fre:ac
Cost / License
- Free
- Open Source (GPL-2.0)
Application types
EUPlatforms
- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
- BSD
- PortableApps.com
- Wine
- Haiku
Features
Properties
- Lightweight
Features
- Audio Conversion
- Multiple tracks at once
- Media Transcoding
- CDDB access
- Batch processing
- Ad-free
- ALAC support
- AAC
- Lossless Audio
- No registration required
- OGG
- Works Offline
- Video Converter
- Portable
- Opus codec support
fre:ac News & Activities
Recent News
Recent activities
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i've been using fre:ac for years && can't think of any complaints. it's quite simple, intuitive && gets the job done while being lightweight. i suppose if you're looking for lots of customization options you may find it lacking but it's solid, imho. thank you fre:ac creators/maintainers for offering a free, opensource, reliable tool
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What is fre:ac?
fre:ac is a free audio converter and CD ripper with support for various formats and codecs. It will convert between MP3, MP4/M4A, 
FLAC, 
Vorbis, Opus, AAC, WAV, WMA and other formats.
With fre:ac you easily rip your audio CDs to FLAC or MP3 files for use with your mobile player or convert files that do not play with other audio software. You can even convert whole music libraries retaining the folder and filename structure.
The integrated CD ripper supports the 
freedb online CD database. It will automatically query song information and write it to ID3v2 or other title information tags.
Portable version: https://portableapps.com/apps/music_video/freac_portable
fre:ac information
Developed by
Robert Kausch Licensing
Open Source (GPL-2.0) and Free product.Written in
Rating
Average rating of 4.5Alternatives
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Audio & Music, CD/DVD Tools, Video & MoviesGitHub repository
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Comments and Reviews
While I use Foobar or the commandline for encoding/converting, I always suggest BonkEnc to the uninitiated due to its ease-of-use & the underlying KISS (keep it simple, stupid) attitude.
For GNU+Linux, only available as Snap or Flatpak images
i've been using fre:ac for years && can't think of any complaints. it's quite simple, intuitive && gets the job done while being lightweight. i suppose if you're looking for lots of customization options you may find it lacking but it's solid, imho. thank you fre:ac creators/maintainers for offering a free, opensource, reliable tool
This does what I need it to do. I like to take multiple tracks, put them in the right order, and then combine them into one large track. I then export as Opus or Ogg Vorbis.
My go to for all my audio convertions. Straightforward, reliable and works good.
It doesn't do VBR AAC.
manually entering bitrate using FDK-AAC causes MediaInfo to consider such files to be VBR
The best Open Source audio converter and extractor software !