BestSoft Convert to MP3

Chances are you work with multimedia items on a daily basis. Doing so can imply performing a variety of different operations, simple or complex. For instance, applications like BestSoft Convert to MP3 give you the possibility to extract the audio layer from videos in an MP3 file, or convert from other formats.

After a short and uneventful setup process, you’re free to check out the application’s set of features. In terms of visuals, the application wants to make sure you don’t have a hard time getting the hang of things, with an intuitive general layout, multiple info fields display, and pleasant interface design.

Unfortunately, you can’t just drag files over the main window to get them ready, so you need to rely on the built-in browse dialog. On the other hand, you get to pick from an impressive variety of formats, such as AVI, WMV, MP4, DV, MOV, M4V, VOB, SWF, NUT, RM, FLV, 3GP, MPG, WMA, WAV, OGG, FLAC, APE, CUE, M4A, MP2, AIFF, AMR, and MPA, but you must select the format you want to add, because it’s not automatically detected in the browse dialog.

There aren’t any effects or enhancements to apply, and the preview only consists of a thumbnail, and no playback options. The application also comes lacking any editing, cropping, or color management options.

Just as the name suggests, the only supported output format is MP3, which is a disappointment, considering the abundance of other audio formats you can import. You can pick one of four different quality profiles, or access advanced options for channels, bitrate, sample rate, and quality. In case you load more files, there’s an option to automatically shut down the PC when done.

All things considered, we come to the conclusion that BestSoft Convert to MP3 is a powerful application you can use to convert just about anything to MP3. Quality can quickly be picked from preset configurations, or manually tweaked, but the limitation to the MP3 format is a bit disappointing overall.