Informative Resources for the Musical Archivist

Welcome to the Coalescesion Resources page. We have provided to you in the links below, free resources (except where noted*) for music databases, cataloging, extracting, editing, and tagging freeware. Please remember to always download either directly from the publisher or a trusted source.
Archiving & Cataloging:
Discogs (Music Database & Marketplace): discogs.com
VGMdb (The Music of Visual Arts & Games): vgmdb.net
*Collectorz (Collection Database Software): collectorz.com/music
Audio Extraction & Editing:
Exact Audio Copy (CD Extraction Software): exactaudiocopy.de
Audacity (Music Editing Software): audacityteam.org
Metadata & File Tagging:
MP3TAG (The Universal Tag Editor): mp3tag.de/en/
Album Art Exchange (High-Quality Album Art): albumartexchange.com
Image Editing & Resizer:
FastStone (Image Viewer and Photo Resizer): faststone.org
*Corel PaintShop Pro (Image Editing Software): paintshoppro.com/en
File Compression:
*WinRAR (Storage Compression Software): win-rar.com