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fre:ac
free audio converter and CD ripper·freac.org
fre:ac is a free and open-source audio converter and CD ripper that converts between MP3, M4A/AAC, FLAC, WMA, Opus, Ogg Vorbis, Speex, Monkey's Audio (APE), WavPack, WAV and other formats. It includes an integrated CD ripper with CDDB/GNUdb online database support for automatic track and title information. It can be run as a portable application from a USB stick and is available for Windows, macOS, Linux, FreeBSD and Haiku.
What it's for
Rip audio CDs to MP3 or M4A files for use with hardware playersConvert audio files that do not play with other audio softwareConvert whole music libraries while retaining folder and filename structureQuery CDDB/GNUdb for track and title information before rippingEdit tags including lyrics, rating, composer, conductor, tempo, musical keyCreate cue sheets and playlists via the freaccmd command line interfaceVerify CD rips using AccurateRip technology
Features 15
- AccurateRip verification of CD rips
- Available for Windows, macOS, Linux, FreeBSD and Haiku
- Command line interface (freaccmd) for scripting conversions, cue sheets and playlists
- Converts between MP3, M4A/AAC, FLAC, WMA, Opus, Ogg Vorbis, Speex, Monkey's Audio (APE), WavPack and WAV
- Dithering support when reducing sample resolution
- Full Unicode support for tags and file names
- Integrated CD ripper with CDDB/GNUdb online database support
- Matrix surround decoder and volume adjustment DSP components
- Multi-core optimized encoders for MP3, M4A/AAC, Opus and Speex
- Multilingual user interface available in 43 languages
- Portable application usable from a USB stick
- Splitting output into multiple files based on duration, number of files or metadata
- Support for dark mode / KDE color schemes
- Tag editor supporting lyrics, rating, composer, conductor, tempo, musical key, ISRC fields
- Windows Store and standalone Windows versions; AppImage, Flatpak and Snap for Linux
At a glance
free tieropen source
TypeDesktop app
DeploymentInstalled (local)
PlatformsWindows, macOS, Linux
LanguagesEnglish, German, French, Spanish, Spanish (Latin American), Italian, Japanese, Korean, Chinese (simplified), Chinese (traditional), Cantonese, Vietnamese, Russian, Ukrainian, Bulgarian, Polish, Serbian, Croatian, Czech, Slovak, Dutch, Danish, Swedish, Norwegian, Finnish, Estonian, Lithuanian, Greek, Turkish, Hungarian, Romanian, Portuguese, Portuguese (Brazilian), Hindi, Hebrew, Arabic, Afrikaans, Basque, Esperanto, Galician, Catalan, Valencian, Corsican
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Pricing
fre:ac is completely free software; the project accepts optional donations to support development.