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fre:ac

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fre:ac is a free and open source audio converter. It comes with an integrated tag editor and converts between various formats.

Features include:

  • Support for MP3, MP4/AAC, Opus, FLAC and other formats
  • Integrated player and tag editor
  • Support for playlists, cue sheets and chapters
  • Fast, multi-threaded conversion engine
  • Ability to convert to multiple formats at once
  • Can verify lossless input and output files
  • Support for freedb/CDDB queries and submits
  • Support for using command line codecs
  • User interface available in 40+ languages
  • Optional command line interface

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Usage

fre:ac is available as an AppImage which means "one app = one file", which you can download and run on your Linux system while you don't need a package manager and nothing gets changed in your system. Awesome!

AppImages are single-file applications that run on most Linux distributions. Download an application, make it executable, and run! No need to install. No system libraries or system preferences are altered. Most AppImages run on recent versions of Arch Linux, CentOS, Debian, Fedora, openSUSE, Red Hat, Ubuntu, and other common desktop distributions.

Running fre:ac on Linux without installation

Unlike other applications, AppImages do not need to be installed before they can be used. However, they need to be marked as executable before they can be run. This is a Linux security feature.

Behold! AppImages are usually not verified by others. Follow these instructions only if you trust the developer of the software. Use at your own risk!

Download the fre:ac AppImage and make it executable using your file manager or by entering the following commands in a terminal:

Then double-click the AppImage in the file manager to open it.

chmod +x ./*.AppImage