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SoundConverter

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SoundConverter

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Free software under GNU GPLv3

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Code
The site links to the project's code on GitHub.soundconverter.org · read 8 Oct 2026
Conversion speed
Its multithreaded design uses as many cores as possible to speed up conversion.soundconverter.org · read 8 Oct 2026
File organization
It can rename files and create folders according to tags.soundconverter.org · read 8 Oct 2026
Input formats
It reads formats supported by GStreamer, including Ogg Vorbis, AAC, MP3, FLAC, WAV, AVI, MPEG, MOV, M4A, AC3, DTS, ALAC, MPC, Shorten, APE, SID, MOD, XM, and S3M.soundconverter.org · read 8 Oct 2026
Interface
The site describes its interface as GNOME HIG compliant and designed to be simple to use.soundconverter.org · read 8 Oct 2026
License
The program is free software that may be redistributed or modified under GNU GPLv3.soundconverter.org · read 8 Oct 2026
MP3 output
MP3 output requires GStreamer-lame; the site links to package instructions for several Linux distributions.soundconverter.org · read 8 Oct 2026
Output formats
It writes Opus, Ogg Vorbis, FLAC, WAV, AAC, and MP3 files, or can use GNOME audio profiles.soundconverter.org · read 8 Oct 2026
Performance limit
The project README says the application is somewhat slower than command-line tools and recommends those for ultimate performance.github.com · read 8 Oct 2026
Purpose
SoundConverter is an audio file transcoder for the GNOME desktop.soundconverter.org · read 8 Oct 2026
Requirements
The site lists Linux, GNOME, Python, PyGTK, GStreamer, GStreamer-python, and Gnome-python as requirements.soundconverter.org · read 8 Oct 2026
Support
The site links to Launchpad for bug reports, questions, feature requests, and translations.soundconverter.org · read 8 Oct 2026
Video audio
The application can extract audio from videos.soundconverter.org · read 8 Oct 2026

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