fre:ac

6.9easy start · #7 of 34
in Audio Converter Software

Free to practise onyes
Free trialnot on record
Well documentedyes
Runs where you workyes

Runs on Linux, Mac, Windows.

fre:ac is ranked #7 of 34 in audio converter software on The Geeks Club. It runs on Linux, macOS, Windows. There is a free plan.

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fre:ac Free Free and open source · no adware freac.org · 29 Sept 2026

Compared on audio converter software

Free plan: Yes
Batch conversion: Yes
Supported formats: MP3, M4A/AAC, FLAC, WMA, Opus, Ogg Vorbis, Speex, Monkey's Audio (APE), WavPack, WAV
Quality controls: Yes
Metadata editing: Yes
CD ripping: Yes
Cloud conversion: No

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The record

Audio conversion: fre:ac converts between MP3, M4A/AAC, FLAC, WMA, Opus, Ogg Vorbis, Speex, Monkey’s Audio, WavPack, WAV and other formats.
Library conversion: fre:ac can convert whole music libraries while retaining their folder and filename structure.
Metadata lookup: The CD ripper can query the CDDB/GNUdb online database for artist and title information and write it to ID3v2 or other title tags.
Portable use: The application can be installed on a USB stick or external drive and store its configuration files there.
Multicore encoding: The integrated MP3, M4A/AAC, Opus and Speex encoders use multicore CPUs.
Unicode: fre:ac supports Unicode tags and filenames, including scripts such as Japanese, Cyrillic, Arabic and Indian scripts.
Supported systems: The maker lists Windows, macOS, Linux, FreeBSD and Haiku as supported operating systems.
Languages: The user interface is available in 43 languages, and the maker says it can be translated using the included smooth Translator utility.
Distribution: The maker offers Windows installers and ZIP packages, macOS disk images, and Linux Snap, Flatpak and AppImage packages.
CD database limit: fre:ac supports freedb-compatible databases; its FAQ says Gracenote CDDB support is unavailable due to licensing issues.
Privacy: The privacy policy says the software does not collect personal information and describes data transfers for querying or submitting CD metadata to a configurable online database.
Support: The maker directs users to its GitHub Discussions area for questions and ideas, and lists issue reporting by GitHub issue tracker or email.
Price from: Free

Where it ranks on The Geeks Club

Best Audio Converter Software in 2026#7 of 34

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Sources

freac.org· checked 29 Sept 2026
freac.org/downloads-mainmenu-33· checked 29 Sept 2026
freac.org/help-aamp-support-mainmenu-36/20-cddb--· checked 29 Sept 2026
freac.org/privacy-policy· checked 29 Sept 2026