo pacman -S cdrdaoArch Linux sync databases · cdrdao · source: geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com
openSUSE zypperverified · 92%
sudo zypper install cdrdaoopenSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata · cdrdao · source: download.opensuse.org
overview
Package summary
Record CDs in Disk-At-Once mode
Project links
Commands and aliases
- cdrdao
- cue2toc
- toc2cddb
- toc2cue
- toc2mp3
history
Project history and usage
Cdrdao is a command-line CD recording tool focused on Disk-At-Once writing, where a whole disc layout is described by a textual TOC file and written with precise control over pregaps, subchannel data, CD-TEXT, and copying.
Project history
The cdrdao.lsm file records version 1.0 entering distribution on 1998-08-03, authored and maintained by Andreas Mueller, for Linux CD recording in disc-at-once mode. The official homepage later presented cdrdao as a SourceForge-hosted project for audio and data CD-R/CD-RW recording.
The modern GitHub README keeps the same core model but documents newer native device interfaces, CD-TEXT behavior, simulation mode, and bug reporting through GitHub. The ChangeLog shows releases continuing through 1.2.6 in 2025.
Adoption history
Cdrdao became a standard Unix optical-media utility because DAO solved problems track-at-once recording could not, especially live audio discs, custom pregaps, CD-TEXT, and exact copying. The supplied package-manager metadata lists it in Alpine, Homebrew, Debian, Fedora, MacPorts, Nix, Arch, Ubuntu, and openSUSE.
How it is used
Typical usage centers on commands such as cdrdao write, simulate, copy, read-toc, and show-toc. Users describe the disc in a TOC file, run simulation when testing a writer, and use helper tools such as cue2toc, toc2cue, toc2cddb, and toc2mp3.
Why package nerds care
Cdrdao matters to package maintainers because it is one of the old optical-disc tools where hardware interfaces, kernel permissions, CD standards, and distro patches all meet. Its 2023 removal of the old bundled scsilib snapshot in favor of native interfaces is exactly the kind of maintenance detail distro people watch.
Timeline
- 1998: cdrdao 1.0 entered distribution, according to cdrdao.lsm.
- 2001: Official homepage revision metadata shows the SourceForge-era project page active.
- 2009: cdrdao 1.2.3 added native interfaces for IRIX, Mac OS X, and NetBSD and reworked Linux SG support.
- 2023: cdrdao 1.2.5 removed the old bundled scsilib snapshot and included macOS fixes upstreamed from Homebrew.
- 2025: cdrdao 1.2.6 release notes list CD-TEXT, Windows native interface, crash, and BSD fixes.
Related projects
- gcdmaster is the graphical companion included in the cdrdao tree.
- cdrtools/scsilib is historically related through older SCSI-interface code noted in cdrdao release notes.
Sources
- https://api.github.com/repos/cdrdao/cdrdao
- https://github.com/cdrdao/cdrdao
- https://cdrdao.sourceforge.net/
- https://github.com/cdrdao/cdrdao#readme
- https://formulae.brew.sh/api/formula/cdrdao.json
- https://raw.githubusercontent.com/cdrdao/cdrdao/master/ChangeLog
- https://raw.githubusercontent.com/cdrdao/cdrdao/master/cdrdao.lsm
security posture
Risk level: blue
broad file, network, media, or database tool signal.
Risk classifier
blue risk · medium confidence · tool
Why
- broad file, network, media, or database tool signal
Signals
- text:record
Install behavior
- No Homebrew post-install hook is recorded in formula metadata.
- Homebrew bottle metadata is available for 6 platform targets.
- Installs with 4 runtime dependencies.
- Build metadata lists 3 build dependencies.
Recommended review
Before unattended agent use, check whether the tool reads plaintext credentials, writes remote state, publishes artifacts, or shells out to plugins.
executables
Installed executables
| Command | Kind | Exposure | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
cdrdao | cli | global executable | |
cue2toc | cli | global executable | |
toc2cddb | cli | global executable | |
toc2cue | cli | global executable | |
toc2mp3 | cli | global executable |
freshness
Version and freshness
These signals separate page generation age, package-manager activity, and upstream release comparison. Version lag is warned only when an evidence URL and comparable versions are present.
page generated2026-07-08
manager version1.2.6
manager updated
local dataok
upstreamnot checked
latest detectednot detected
https://github.com/cdrdao/cdrdao
- infoNo package-manager update timestamp was available.low confidence
- infoNo cached GitHub release or tag data was available.https://github.com/cdrdao/cdrdaonone confidence
install metadata
Package metadata
| Package key | brew:cdrdao |
|---|---|
| Version | 1.2.6 |
| Package manager | Homebrew |
| Package manager page | https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/cdrdao |
| Homepage | https://cdrdao.sourceforge.net/ |
| Repository | https://github.com/cdrdao/cdrdao |
| Upstream docs | https://cdrdao.sourceforge.net/ |
| License | GPL-2.0-or-later |
| Source archive | https://github.com/cdrdao/cdrdao/archive/refs/tags/rel_1_2_6.tar.gz |
| Dependencies | lame, libao, libvorbis, mad |
| Build dependencies | autoconf, automake, pkgconf |
| Bottle | available (on arm64_linux, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, sonoma, x86_64_linux) |
| Homebrew post-install | not defined |
| Service | none declared |
registry facts
Source database details
| Source Database | Homebrew formula API |
|---|---|
| Tap | homebrew/core |
| Full Name | cdrdao |
| Version Scheme | 0 |
| Revision | 0 |
| Bottle Stable Root URL | https://ghcr.io/v2/homebrew/core |
| Deprecated | no |
| Disabled | no |
| Keg Only | no |
| URL Keys |
|
source database matches
Other package-manager records
Matches are pulled from external package-manager indexes and kept separate from local Automic Vault package links.
Debian apt95%
cdrdao 1:1.2.5-2
records CDs in Disk-At-Once (DAO) mode
https://cdrdao.sourceforge.net/
sudo apt install cdrdao- Section: otherosfs
- Architecture: amd64
- 5 dependencies
- 1 optional deps
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Cdrdao
Debian apt95%
gcdmaster 1:1.2.5-2
GNOME GUI for cdrdao
https://cdrdao.sourceforge.net/
sudo apt install gcdmaster- Section: sound
- Architecture: amd64
- Source Package: cdrdao
- 16 dependencies
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Cdrdao
Nix95%
cdrdao
nix profile install nixpkgs#cdrdao- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Cdrdao
Ubuntu apt95%
cdrdao 1:1.2.4-3build1
records CDs in Disk-At-Once (DAO) mode
http://cdrdao.sourceforge.net/
sudo apt install cdrdao- Section: universe/otherosfs
- Architecture: amd64
- 5 dependencies
- 2 optional deps
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Cdrdao
apk95%
cdrdao 1.2.6-r0
record audio/data CD-Rs in disk-at-once mode
https://cdrdao.sourceforge.net/index.html
sudo apk add cdrdao- License: GPL-2.0-only
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: cdrdao
- 1 dependencies
- 1 provides
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Cdrdao
apk95%
cdrdao-doc 1.2.6-r0
record audio/data CD-Rs in disk-at-once mode (documentation)
https://cdrdao.sourceforge.net/index.html
sudo apk add cdrdao-doc- License: GPL-2.0-only
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: cdrdao
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Cdrdao
dnf95%
cdrdao 1.2.6-1.fc45
Writes audio CD-Rs in disk-at-once (DAO) mode
http://cdrdao.sourceforge.net/
sudo dnf install cdrdao- License: GPL-2.0-or-later
- Category: Unspecified
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: cdrdao
- 18 dependencies
- 2 provides
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Cdrdao
pacman95%
cdrdao 1.2.6-3
Records audio/data CD-Rs in disk-at-once (DAO) mode
http://cdrdao.sourceforge.net/
sudo pacman -S cdrdao- License: GPL-2.0-or-later
- Architecture: x86_64
- 7 dependencies
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Cdrdao
zypper95%
cdrdao 1.2.6-1.2
Tool to write CD-Rs in Disk-At-Once Mode
https://cdrdao.sourceforge.net/
sudo zypper install cdrdao- License: GPL-2.0-or-later
- Category: Productivity/Multimedia/CD/Record
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: cdrdao
- 6 dependencies
- 1 provides
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Cdrdao
MacPorts95%
cdrdao
sudo port install cdrdao- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Cdrdao
Debian apt92%
cue2toc 0.4-5.1
converts CUE files to cdrdao's TOC format
http://cue2toc.sourceforge.net/
sudo apt install cue2toc- Section: utils
- Architecture: amd64
- 1 dependencies
- installed executable or alias match
- Matched by: Cue2toc
Ubuntu apt92%
cue2toc 0.4-5.1
converts CUE files to cdrdao's TOC format
http://cue2toc.sourceforge.net/
sudo apt install cue2toc- Section: universe/utils
- Architecture: amd64
- 1 dependencies
- installed executable or alias match
- Matched by: Cue2toc
source trail
Generated from repository data
This page is generated by av-web from the private package SQLite artifact built by scripts/generate-pkg-sqlite.py.
Combined YAML source
View the package source record on GitHub.
Used sources
- Geiger risk classifier
- Nucleus package database
- av.db category and tag curation
- cross-ecosystem install command graph
- curated package history
- external package-manager database matches
- package relationship graph
- package version freshness
- package-page enrichment