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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 = 1.0.21 (2013-07-14)
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| stable_release = 1.0.22 (28 July 2014)
| preview_release =  snapshot-20130430 (30 April 2013)
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| preview_release =  Snapshot 20140609 (9 June 2014)
| operating_system = Windows
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| operating_system = Windows, Linux, OS X, FreeBSD
 
| use = Digital Audio Extraction, transcoding
 
| use = Digital Audio Extraction, transcoding
 
| license = GPL  
 
| license = GPL  
| website = [http://www.freac.org http://www.freac.org]
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| website = [http://www.freac.org/ http://www.freac.org/]
 
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}}
  
 
=Introduction=
 
=Introduction=
'''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.
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'''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.
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The stable version is available for Windows only. Support for Linux, OS X and FreeBSD has been added in recent development releases.
  
 
== Features ==
 
== Features ==
 
* CD ripping
 
* CD ripping
** [[Cdparanoia]] mode
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** [[cdparanoia]] mode
 
** jitter correction
 
** jitter correction
 
** CD Text support
 
** CD Text support
 
* [[Transcoding]] from one format to another
 
* [[Transcoding]] from one format to another
 
* using Compact Disc Database (CDDB)
 
* using Compact Disc Database (CDDB)
* support [[ID3v1]], [[ID3v2]], MP4-Metadata and [[Vorbis_comment|Vorbis comment]] [[Tags]]
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* support [[ID3v1]], [[ID3v2]], MP4-Metadata, [[Vorbis_comment|Vorbis comment]] and Windows Media [[Tags]]
* keeps image tags when converting from FLAC to MP3
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* keeps album art when converting from FLAC to MP3
* creating cue sheets and playlists
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* creating [[cue sheet|cue sheets]] and playlists
 
* full UTF-8 Unicode support
 
* full UTF-8 Unicode support
 
* additional command line interface (CD Ripping/Encoding)
 
* additional command line interface (CD Ripping/Encoding)
  
 
== Supported Formats ==
 
== Supported Formats ==
* [[MP3]] ([[LAME]])
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Supported by the stable release:
* [[MP4/M4A AAC]] ([[FAAC]]/[[FAAD|FAAD2]])
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* [[Ogg_Vorbis|Ogg Vorbis]]
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* [[FLAC]]
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* [http://www.logarithmic.net/pfh/bonk Bonk] v0.11
 
* [http://www.logarithmic.net/pfh/bonk Bonk] v0.11
Supported by the development snapshot:
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* [[FLAC]]
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* [[Ogg_Vorbis|Ogg Vorbis]]
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* [[MP3]] ([[LAME]])
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* [[AAC|MP4/M4A AAC]] ([[FAAC]]/[[FAAD|FAAD2]])
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* [[WAV]]
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* [[WMA]]
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Additionally supported by the development snapshot:
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* [[ALAC]] (Apple Lossless)
 
* [[Opus]]
 
* [[Opus]]
* [[Speex]]
 
* Apple Lossless ([[ALAC]])
 
* [[Musepack]]
 
* [[WavPack]]
 
 
* [[Monkey%27s_Audio|Monkey's Audio]]
 
* [[Monkey%27s_Audio|Monkey's Audio]]
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* [[MP2]]
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* [[AAC|MP4/M4A AAC]] ([[Apple AAC]])
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* [[Musepack]]
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* [[Speex]]
 
* [[Tak|TAK]]
 
* [[Tak|TAK]]
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* [[WavPack]]
  
 
== Supported languages ==
 
== Supported languages ==
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* Afrikaans
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* Arabic
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* Bulgarian
 
* Catalan
 
* Catalan
* Chinese
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* Chinese (Simplified)
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* Chinese (Traditional)
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* Croatian
 
* Czech
 
* Czech
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* Danish
 
* Danish
 
* Dutch
 
* Dutch
 
* English
 
* English
 
* Esperanto
 
* Esperanto
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* Estonian
 
* Finnish
 
* Finnish
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* French
 
* French
 
* German
 
* German
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* Greek
 
* Greek
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* Hebrew
 
* Hungarian
 
* Hungarian
 
* Italian
 
* Italian
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* Korean
 
* Korean
 
* Lithuanian
 
* Lithuanian
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* Norwegian
 
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* Polish
 
* Polish
 
* Portuguese
 
* Portuguese
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* Romanian
 
* Russian
 
* Russian
* Serbian
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* Serbian (Latin script)
 
* Slovak
 
* Slovak
 
* Spanish
 
* Spanish
 
* Swedish
 
* Swedish
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* Turkish
 
* Turkish
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* Ukrainian
 
* Ukrainian
* Romanian
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* Vietnamese
 
* ...
 
* ...
 
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Revision as of 10:29, 17 August 2014

fre:ac


fre:ac
fre:ac screenshot
Slim CD ripper, audio encoder and converter
Developer(s) Robert Kausch
Release information
Initial release {{{released}}}
Stable release 1.0.22 (28 July 2014)
Preview release Snapshot 20140609 (9 June 2014)
Compatibility
Operating system Windows, Linux, OS X, FreeBSD
Additional information
Use Digital Audio Extraction, transcoding
License GPL
Website http://www.freac.org/

Introduction

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.

The stable version is available for Windows only. Support for Linux, OS X and FreeBSD has been added in recent development releases.

Features

  • CD ripping
    • cdparanoia mode
    • jitter correction
    • CD Text support
  • Transcoding from one format to another
  • using Compact Disc Database (CDDB)
  • support ID3v1, ID3v2, MP4-Metadata, Vorbis comment and Windows Media Tags
  • keeps album art when converting from FLAC to MP3
  • creating cue sheets and playlists
  • full UTF-8 Unicode support
  • additional command line interface (CD Ripping/Encoding)

Supported Formats

Supported by the stable release:

Additionally supported by the development snapshot:

Supported languages

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