fre:ac vs X Lossless Decoder
fre:ac
freac.orgX Lossless Decoder
tmkk.undo.jpSide by side
| Figure | fre:ac | X Lossless Decoder |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | Free | Free |
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Free trial | — | — |
| Open source | — | — |
| Windows | Yes | — |
| macOS | Yes | Yes |
| Linux | Yes | — |
| Plans published | 1 | 1 |
| Spec score · Audio CD Ripping Software | 7.6 (#5) | 7.1 (#8) |
| Spec score · Audio Converter Software | 7.7 (#18) | 7.1 (#34) |
| CD ripping | Its integrated CD ripper converts audio CDs to files in the formats supported for regular audio conversion. | XLD can rip audio CDs to selected formats and create CD images with cue sheets. |
| Support | The maker directs users to its GitHub Discussions area for questions and ideas, and lists issue reporting by GitHub issue tracker or email. | The page provides the contact email [email protected] and invites users to donate through PayPal. |
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In their own words
fre:ac
fre:ac is a free audio converter and CD ripper for Linux, macOS, and Windows. It converts among formats including MP3, M4A/AAC, FLAC, WMA, Opus, Ogg Vorbis, Speex, Monkey’s Audio, WavPack, and WAV. Its CD ripper saves discs in supported formats and can query CDDB/GNUdb-compatible databases for artist and title details, then write those details to ID3v2 or other tags. It can convert whole music libraries while retaining folder and filename structure. The application supports Unicode tags and filenames, including Japanese, Cyrillic, Arabic, and Indian scripts. Its MP3, M4A/AAC, Opus, and Speex encoders use multicore CPUs. fre:ac can also run from a USB stick or external drive with its configuration files stored there. The maker lists Windows, macOS, Linux, FreeBSD, and Haiku as supported systems and says the interface is available in 43 languages. Gracenote CDDB support is unavailable because of licensing issues. The software does not collect personal information, though querying or submitting CD metadata can transfer data to a configurable online database. The maker offers Windows, macOS, and Linux packages.
X Lossless Decoder
X Lossless Decoder has no write-up on Specifiction yet; its figures are above.