Easy way to record iTunes radio streams?

January 2, 2009 11:36 AM

How can I record an iTunes radio stream?

I'm looking for a free software solution. Windows or OS X.

Thanks.

posted by rachelpapers to computers & internet (11 comments total)

Audacity should work well for that.
posted by ghostmanonsecond at 11:42 AM on January 2

I suspect that Replay Media Catcher would work, but I have not used it myself.
posted by kidbritish at 11:42 AM on January 2

Drat, Replay Media Catcher is not free. Sorry for not reading carefully.
posted by kidbritish at 11:44 AM on January 2

streamripper
posted by chrisroberts at 11:51 AM on January 2

Audio Hijack Pro for OSX

Also allows for ripping from firefox or basically any program.
posted by ijoyner at 11:57 AM on January 2

seconding audio hijack pro.

also: previous.
posted by krautland at 12:09 PM on January 2

Not quite freeware, but the unregistered version of RadioLover will do 30 minutes at a time and splits and labels each song as they stream. The BEST tool for the job, hands down.
posted by plasticbugs at 12:36 PM on January 2

You could use Soundflower, which is free.
posted by fearthehat at 12:37 PM on January 2

mplayer is the best solution, if you're comfortable with the command line
posted by ascullion at 5:26 PM on January 2

Can I please ask the wise men on this thread for recommendation for Windows version of similar software? thanks
posted by london302 at 12:06 AM on January 3

Can I please ask the wise men on this thread for recommendation for Windows version of similar software? thanks

Streamripper, which I linked to above, runs on *nix, OS X, and Windows. While streamripper is a command line tool, there are also a couple Windows frontends available, StationRipper and SimpleRipper. I have not used either of these GUIs, so I cannot recommend one over the other, but both are actively supported and work with the current version of streamripper.
posted by chrisroberts at 8:02 AM on January 5