CDpedia
CDpedia is a Mac music cataloging app for organizing CD collections, looking up album details online, and managing a personal disc library.
What is CDpedia?
CDpedia is a Mac desktop cataloging app for people who want to organize and manage a physical CD collection. It helps users build a searchable album library by looking up release information online, scanning discs or barcodes, and importing music data from iTunes. The app supports collections, smart collections, folders, and borrowing tracking, which makes it useful for both personal archives and shared home libraries. Users can customize views, link files to entries, and export collection information for web or print use. CDpedia also works with Pocketpedia for taking a library on mobile devices. Published by Bruji, it is designed for media collectors who want a dedicated tool for tracking albums, artwork, metadata, and lending history on macOS.
Key features
- Search online music sources to add album details automatically.
- Scan inserted CDs or barcodes to build your collection faster.
- Import album information from iTunes.
- Organize entries with collections, smart collections, and folders.
- Track borrowed albums with due dates.
- Customize views and details layouts to match your workflow.
- Export your collection to HTML for sharing or reference.
- Sync your library to Pocketpedia on iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch.
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Safety overview
Status: Safe
CDpedia is a legitimate media cataloging app for macOS. It stores your library data separately from the app, including album details, cover images, and related preferences, which is normal for this type of collection manager. Expect it to access files you choose to link or import and to use internet access for album lookups and syncing features. Removing the app can leave your catalog data behind unless you delete that data separately, so keep a backup if your collection records matter to you.
Recommendation: Keep CDpedia if you use it to manage a CD collection or want to preserve its library database and artwork. If you no longer use it, you can remove the app, but export or back up your collection first so you do not lose catalog records you still want.
Common paths
/Applications/CDpedia.app
Support paths
~/Library/Application Support/CDpedia
Preference paths
~/Library/Preferences/com.bruji.cdpedia.plist
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