Editing CDex (section)

{{Short description|CD ripper}}
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{{Infobox software
| name = CDex
| screenshot             = Cdex 1.84 on Windows 10.jpg
| caption                = CDex software program at the 1.84 release in use on Windows 10
| developer              = Albert Faber, Georgy Berdyshev
| released               = {{Start date and age|2000}}
| programming language   = [[C (programming language)|C]], [[C++]], [[Python (programming language)|Python]]
| genre                  = [[CD ripper]]
| license                = [[Freeware]] (ad supported)
| website                = {{URL|cdex.mu}}
| latest_release_version = 2.24
| latest_release_date    = {{Start date and age|2020|08|12|df=yes}}
| operating_system       = [[Microsoft Windows]]
}}

'''CDex''' is a freeware software package for Digital Audio Extraction from [[Compact Disc|Audio CD]] (a so-called [[CD ripper]]) and audio format conversion for [[Microsoft Windows]]. It converts [[Compact Disc Digital Audio|CDDA]] tracks from a CD to standard computer sound files, such as WAV, MP3, or Ogg Vorbis. CDex was previously released as [[free software]] under the terms of the [[GNU General Public License]] (GPL);  however, although the website claims that this is still the case, no source code has been released since 2005. It was originally written by Albert L. Faber, and is developed and maintained by Georgy Berdyshev. Recent versions of the software may be compromised and a security threat.