eMusic/J
What is it?
eMusic/J is an open source download manager for the eMusic.com music service written in Java and is cross-platform. It takes the .emp or .emx file that you get from the eMusic.com website, and downloads the music specified in it. It can easily work with Firefox to make downloading songs and albums simple.
Note: this program is in no way affiliated with eMusic.com. Don't expect them to support it. If there are any issues with it, bring them to the attention of the author.
Why did I write it/why should you use it?
The old eMusic download manager for Linux was very buggy, hard to make work, and frankly not very nice. So this was an alternative for Linux users. With support from Naxos for their use, it was brought to Windows and Mac OSX also.
Getting it and using it
To get it, simply go to the Download page, or Download version 0.25 here: 32-bit Linux, 64-bit Linux, PPC Linux, Windows, Mac OSX. The download page contains useful information if you are a first time user.
Important upgrade notes:
- Previous versions of eMusic/J worked with Java 1.4. This version requires Java 1.5. If you don't have that, then stick with 0.20.
- If you are upgrading from 0.20 or earlier, delete it before extracting this one. (This only applies to Linux users, other platforms were using a beta of this new version.)
Having problems? Check out the Troubleshooting page.
For the curious, here is a screenshot of what the program looks like.
There is also a handy bug-, feature-, and milestone-tracking system. Go there to let someone know if you've found a bug.
Other relevant things
- Installation Instructions - so it's downloaded, what happens now?
- User Manual - now that it's running, how do you use this thing?
- Contact the author - tell him that it's great/horrid/needs this extra feature.
- Changelog - what's new in this version?
- Development - help out with the coding.
- Roadmap - What's likely to be added in the next releases.
- Customisation - How to get a custom branded version of this program