SoundConverter

5.8easy start · #26 of 34
in Audio Converter Software

Runs on Linux.

SoundConverter is ranked #26 of 34 in audio converter software on The Geeks Club. It runs on Linux. There is a free plan.

SoundConverter plans and pricing

SoundConverter Free Free software under GNU GPLv3 soundconverter.org · 8 Oct 2026

Free plan: Yes
Batch conversion: Yes
Supported formats: Input: Ogg Vorbis, AAC, MP3, FLAC, WAV, AVI, MPEG, MOV, M4A, AC3, DTS, ALAC, MPC, Shorten, APE, SID, MOD, XM, S3M; output: Opus, Ogg Vorbis, FLAC, WAV, AAC, MP3
Quality controls: Yes
CD ripping: No
Cloud conversion: No

Purpose: SoundConverter is an audio file transcoder for the GNOME desktop.
Input formats: It reads formats supported by GStreamer, including Ogg Vorbis, AAC, MP3, FLAC, WAV, AVI, MPEG, MOV, M4A, AC3, DTS, ALAC, MPC, Shorten, APE, SID, MOD, XM, and S3M.
Output formats: It writes Opus, Ogg Vorbis, FLAC, WAV, AAC, and MP3 files, or can use GNOME audio profiles.
Video audio: The application can extract audio from videos.
Conversion speed: Its multithreaded design uses as many cores as possible to speed up conversion.
File organization: It can rename files and create folders according to tags.
Interface: The site describes its interface as GNOME HIG compliant and designed to be simple to use.
Requirements: The site lists Linux, GNOME, Python, PyGTK, GStreamer, GStreamer-python, and Gnome-python as requirements.
MP3 output: MP3 output requires GStreamer-lame; the site links to package instructions for several Linux distributions.
License: The program is free software that may be redistributed or modified under GNU GPLv3.
Support: The site links to Launchpad for bug reports, questions, feature requests, and translations.
Code: The site links to the project's code on GitHub.
Performance limit: The project README says the application is somewhat slower than command-line tools and recommends those for ultimate performance.
Price from: Free

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