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libdvdcss

libdvdcss is a simple library designed for accessing DVDs like a block device without having to bother about the decryption.

Features

Portability. Currently supported platforms are GNU/Linux, FreeBSD, NetBSD, OpenBSD, BSD/OS, BeOS, Windows 95/98, Windows NT/2000, MacOS X, Solaris, and HP-UX.
Simplicity. There are currently 7 functions in the API, and we intend to keep this number low.
Freedom. libdvdcss is released under the General Public License, ensuring it will stay free, and used only for free software products.
Just better. Unlike most similar projects, libdvdcss doesn't require the region of your drive to be set.

Last version of libdvdcss is 1.2.13.

libdvdcss is available through Git or by browsing the releases.

# git clone git://git.videolan.org/libdvdcss

You can also access the code online.

You can see the release notes and the ChangeLog.

Document	Status	Download	Maintainer
Libdvdcss API documentation	Up-to-date	HTML	Generated by Doxygen

If you want to read more on this subject, we publish a non-technical description of libdvdcss.