doubleTwist Releases Freeware iTunes DRM Killer
Ok, doubeTwist didn’t really crack iTunes DRM. What they did do is create a free little application that essentially mimics the good old "burn n’ rip" technique, but handles the entire process locally. That’s right, the days of wasting another blank CD every time you buy music from iTunes are over. In a nutshell, doubleTwist rips selected tracks at accelerated speeds and re-encodes the audio data to MP3 on the fly. Aside from being much more convenient than burn n’ rip, it’s faster as well. doubleTwist can push through about 200 tracks per hour; not too shabby. Of course just like the old method, this solution is not entirely lossless when it comes to quality. The developer claims about a 5% audio degredation as a result of the liberation process. We’ll take it. Beyond "liberating your iTunes library," doubleTwist has some nice additional features such as file sharing and syncing your iTunes playlists with a wide variety of mobile phones. The software is currently in beta but the authors insist that it will remain free even after the beta period ends. Premium features will be added over time, but no word yet on what they might be.
[Via Electric Pig]
I’ve used this already. It works pretty good. 224kbps MP3’s are more than sufficient unless you hang out with the Boy Genius and use a gold iPhone.
I have been using the program qtfairuse to do that for months.
crapples itunes wich slathers it stuf with fairplay frm both the engryption an the app have got to goe earth to eljobso nobdy likes em an has crack their way round them dyou isuxors busness model is failing and must go nomatter how hard you try to deny or explain it away like a fed
What did you just say galvatron?!?!
and what a nice application! good job
wouldnt be an apple story with Gal trolling the comments.
Looks like a good app, didnt dvd jon do this one? And there is no way to close the ripping hole in drm is there? I hope not.
Galvatron doesn’t really say anything. He just likes to annoy the world with his typical, nonsensical banter. Galvatron, please take your apple hating self, somewhere else please.
Yup DVD Jon did it. Cant wait to try it out once I leave 104.3 Jack-FM today.
Good ol’ Galvatron. I think he is the same one who posts almost unreadable messages on the BlackBerry forums. LOL He used to post a lot there but died out … I guess he migrated. That being said … good job on the software!