fre:ac

fre:ac is one of the most popular free audio converters on the market and has been around for well over a decade. The reasons why fre:ac became such a huge success are quite varied but simple nonetheless.

For starters, it comes with support for almost all of the popular audio formats and boasts an impressive collection of encoders. The app is more than capable of doubling as a CD ripper app, even though the need for such tools is, as we all know, not that big nowadays.

Couple its CD ripping capabilities with the remarkable audio conversion capabilities and you get one very versatile app available for anyone looking to convert whole music libraries as well as rip them on CDs.

We've mentioned the app's remarkable ability to freely convert between a plethora of audio formats. These include MP3, MP4, M4A, WMA, OGG, FLAC, AAC, WAV, and Bonk-related formats.

Another cool thing is that the integrated ripper works both ways: you create CDs with your favorite songs, but you can just as easily convert your audio CDs to files on your computer's hard disk, quite useful if you've ever wanted to create some extra space in the house by throwing out the piles of CDs.

Since we're talking about the CD ripping engine, it's also worth noting that the app can access the CDDB and freedb databases to find artist and title information. Of course, you can edit tracks manually and add various metadata information if you want.

You can install the app on your computer, or you can install it on a USB stick or any external device and use it on the go on any computer.

Last but not least, even though it's not exactly a new app, it's worth mentioning that fre:ac has multi-core optimized encoders to speed up conversions on some of the most modern PCs.

Even though you clearly want this app for its main functions and features, it's good to know that the GUI is available in more than 40 languages.

It's also true that the GUI is not what one might call top-notch, but despite its old-school looks, the interface does a good job of guiding new or inexperienced users.

Don't, however, think that fre:ac is just a hum-drum beginner-oriented app. Head over to the app's Configuration section, and you'll discover an impressive array of customization features and advanced options, which make the app perfect for even the most exigent users out there.