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Revision as of 20:31, 4 July 2023
| Developer(s) | Peter Pawlowski |
| Release information | |
|---|---|
| Initial release | Unknown |
| Stable release | 2023-07-04 (July 4, 2023) |
| Compatibility | |
| Operating system | Windows |
| Additional information | |
| Use | Encoder distribution |
| License | Various, inc. GPL |
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 |
| qaac | 2.79 | Requires iTunes | |
| Apple Lossless | |||
| refalac | 1.79 | ||
| 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 1.4 |
| WavPack | wavpack | 5.6.0 |
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.dlllibmp4v2.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