Multimedia & graphics Windows
fre:ac for Windows
Convert audio files, rip CDs and edit tags with fre:ac, a free and open-source audio converter for Windows.
- Operating system
- Windows 10 and 11; publisher also lists XP, Vista, 7 and 8.x
- Architecture
- x64 (64-bit x86)
- Download package
- Self-extracting EXE installer
Separate 32-bit x86 and ARM64 builds and ZIP packages are available. The linked installer requires a matching 64-bit Windows system.
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What is fre:ac?
fre:ac converts audio files between formats including MP3, M4A/AAC, FLAC, Opus, Ogg Vorbis and WAV. Use it to prepare music for a different player or convert a library while retaining its folder and filename structure. The integrated CD ripper can look up artist and track information through CDDB/GNUdb and write it to file tags.
The application includes a tag editor and multi-threaded conversion engine. Its output-splitting tool can divide audio by duration, number of files or metadata. This entry links to the publisher-listed fre:ac 1.1.7 Windows x64 EXE installer; separate 32-bit, ARM64 and ZIP packages are available from the publisher.
Winamp plug-in support is documented for the 32-bit Windows build, not the x64 installer linked here. The screenshot shows the older Windows 1.0.21a settings interface, not the linked 1.1.7 release.
What it offers
- Convert between supported audio formats including MP3, M4A/AAC, FLAC, Opus, Ogg Vorbis and WAV.
- Rip audio CDs and query CDDB/GNUdb for artist and track information.
- Edit tags and retain folder and filename structure when converting music libraries.
- Use a multi-threaded conversion engine and split output by duration, file count or metadata.
Good to know
- Winamp plug-in integration is documented for the 32-bit Windows build; this download is the x64 installer.
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Sources
References used for this listing. Retrieval dates do not indicate hands-on testing.
- fre:ac — official downloads ↗Retrieved
- fre:ac — official features and release announcement ↗Retrieved
- fre:ac 1.1.7 — publisher Readme ↗Retrieved
- fre:ac 1.1.7 — project repository ↗Retrieved
- fre:ac 1.1.7 — COPYING ↗Retrieved
- freac - Download — normal browser observation ↗Retrieved
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