ASFRecorder is an utility to download and store WindowsMedia streaming content to your hard drive.

The resulting files can be viewed as often as you wish. The files can also be copied without any physical restriction.

The program is written in portable ANSI-C! Use it on SUN, Linux, Windows. HP-UX and MAC ports should be easy. The graphical user interface works on Windows only.

Download music videos, movie trailers, audio clips or complete songs. You can download the high-quality (high-bandwidth) version (often 300kbit/sec) with slow modems.

You can also record live-broadcasts (e.g. concerts, TV shows). You can then copy and spread the downloaded content using Napster, GNUTella, FTP, IRC or whatever.

High bandwidth movie trailers usually are 3-6 MB in size. High bandwidth music video clips are usually 6-12 MB in size.

What's New in This Release: [ read full changelog ]

· ASFRecorder V1.1 now has a HTTP proxy support (fully configurable in the GUI).
· Support for accessing password-protected streams has been added. Username and password must be known, of course. Don't use stolen passwords! This is illegal.
· ASFRecorder now saves live-content as fully seekable streams (which unfortunately only works correctly with Media Player 6.4, and *not* with version 7.0). See the FAQ on how to use Media Player 6.4 even if you have previously installed the 7.0 update!
· An incompatibility with certain streams using a packetized or "split" header has been fixed (which occurs in some audio-only streams using small packets, e.g. audio books or narrow band radio).
· Resuming an incomplete stream will no longer result in corrupt streams if ASFRecorder has previously been terminated by a system crash or a "forced close" of the Windows DOS box.
· ASFRecorder V1.0 transmitted a static client GUID to the media server when connecting. This has been replaced by a randomized GUID. So the server log files can no longer be specifically scanned for accesses with ASFRecorder.
· Handling of %-Escape sequences in URLs is now done properly (I hope). The program now removes disallowed characters from file names (for the Windows platform).
· And finally, the "About Box" has been brushed up a little.