Difference between revisions of "Fre:ac"
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| caption = Slim CD ripper, audio encoder and converter | | caption = Slim CD ripper, audio encoder and converter | ||
| maintainer = Robert Kausch | | maintainer = Robert Kausch | ||
− | | stable_release = | + | | stable_release = 1.1 (29 March 2020) |
− | + | | operating_system = Windows, Linux, macOS, FreeBSD, Haiku | |
− | | operating_system = Windows, Linux, macOS, FreeBSD | + | |
| use = Digital Audio Extraction, transcoding | | use = Digital Audio Extraction, transcoding | ||
| license = GPL | | license = GPL | ||
| website = [https://www.freac.org/ https://www.freac.org/] | | website = [https://www.freac.org/ https://www.freac.org/] | ||
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− | '''fre:ac''' | + | '''fre:ac''' is an audio converter and CD ripper with support for various formats. The program was known as BonkEnc until 2010, but changed it's name to fre:ac with the 1.0.17 release. It's a slim program and can be run from a USB stick. |
− | + | As of version 1.1, fre:ac is available for Windows, macOS, Linux and FreeBSD. It is released under the GPL license and has native support for numerous languages. | |
== Features == | == Features == | ||
− | + | ||
+ | * [[Transcoding]] from one format to another | ||
+ | * Parallel conversion on multi-core systems | ||
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* CD ripping | * CD ripping | ||
** [[cdparanoia]] mode | ** [[cdparanoia]] mode | ||
− | ** | + | ** Jitter correction |
− | ** | + | ** [[HTOA]] ripping |
− | * [[ | + | ** [[CD-Text]] support |
− | * | + | ** Parallel ripping with multiple drives |
− | * | + | |
− | * | + | * Tagging and metadata |
− | * | + | ** Support for [[ID3v1]], [[ID3v2]], MP4-Metadata, [[Vorbis Comment]], [[APEv2]] and Windows Media [[Tags]] |
− | * | + | ** Chapter support for ID3v2, MP4-Metadata, Vorbis Comment and Windows Media Tags |
− | * | + | ** Keeps album art when converting between different formats |
− | + | ** Uses Compact Disc Database (CDDB/freedb) | |
− | * | + | ** Can create [[cue sheet|cue sheets]] and playlists |
− | * | + | ** Integrated tag editor |
− | * | + | |
− | + | * Multi-channel audio support | |
− | + | * Support for [[DSP]] components | |
− | * | + | * Support for external (command line) codecs |
− | * | + | * Rip/convert to multiple formats at once |
− | * | + | * Lossless file verification |
− | * | + | * Manages multiple configurations |
− | * | + | * Writing ripping/conversion log files |
− | * | + | * Full UTF-8 Unicode support |
+ | * Additional command line interface (CD ripping/encoding) | ||
== Supported formats == | == Supported formats == | ||
− | + | Lossy formats: | |
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* [[MP3]] ([[LAME]]) | * [[MP3]] ([[LAME]]) | ||
− | * [[AAC|MP4/ | + | * [[AAC|MP4/AAC]] ([[FAAC]]/[[FAAD|FAAD2]], [[Fraunhofer FDK AAC|FDK-AAC]], [[Apple AAC]]) |
− | * [[ | + | * [[Musepack]] |
+ | * [[Ogg_Vorbis|Ogg Vorbis]] ([[aoTuV]]) | ||
+ | * [[Opus]] | ||
+ | * [[Speex]] | ||
* [[WMA]] | * [[WMA]] | ||
− | + | Lossless formats: | |
* [[ALAC]] (Apple Lossless) | * [[ALAC]] (Apple Lossless) | ||
− | * [[ | + | * [[FLAC]] |
* [[Monkey%27s_Audio|Monkey's Audio]] | * [[Monkey%27s_Audio|Monkey's Audio]] | ||
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* [[OptimFROG]] | * [[OptimFROG]] | ||
+ | * [[Tak|TAK]] | ||
* [[WavPack]] | * [[WavPack]] | ||
+ | Uncompressed formats: | ||
+ | * [[AIFF]] | ||
+ | * [[WAV]] | ||
+ | * [[Wave64]] | ||
== Supported languages == | == Supported languages == |
Revision as of 21:06, 29 March 2020
Slim CD ripper, audio encoder and converter | |
Developer(s) | Robert Kausch |
Release information | |
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Stable release | 1.1 (29 March 2020) |
Compatibility | |
Operating system | Windows, Linux, macOS, FreeBSD, Haiku |
Additional information | |
Use | Digital Audio Extraction, transcoding |
License | GPL |
Website | https://www.freac.org/ |
fre:ac is an audio converter and CD ripper with support for various formats. The program was known as BonkEnc until 2010, but changed it's name to fre:ac with the 1.0.17 release. It's a slim program and can be run from a USB stick.
As of version 1.1, fre:ac is available for Windows, macOS, Linux and FreeBSD. It is released under the GPL license and has native support for numerous languages.
Features
- Transcoding from one format to another
- Parallel conversion on multi-core systems
- CD ripping
- cdparanoia mode
- Jitter correction
- HTOA ripping
- CD-Text support
- Parallel ripping with multiple drives
- Tagging and metadata
- Support for ID3v1, ID3v2, MP4-Metadata, Vorbis Comment, APEv2 and Windows Media Tags
- Chapter support for ID3v2, MP4-Metadata, Vorbis Comment and Windows Media Tags
- Keeps album art when converting between different formats
- Uses Compact Disc Database (CDDB/freedb)
- Can create cue sheets and playlists
- Integrated tag editor
- Multi-channel audio support
- Support for DSP components
- Support for external (command line) codecs
- Rip/convert to multiple formats at once
- Lossless file verification
- Manages multiple configurations
- Writing ripping/conversion log files
- Full UTF-8 Unicode support
- Additional command line interface (CD ripping/encoding)
Supported formats
Lossy formats:
Lossless formats:
Uncompressed formats:
Supported languages
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