Fre:ac - Revision history

77.10.78.75: New release

2022-01-23T14:05:24Z

New release

← Older revision		Revision as of 14:05, 23 January 2022
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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 = 1.1.5 (~~27 June 2021~~)		\| stable_release = 1.1.6 (22 January 2022)
	\| operating_system = Windows, Linux, macOS, FreeBSD, Haiku		\| operating_system = Windows, Linux, macOS, FreeBSD, Haiku
	\| use = Digital Audio Extraction, transcoding		\| use = Digital Audio Extraction, transcoding

77.1.145.171: Update version number and features for fre:ac 1.1.5

2021-06-27T23:38:25Z

Update version number and features for fre:ac 1.1.5

← Older revision		Revision as of 23:38, 27 June 2021
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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 = 1.1.4 (~~14 February~~ 2021)		\| stable_release = 1.1.5 (27 June 2021)
	\| operating_system = Windows, Linux, macOS, FreeBSD, Haiku		\| operating_system = Windows, Linux, macOS, FreeBSD, Haiku
	\| use = Digital Audio Extraction, transcoding		\| use = Digital Audio Extraction, transcoding
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	* CD ripping		* CD ripping
			** [[AccurateRip]] support
	** [[cdparanoia]] mode		** [[cdparanoia]] mode
	** Jitter correction		** Jitter correction

77.10.102.129: Update stable release to 1.1.4

2021-02-15T01:00:56Z

Update stable release to 1.1.4

← Older revision		Revision as of 01:00, 15 February 2021
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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 = 1.1.3 (~~11 October 2020~~)		\| stable_release = 1.1.4 (14 February 2021)
	\| operating_system = Windows, Linux, macOS, FreeBSD, Haiku		\| operating_system = Windows, Linux, macOS, FreeBSD, Haiku
	\| use = Digital Audio Extraction, transcoding		\| use = Digital Audio Extraction, transcoding
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	** [[HTOA]] ripping		** [[HTOA]] ripping
	** [[CD-Text]] support		** [[CD-Text]] support
			** [[HDCD]] decoding
	** Parallel ripping with multiple drives		** Parallel ripping with multiple drives

77.8.20.12: Update stable release to 1.1.3

2020-10-11T16:12:20Z

Update stable release to 1.1.3

← Older revision		Revision as of 16:12, 11 October 2020
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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 = 1.1.2 (~~20 June~~ 2020)		\| stable_release = 1.1.3 (11 October 2020)
	\| operating_system = Windows, Linux, macOS, FreeBSD, Haiku		\| operating_system = Windows, Linux, macOS, FreeBSD, Haiku
	\| use = Digital Audio Extraction, transcoding		\| use = Digital Audio Extraction, transcoding
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	* Greek		* Greek
	* Hebrew		* Hebrew
			* Hindi
	* Hungarian		* Hungarian
	* Italian		* Italian
			\|\|
	* Japanese		* Japanese
	\|\|
	* Korean		* Korean
	* Lithuanian		* Lithuanian
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	* Romanian		* Romanian
	* Russian		* Russian
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	* Serbian (Cyrillic script)		* Serbian (Cyrillic script)
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	* Serbian (Latin script)		* Serbian (Latin script)
	* Slovak		* Slovak

77.0.150.216: New stable release

2020-06-20T14:35:42Z

New stable release

← Older revision		Revision as of 14:35, 20 June 2020
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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 = 1.1.1 (~~19 April~~ 2020)		\| stable_release = 1.1.2 (20 June 2020)
	\| operating_system = Windows, Linux, macOS, FreeBSD, Haiku		\| operating_system = Windows, Linux, macOS, FreeBSD, Haiku
	\| use = Digital Audio Extraction, transcoding		\| use = Digital Audio Extraction, transcoding

77.8.115.43: New stable release

2020-04-19T14:43:46Z

New stable release

← Older revision		Revision as of 14:43, 19 April 2020
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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 = 1.1 (~~29 March~~ 2020)		\| stable_release = 1.1.1 (19 April 2020)
	\| operating_system = Windows, Linux, macOS, FreeBSD, Haiku		\| operating_system = Windows, Linux, macOS, FreeBSD, Haiku
	\| use = Digital Audio Extraction, transcoding		\| use = Digital Audio Extraction, transcoding

77.8.27.184: Update version, features and supported formats for 1.1 release

2020-03-29T21:06:26Z

Update version, features and supported formats for 1.1 release

← Older revision		Revision as of 21:06, 29 March 2020
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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 = ~~1.0.33 (13 February 2020)~~		\| stable_release = 1.1 (29 March 2020)
	~~\| preview_release =~~ 1.1 ~~RC 2~~ (22 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/]
	}}		}}
	'''fre:ac''' ~~(formerly BonkEnc)~~ is a CD ripper~~, audio encoder and converter~~ for various formats. It's a ~~very~~ slim program and can be run from a USB stick~~. fre:ac is available under GPL license and has native support for numerous languages~~.		'''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.

	~~The stable~~ version is available for Windows ~~only. Support for Linux~~, macOS and FreeBSD has ~~been added in recent development releases~~.		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 ==
	~~Supported by the stable release:~~
			* [[Transcoding]] from one format to another
			* Parallel conversion on multi-core systems

	* CD ripping		* CD ripping
	** [[cdparanoia]] mode		** [[cdparanoia]] mode
	** ~~jitter~~ correction		** Jitter correction
	** ~~CD Text support~~		** [[HTOA]] ripping
	* [[~~Transcoding~~]] ~~from one format to another~~		** [[CD-Text]] support
	* ~~using Compact Disc Database (CDDB/freedb)~~		** Parallel ripping with multiple drives
	* ~~support~~ [[ID3v1]], [[ID3v2]], MP4-Metadata, [[Vorbis Comment]] and Windows Media [[Tags]]
	* ~~keeps~~ album art when converting ~~from FLAC to MP3~~		* Tagging and metadata
	* ~~creating~~ [[cue sheet\|cue sheets]] and playlists		** Support for [[ID3v1]], [[ID3v2]], MP4-Metadata, [[Vorbis Comment]], [[APEv2]] and Windows Media [[Tags]]
	* ~~full UTF-8 Unicode support~~		** Chapter support for ID3v2, MP4-Metadata, Vorbis Comment and Windows Media Tags
	* ~~additional command line interface (CD Ripping/Encoding)~~		** Keeps album art when converting between different formats
	~~Additional features of the preview release:~~		** Uses Compact Disc Database (CDDB/freedb)
	* ~~parallel conversion on multi~~-~~core systems~~		** Can create [[cue sheet\|cue sheets]] and playlists
	* ~~chapter support~~ for ~~ID3v2, MP4-Metadata, Vorbis Comment and Windows Media Tags~~		** Integrated tag editor
	* ~~integrated tag editor~~
	* writing ripping/conversion log files		* Multi-channel audio support
	* lossless file verification		* Support for [[DSP]] components
	* ~~rip~~/convert to multiple formats at once		* Support for external (command line) codecs
	* ~~multi-channel audio support~~		* Rip/convert to multiple formats at once
	* ~~support for external (command line) codecs~~		* Lossless file verification
	* ~~support for [[DSP]] components~~		* Manages multiple configurations
	* ~~manages multiple configurations~~		* Writing ripping/conversion log files
	* ~~[[HTOA]]~~ ripping		* Full UTF-8 Unicode support
			* Additional command line interface (CD ripping/encoding)

	== Supported formats ==		== Supported formats ==
	~~Supported by the stable release~~:		Lossy formats:
	* [~~http:~~//~~www.logarithmic.net/pfh/bonk Bonk~~] ~~v0.11~~		* [[MP3]] ([[LAME]])
	* [[~~FLAC~~]]		* [[AAC\|MP4/AAC]] ([[FAAC]]/[[FAAD\|FAAD2]], [[Fraunhofer FDK AAC\|FDK-AAC]], [[Apple AAC]])
			* [[Musepack]]
	* [[Ogg_Vorbis\|Ogg Vorbis]] ([[aoTuV]])		* [[Ogg_Vorbis\|Ogg Vorbis]] ([[aoTuV]])
	* [[~~MP3~~]] ~~([[LAME]])~~		* [[Opus]]
	* [[AAC\|MP4/M4A AAC]] ([[FAAC]]/[[FAAD\|FAAD2]])		* [[Speex]]
	* [[~~WAV~~]]
	* [[WMA]]		* [[WMA]]
	~~Additionally supported by the development release~~:		Lossless formats:
	* [[ALAC]] (Apple Lossless)		* [[ALAC]] (Apple Lossless)
	* [[~~Opus~~]]		* [[FLAC]]
	* [[Monkey%27s_Audio\|Monkey's Audio]]		* [[Monkey%27s_Audio\|Monkey's Audio]]
	* [[~~MP2]]~~		* [[OptimFROG]]
	* [[AAC\|MP4/M4A AAC]] ([[Apple AAC]])
	* [[Musepack]]
	* [[Speex]]
	* [[Tak\|TAK]]		* [[Tak\|TAK]]
	* [[OptimFROG]]
	* [[WavPack]]		* [[WavPack]]
			Uncompressed formats:
			* [[AIFF]]
			* [[WAV]]
			* [[Wave64]]

	== Supported languages ==		== Supported languages ==

77.8.86.127: New preview release

2020-03-22T16:25:22Z

New preview release

← Older revision		Revision as of 16:25, 22 March 2020
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	\| maintainer = Robert Kausch		\| maintainer = Robert Kausch
	\| stable_release = 1.0.33 (13 February 2020)		\| stable_release = 1.0.33 (13 February 2020)
	\| preview_release = 1.1 RC 1 (8 March 2020)		\| preview_release = 1.1 RC 2 (22 March 2020)
	\| operating_system = Windows, Linux, macOS, FreeBSD		\| operating_system = Windows, Linux, macOS, FreeBSD
	\| use = Digital Audio Extraction, transcoding		\| use = Digital Audio Extraction, transcoding

77.3.100.120: New preview release

2020-03-08T22:14:26Z

New preview release

← Older revision		Revision as of 22:14, 8 March 2020
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	\| maintainer = Robert Kausch		\| maintainer = Robert Kausch
	\| stable_release = 1.0.33 (13 February 2020)		\| stable_release = 1.0.33 (13 February 2020)
	\| preview_release = 1.1 ~~Beta 3~~ (~~9 February~~ 2020)		\| preview_release = 1.1 RC 1 (8 March 2020)
	\| operating_system = Windows, Linux, macOS, FreeBSD		\| operating_system = Windows, Linux, macOS, FreeBSD
	\| use = Digital Audio Extraction, transcoding		\| use = Digital Audio Extraction, transcoding

77.3.191.108: New stable release

2020-02-12T23:10:56Z

New stable release

← Older revision		Revision as of 23:10, 12 February 2020
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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 = 1.0.32 (13 ~~March 2018~~)		\| stable_release = 1.0.33 (13 February 2020)
	\| preview_release = 1.1 Beta 3 (9 February 2020)		\| preview_release = 1.1 Beta 3 (9 February 2020)
	\| operating_system = Windows, Linux, macOS, FreeBSD		\| operating_system = Windows, Linux, macOS, FreeBSD