Direct fre:ac version 1.1.2 + Portable (32 & 64-bit) -=TeamOS=-

Mirkec · Jun 23, 2020

Review
fre:ac is an audio converter and CD ripper with support for various popular formats and encoders. It currently converts between MP3, MP4/M4A, WMA, Ogg Vorbis, FLAC, AAC, WAV, and Bonk formats. With fre:ac user easily rips audio CDs to MP3 or WMA files for use with hardware player or convert files that do not play with other audio software. Users can even convert whole music libraries retaining the folder and filename structure.

The integrated CD ripper supports the CDDB/freedb online CD database. It will automatically query song information and write it to ID3v2 or other title information tags.

Converter for MP3, MP4/M4A, WMA, Ogg Vorbis, FLAC, AAC, WAV and Bonk formats;
Integrated CD ripper with CDDB/freedb title database support;
Portable application, install on a USB stick and take it with you;
Multi-core optimized encoders to speed up conversions on modern PCs;
Full Unicode support for tags and file names;
Easy to learn and use, still offers expert options when you need them;
Multilingual user interface available in 40 languages;
Completely free and open source without a catch.

What is new in version 1.1.2 (Released on June 20, 2020):
This release introduces UI scaling to the system font size by default, adds support for theme colors and dark mode on Linux/FreeBSD, updates codecs to the latest versions and fixes several issues found in earlier releases:
Improvements

Scale UI to adjust to system font size by default;
Added support for theme colors and dark mode on Linux/FreeBSD;
Improved handling of maximized window state on Linux/FreeBSD and macOS;
Removed non-working option to not lock CD trays while ripping;
Stop ripping before trying to eject a disc;
Write audio data CRC to log files when ripping;
Write MD5 checksums to log files when verifying files;
Write log entries when replacing existing files.

Bug fixes

Fixed length of the last chapter of some audiobooks being detected as 0:00;
Prevent interpreting numerical IDs or dates at the beginning of file names as track numbers;
Fixed a possible source of random crashes when adding files to the job list;
Fixed possible crash when importing MP4/M4A files;
Fixed possible crash when encoding in SuperFast mode;
Fixed some graphics glitches on macOS;
Upgrading to fre:ac v1.1.2 is strongly recommended for users of any earlier releases.

What is new in version 1.1.1 (Released on April 19, 2020):
Improvements:

Improved file size and bitrate calculation for chapters and cue sheet tracks;
Added <discid> placeholder for use in filename patterns;
Added an optional disc ID column to the job list;
Added an option to eject the disc after ripping to freaccmd;
Allow specifying device path instead of drive number in freaccmd.

Bug fixes:

Fixed crash of freaccmd when querying CDDB while DISPLAY variable is not set;
Fixed ripping of first CD track in paranoia mode on Windows;
Fixed several issues creating CBR MP3 files in SuperFast mode;
Fixed calculation of track conversion speed factor in log files;
Upgrading to fre:ac v1.1.1 is strongly recommended for users of fre:ac v1.1 and earlier releases.

What is new in version 1.1 (Released on March 29, 2020):
This is a major release with more than 80 new features compared to fre:ac 1.0.33. Highlights include:

Availability for macOS and Linux, in addition to Windows;
Availability of 64-bit versions for Windows and other operating systems;
Support for dark mode on Windows and macOS;
A reworked conversion engine with support for multi-threading and parallel processing;
An integrated tag editor with support for cover images;
An extension for simultaneous output to multiple formats;
Support for new codecs including Opus, Apple Lossless, Monkey's Audio, WavPack, and others;
Support for DSP filters and lossless file verification;
Support for multi-channel audio;
Support for managing multiple configurations;
Support for writing log files;
The complete list of new features can be found in the release notes of the fre:ac 1.1 Beta 1 release.

System requirements:
OS: Microsoft Windows® 2000, Windows® Vista, Windows® 7, Windows® 8, Windows® 8.1, Windows® 10 (both 32 & 64-bit).

Install notes:
1. Extract and run the executable file;
2. Enjoy!

Screenshots:

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All credits go to Robert Kausch, who made and shared the application with us!

File (32-bit): freac-1.1.2a-windows.exe