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fre:ac is a free audio converter and CD ripper for various formats and encoders. It features MP3, MP4/M4A, WMA, Ogg Vorbis, FLAC, AAC, and Bonk format support, integrates freedb/CDDB, CDText and ID3v2 tagging and is available in several languages.

Features

Converts between MP3, MP4/M4A, WMA, Ogg Vorbis, FLAC, AAC and Bonk formats
Integrated audio CD ripper with freedb/CDDB support
Easy to learn and use, still offering expert options when you need them
Portable application to install on a USB drive and run everywhere
Completely free and open source without any ads or other malware

Project Samples

Editing title info with the integrated tag editor

Customizing settings in the configuration dialog

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License

GNU General Public License version 2.0 (GPLv2)

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cerkil Posted 2024-02-07

Very nice and powerful software, you can rip any CD and convert the file into numerous format, also into two, three or more at the same time: ROOM (rip once output many)! And the project still maintained, it is good news for the future.
codycli Posted 2023-08-27

This product is insanely underrated. It extracts CD's, fetches metadata, encodes with almost every encoder in existence. The only criticism I would give is that the interface is a bit dated, but it also makes it pretty straightforward. I use Linux so I convert all my files to the king of lossy codecs, OPUS 128kbps.
yickyack Edited 2022-11-16

I have been using this product for years. I'm thrilled someone has the knowledge and time to construct such a fine product and the dedication to stay with the project for years to improve it as operating systems and hardware change. Too many excellent projects hosted on this platform (SourceForge) fall victim to boredom or changing personal priorities and are left to die slowly with no one picking up the project. I see it with great applications on Debian, Ubuntu, and FreeBSD, where many applications need a maintainer or the package is broken and needs a maintainer. Also, think about contributing to the project when you download the files. You could contribute time coding if you have the skill set or funding. This is an excellent piece of software so act like it. Send the project team or code writer a few dollars for coffee if you have used the software for a while and like it.

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leilacafshar Posted 2021-10-16

I've been using it for years and it just keeps getting better and faster, I couldn't be more grateful to the kind individuals sharing their product.
alexgardener Posted 2021-03-22

Reliable and easy to use batch converter.

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Operating Systems

Solaris, Linux, OpenBSD, FreeBSD, NetBSD, Mac, Windows

Languages

Croatian, Romanian, Korean, French, Ukrainian, Dutch, Polish, Lithuanian, Czech, Afrikaans, Finnish, Italian, Hebrew, Esperanto, Catalan, Greek, Vietnamese, English, Portuguese, Serbian, Slovak, Chinese (Traditional), Estonian, Galician, Bulgarian, Swedish, Turkish, Norwegian, Brazilian Portuguese, Chinese (Simplified), Danish, German, Japanese, Spanish, Russian, Arabic, Hungarian, Basque (Euskara)

Intended Audience

Advanced End Users, Developers, End Users/Desktop, Other Audience

User Interface

X Window System (X11), Win32 (MS Windows), Cocoa (MacOS X), Command-line

Programming Language

C++, C

Related Categories

C++ CD Ripping Software, C++ Audio Conversion Software, C++ Sound Audio, C CD Ripping Software, C Audio Conversion Software, C Sound Audio

Registered

2001-05-12

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