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**foobar2000 Free Encoder Pack**


Developer(s)	Peter Pawlowski
Release information
Initial release	Unknown
Stable release	2024-04-23 (April 23, 2024)
Preview release
Compatibility
Operating system	Windows
Additional information
Use	Encoder distribution
License	Various, inc. GPL
Website	{{{website}}}

The Free Encoder Pack gives foobar2000 users the ability to utilize additional command-line encoders when converting audio files.

For standard installations of foobar2000, the files are extracted to a new folder in the foobar2000 installation directory called "encoders".

Encoders

Codec	Tool	Version	Notes
AAC	fhgaacenc	20151024	Requires Winamp 5.62 or newer
AAC	qaac	2.82	Requires iTunes
Apple Lossless	qaac	2.82	Requires iTunes
Apple Lossless	refalac	1.82
FLAC	flac	1.4.3
MP3	lame	3.100
Musepack	mpcenc	1.30.0
Ogg Vorbis	oggenc2	2.88	Uses libVorbis 1.3.7
Opus	opusenc	0.2.1	Uses libopus 1.5.2
WavPack	wavpack	5.7.0

fhgaacenc

fhgaacenc allows foobar2000 to use the FhG AAC codec, which is included with Winamp 5.62–5.666, with the Converter component.

Note: The required enc_fhgaac.dll is not included in Winamp 5.8 and later.

Option 1

Download and install the relevant version of Winamp.
Restart foobar2000 to use the "AAC (Winamp FhG)" option.

Option 2

Download the relevant version of Winamp, but do not install it.
Open the setup exe file as an archive using a tool such as 7-Zip.
Copy the following files directly to the foobar2000 "encoders" folder:
- Plugins\enc_fhgaac.dll
- libmp4v2.dll
Restart foobar2000 to use the "AAC (Winamp FhG)" option.

qaac

qaac allows foobar2000 to use the Apple AAC codec from iTunes with the Converter component.

Option 1

Download and install iTunes.
Restart foobar2000 to use the "AAC (Apple)" option.

Option 2

Download iTunes, but do not install it.
Download makeportable.zip and extract "makeportable.cmd" to the same location as the iTunes installer.
Run "makeportable.cmd" to extract the required files to a folder called "QTfiles" (and "QTfiles64", if the 64-bit version has been downloaded).
Move the "QTfiles" folder (and "QTfiles64" folder, if it exists) to the foobar2000 "encoders" folder.
Restart foobar2000 to use the "AAC (Apple)" option.

External links

Free Encoder Pack on foobar2000.org
fhgaacenc on GitHub
qaac on GitHub
Using qaac without iTunes on GitHub

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 | developer            = Peter Pawlowski
 | released             = Unknown
-| stable_release       = 2019-08-04
+| stable_release       = 2024-04-23
-| stable_release_date  = 2019-08-04
+| stable_release_date  = 2024-04-23
 | preview_release      =
 | preview_release_date =
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 {| class="wikitable"
 |-
-! Encoder
+! Codec
 ! Tool
 ! Version
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 |-
 | rowspan="2" | [[AAC]]
-| fhgaacenc
+| [[fhgaacenc]]
 | 20151024
 | Requires [[Winamp]] 5.62 or newer
 |-
 | rowspan="2" | [[QAAC|qaac]]
-| rowspan="2" | 2.68
+| rowspan="2" | 2.82
 | rowspan="2" | Requires [[iTunes]]
 |-
-| rowspan="2" | Apple Lossless
+| rowspan="2" | [[Apple Lossless]]
 |-
-| refalac
+| [[refalac]]
-| 1.68
+| 1.82
 |
 |-
 | [[FLAC]]
-|
+| flac
-| 1.3.3
+| 1.4.3
 |
 |-
 | [[MP3]]
-| [[LAME]]
+| [[LAME|lame]]
 | 3.100
 |
 |-
 | [[Musepack]]
-|
+| mpcenc
 | 1.30.0
 |
 |-
 | [[Ogg Vorbis]]
-|
+| [[oggenc|oggenc2]]
 | 2.88
-| Uses libVorbis 1.3.6
+| Uses libVorbis 1.3.7
 |-
 | [[Opus]]
-|
+| opusenc
-| 0.2
+| 0.2.1
-| Uses libopus 1.3.1
+| Uses libopus 1.5.2
 |-
 | [[WavPack]]
-|
+| wavpack
-| 5.1.0
+| 5.7.0
 |
 |}
 ===fhgaacenc===
-fhgaacenc allows foobar2000 to utilize the Winamp [[FhG AAC]] codec, however the following steps are required to use it with the [[foobar2000:Converter|Converter]] component:
+fhgaacenc allows foobar2000 to use the [[FhG AAC]] codec, which is included with Winamp 5.62–5.666, with the [[foobar2000:Converter|Converter]] component.
+{{panel|'''Note:''' The required enc_fhgaac.dll is not included in Winamp 5.8 and later.|color=yellow}}
-* Download a 5.6.2+ (but pre-5.8) version of Winamp, as {{code|enc_fhgaac.dll}} is not included in 5.8+.
+====Option 1====
+* Download and install the relevant version of Winamp.
+* Restart foobar2000 to use the "AAC (Winamp FhG)" option.
+====Option 2====
+* Download the relevant version of Winamp, but '''do not''' install it.
 * Open the setup exe file as an archive using a tool such as 7-Zip.
 * Copy the following files directly to the foobar2000 "encoders" folder:
 ** {{code|Plugins\enc_fhgaac.dll}}
 ** {{code|libmp4v2.dll}}
-* Restart foobar2000 to use the "AAC (Winamp FhG)" option when converting files.
+* Restart foobar2000 to use the "AAC (Winamp FhG)" option.
+===qaac===
+qaac allows foobar2000 to use the [[Apple AAC]] codec from iTunes with the [[foobar2000:Converter|Converter]] component.
+====Option 1====
+* Download and install iTunes.
+* Restart foobar2000 to use the "AAC (Apple)" option.
+====Option 2====
+* Download iTunes, but '''do not''' install it.
+* Download [https://sites.google.com/site/qaacpage/cabinet/makeportable.zip makeportable.zip] and extract "makeportable.cmd" to the same location as the iTunes installer.
+* Run "makeportable.cmd" to extract the required files to a folder called "QTfiles" (and "QTfiles64", if the 64-bit version has been downloaded).
+* Move the "QTfiles" folder (and "QTfiles64" folder, if it exists) to the foobar2000 "encoders" folder.
+* Restart foobar2000 to use the "AAC (Apple)" option.
 ==External links==