fre: ac

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fre: ac
Basic data

Maintainer Robert Kausch
developer Robert Kausch
Publishing year 2001
Current  version 1.0.32
(March 13, 2018)
Current preliminary version v1.1 Beta 2
(January 12, 2020)
operating system Windows , macOS , Linux and FreeBSD
programming language C ++ , C
License GPLv2
German speaking Yes
https://www.freac.org

fre: ac is a CD-Ripper - software for ribs and converting of audio signals . It is licensed under the GPLv2 and thus represents a free alternative to well-known adware programs such as the Audiograbber . Fre: ac is also largely platform-independent.

history

fre: ac was published in 2001 by Robert Kausch under the name BonkEnc , as it was primarily intended for creating audio files in the lossless Bonk format.

The first stable program version 1.0 appeared on February 21, 2007. BonkEnc was renamed fre: ac with the release of version 1.0.17 on November 14, 2010 .

support

The audio formats WMA , Ogg Vorbis , MP3 , MP4 , AAC , WAV and the lossless audio format Bonk are supported .

Awards

In October 2015 won fre: ac the SourceForge award Community Choice Project of the Month , and in May 2018 the Staff Pick Project of the Month .

Individual evidence

  1. The freac Open Source Project on Open Hub: Languages Page . In: Open Hub . (accessed on July 14, 2018).
  2. Robert Kausch: fre: ac license on GitHub. July 1, 2019, accessed July 2, 2019 .
  3. Renaming to fre: ac. In: fre: ac - Latest News. November 13, 2010, accessed July 2, 2019 .
  4. Welcome to the fre: ac project. Retrieved July 2, 2019 .
  5. October 2015, “Community Choice” Project of the Month - fre: ac. In: SourceForge Community Blog. October 2, 2015, Retrieved July 2, 2019 (American English).
  6. May 2018, “Staff Pick” Project of the Month - fre: ac. In: SourceForge Community Blog. May 4, 2018, Retrieved July 2, 2019 (American English).