Download fre:ac 1.0.32:

• Windows

• Self extracting installer: freac-1.0.32.exe

• Binary .zip package: freac-1.0.32-bin.zip

• Source code

• Source code repository: Browse at GitHub
• Source code .zip package: freac-1.0.32.zip

  (to compile fre:ac from source code you need MinGW GCC 4.0+ or Visual Studio 2017 and smooth version 0.8.71.8)

Looking for the macOS, Linux or FreeBSD version? Click here to see fre:ac 1.1 Alpha downloads!

Download fre:ac 1.1 Alpha 20190423:

• Windows

• Binary .zip package: freac-1.1-alpha-20190423-windows.zip
• Binary .zip package (64 bit): freac-1.1-alpha-20190423-windows-x64.zip

• macOS

• Binary .dmg image: freac-1.1-alpha-20190423a-macosx.dmg

  (the 20190423a hotfix adds compatibility with macOS 10.15 Catalina)

• Linux

fre:ac is available as a Snap, Flatpak or AppImage package:

Alternatively, these official fre:ac builds should work on most distributions:

• Binary .tar.gz package: freac-1.1-alpha-20190423-linux.tar.gz
• Binary .tar.gz package (64 bit): freac-1.1-alpha-20190423-linux-x64.tar.gz

  (to run fre:ac, you might have to install libcurl if not present already)

• FreeBSD

• Binary .tar.gz package: freac-1.1-alpha-20190423-freebsd.tar.gz
• Binary .tar.gz package (64 bit): freac-1.1-alpha-20190423-freebsd-x64.tar.gz

  (to run fre:ac, you might have to install libcurl if not present already)

• Haiku

You can find and install fre:ac in HaikuDepot by searching for fre:ac. Alternatively, you can install it from the command line by typing:

• 32 bit Haiku installation: pkgman install freac_x86
• 64 bit Haiku installation: pkgman install freac

• Source code

• Source code repository: Browse at GitHub
• Source code .tar.gz package: freac-1.1-alpha-20190423.tar.gz

  (to compile fre:ac from source code you need the Component Development Kit and smooth version 0.8.74.0)

fre:ac continuous builds are available as Linux AppImages:

• Linux

• x86/i686 architecture (32 bit): freac-continuous-linux-i686.AppImage
• x86-64/amd64 architecture (64 bit): freac-continuous-linux-x86_64.AppImage
• arm/armhf architecture (32 bit): freac-continuous-linux-armhf.AppImage
• arm64/aarch64 architecture (64 bit): freac-continuous-linux-aarch64.AppImage

  To start an AppImage, make it executable and run it:

  chmod a+x freac-continuous-linux-x86_64.AppImage
  ./freac-continuous-linux-x86_64.AppImage

• Source code

• Source code repository: Browse at GitHub
• Source code .tar.gz package: freac-continuous.tar.gz

  (to compile fre:ac from source code you need the Component Development Kit and smooth version 0.8.74.0)

The fre:ac Component Development Kit (CDK) enables software developers to create custom BoCA components for fre:ac development releases. The latest release of the CDK is 1.1 Alpha 20190423:

• Windows

• Binary .zip package: freac-cdk-1.1-alpha-20190423-windows.zip
• Binary .zip package (64 bit): freac-cdk-1.1-alpha-20190423-windows-x64.zip

• Other OS

• Source code repository: Browse at GitHub
• Source code .tar.gz package: freac-cdk-1.1-alpha-20190423.tar.gz

  (to use the Component Development Kit you need smooth version 0.8.74.0)

fre:ac uses the following open source codecs and patches:

• CDIO Library v2.1.0: libcdio-2.1.0.tar.bz2
• CDIO Paranoia v2.0.0: libcdio-paranoia-10.2+2.0.0.tar.bz2

• Free Advanced Audio Coder v1.29.9.2: faac-1.29.9.2.tar.gz
  • Patch to fix an issue with Joint Stereo mode: faac-1.29.9.2-jsfix.patch

• Free Advanced Audio Decoder v2.8.8: faad2-2.8.8.tar.gz

• FLAC v1.3.2: flac-1.3.2.tar.gz
  • FLAC v1.3.2 metadata writing patch: flac-1.3.2-bitwriter.diff
  • FLAC v1.3.2 fast CRC processing patch: flac-1.3.2-fastcrc.diff

• LAME v3.100: lame-3.100.tar.gz
  • LAME v3.100 fast CRC processing patch: lame-3.100-fastcrc.diff
  • TMKK's AltiVec optimization patch: lame-3.100-altivec-20171014.diff
  • TMKK's SSE optimization patch: lame-3.100-sse-20171014.diff

• libav v12.3: libav-12.3.tar.gz
• libsamplerate v0.1.9: libsamplerate-0.1.9.tar.gz
• libsndfile v1.0.28: libsndfile-1.0.28.tar.gz

• Monkey's Audio 4.66: MAC_SDK_466.zip
  • Patch to build with the GNU Compiler on Windows: mac-sdk-4.66-gcc.patch

• MP4v2 v2.0.0: mp4v2-2.0.0.tar.bz2
  • Various fixes for all platforms: mp4v2-2.0.0-fixes.patch
  • Fixes specific to the Windows platform: mp4v2-2.0.0-win32.patch

• mpg123 v1.25.10: mpg123-1.25.10.tar.bz2
• Musepack r475: musepack_src_r475.tar.gz

• Ogg v1.3.3: libogg-1.3.3.tar.gz
  • Ogg v1.3.3 fast CRC processing patch: libogg-1.3.3-fastcrc.diff

• Opus v1.3.1: opus-1.3.1.tar.gz
• RNNoise 20171211: rnnoise-master-20171211.zip

• Rubber Band v1.8.2: rubberband-1.8.2.tar.bz2
  • Portability fixes for Rubber Band: rubberband-1.8.2-fixed.diff

• Speex v1.2.0: speex-1.2.0.tar.gz

• Vorbis v1.3.6: libvorbis-1.3.6.tar.gz
  • Patch to add aoTuV beta 6.03 optimizations: libvorbis-1.3.6-aotuv-b6.03.patch
  • Patch to add Lancer SSE optimizations: libvorbis-1.3.6-aotuv-b6.03-lancer.patch

• WavPack v5.1.0: wavpack-5.1.0.tar.bz2

These plug-ins enable Bonk audio file support in Winamp:

• Bonk plug-in for Winamp 2.x and 5.x (including sources): in_bonk-0.9.1.zip
• Bonk plug-in for Winamp 3.0 (including sources): cnv_bonkpcm-0.9.zip

The following encoders are not included in official fre:ac distributions:

• BladeEnc MP3 encoder version 0.94: encoder-0.7-mp3-bladeenc-0.94.zip
• NTT TwinVQ VQF encoder version 97012000: encoder-0.7-vqf-twinvq-97012000.zip