AACplayer - - DirectShow filter suite with encoder based on FAAC, parser for AAC files, Shoutcast DS filter and Windows GUI, playback uses the external CoreAAC DS filter.
Apollo - - The new version of this freeware player uses the Winamp input plugin from Audiocoding.com to decode AAC/MP4.
Audiograbber - - Freeware CD ripper and encoder supporting AAC/MP4 output files with the FAAC command line version.
BeSplit - - Command line tool to cut and paste AAC and other files.
BonkEnc - - Open source CD ripper and encoder based on the CDex ripping engine with support for many different languages, uses a FAAC output plugin.
BSplayer - - Multimedia application with AAC/MP4 support through DirectShow filters like 3ivx, CoreAAC or ffdshow.
1by1 - - Small and fast directory player using Winamp input plugins with cue sheet and playlist support, from the same author as the editor mp3DirectCut.
CoolPlayer - - Relies on the external Winamp input plugin based on FAAD2 for AAC/MP4 support.
CPS - - Real-time graphical programming environment for core opcodes and extended objects based on the Structured Audio Orchestra Language (SAOL) with a manual.
dBpowerAMP - - Codec central for this converter, player and iPod file transfer manager with several AAC/MP4 encoders and decoders.
Dream - - Open source receiver and transmitter for Digital Radio Mondiale (DRM) using analog AM bands with HE AAC compressed sound at very low bitrates.
DRM Software Radio - - Commercial receiver for HE AAC streams via Digital Radio Mondiale with user forum, FAQs and manuals.
Easy CD-DA Extractor - - Commercial CD ripper, encoder and converter with aacPlus capabilities.
Ecasound - - Multitrack processing for playback, recording, format conversions, effects and mixing.
EnvivioTV - - An MPEG-4 plugin for Windows Media Player, RealPlayer and older QuickTime versions enabling playback of RTP streams.
FAAC - - Summary of this open source project with AAC encoder and decoder FAAD2 listing release notes, FAQs, download packages, ports and other Freshmeat applications using these codecs.
FFmpeg - - Tools to record, convert, stream and play multimedia content including libavcodec and libavformat, two libraries used by many other open source projects.
Foo_pod - - External plugin for foobar2000 (not included in the Special Installer) to handle iPod file transfers and converting to AAC/MP4 from any input format.
GetID3() - - The PHP media file parser extracts play time, bitrate and resolution from AAC and reads/writes ID3v1/v2 tags, supports other formats as well.
Gmerlin - - A transcoding application for Linux with a modular structure supporting many input and output formats.
GnuPod - - Command line tool for Linux to handle file transfers to the iPod and converting to AAC/MP4 from many input formats.
GPAC - - This open source project provides Osmo4, an MPEG-4 Systems multimedia player using FAAD2 as the AAC decoder, as well as a 2D/3D BIFS encoder and an MP4 file muxer.
Grip - - CD ripper and encoder for Linux that works with FAAC for AAC/MP4 output files.
GSpot - - Windows tool identifying codecs in container formats like AVI, MPEG and MP4.
Gst-player - - The multimedia player of the Gstreamer project that offers many formats through plugins, also FAAC for encoding and FAAD2 for decoding.
GX Transcoder - - Freeware CD ripper, converter and player using external Winamp plugins and command line encoders for many formats, also video.
Helix DNA Producer - - Open source version of RealProducer with free HE AAC encoder SDK from Coding Technologies.
IBM M4Play - - Java based multimedia player from the platform independent IBM Toolkit for MPEG-4 including authoring tools for MP4 files with Systems content.
ImTOO Audio Encoder - - Commercial converter using FAAC and FAAD2 for AAC/MP4 support.
iTunes - - All-in-one application from Apple with free AAC/MP4 encoder and decoder from QuickTime, rips CDs, organizes music files and connects to its Music Store.
Ivan & Menno - - Speek's frontend for AAC/MP4 batch encoding, decoding and file muxing with command line versions of FAAC, FAAD2 and mp4creator.
3ivx - - DirectShow filter suite with MPEG-4 video and multichannel AAC audio encoder based on FAAC as well as decoder, MP4 file format muxer and parser.
JetAudio - - All-in-one application for playback, encoding and streaming of multimedia content either with QuickTime or DirectShow filters.
Lamip - - Linux player with foobar2000 GUI and AAC/MP4 support through FAAD2 from the developer of the XMMS MP4 plugin.
Madman - - Linux music file manager similar to iTunes with tag editor, media library, dynamic playlists and a CD burning frontend, extensible through plugin scripts.
Media Center - - All-in-one application from J. River, Inc. with file management database, FAAC integration through external encoder plugin, AAC/MP4 decoding either with QuickTime or Winamp plugin.
Media Player Classic - - This multimedia DirectShow player looks like the old Windows Media Player 6.4, but has a lot more features like switching audio streams in an MP4 file.
MediaCell Video Converter - - Software for MP4/3GP file conversion of portable video device such as iPod/PSP/Mobile Devices.
Mkvtoolnix - - Tool set for Matroska multimedia media files, AAC/MP4 decoding with FAAD2.
MoreAmp - - Open source player, transcoder and CD ripper for several platforms preloading many songs into RAM while the harddisk drive spins down, uses FAAC and FAAD2 for AAC/MP4.
MPD - - Music Player Daemon for Linux allows remote access to music files and managing playlists, using FAAD2 for decoding AAC/MP4.
Mpegable - - DirectShow filter suite from Dicas to decode MP4 and 3GP files or RTP streams of MPEG-4 content, also available as a standalone player application.
Mplayer - - Multimedia player for Linux also available in a Mac OS X and Windows version with AAC/MP4 decoding through FAAD2.
MP4player - - Multimedia player of the open source MPEG4IP project that also decodes RTSP live internet streams, AAC support through FAAD2.
Mpxplay - - Full-screen DOS player also working on Windows, very fast due to ASM optimization enabling AAC Low Complexity and High Efficiency profile decoding on old PCs.
Nero Digital - - Application suite with MPEG-4 video and HE AAC encoder and decoder based on FAAD2 including Parametric Stereo, same as in Nero 6.
Oddcast - - Plugin for Winamp and foobar2000 using libfaac.dll to enable AAC internet radio streams with a Shoutcast or Icecast server, other formats also supported.
Orban Opticodec - - Enables aacPlus (HE AAC) streaming for internet radio stations via HTTP/Shoutcast or RTSP.
QuickTime - - Since version 6 this Apple multimedia software decodes MP4 files. The basic player is free, the commercial Pro version also encodes MPEG-4 video and AAC as well as 3GP content.
RareWares - - Hosts several AAC/MP4 encoders and decoders as well as other related tools, see also the section for the Debian Linux distribution.
RealPlayer 10 - - Decodes AAC bitstreams (LC and HE) in the RM container, rips CDs to M4A, connects to its music store and is freely available for several platforms.
Reganam - - Offers video/audio converters and players for 3GP/3GP2 and MP4 formats.
Rhythmbox - - Integrated music management application inspired by Apple's iTunes and based on the GStreamer and/or the Xine framework, plays AAC/MP4 through gst-plugin for FAAD2.
Sfx Audio Compiler System - - Integrated development system to generate real-time audio effects and synthesizer instruments using SAOL with SoundFont 2 for Structured Audio Score Language (SASL) and MIDI compositions.
Tom's Audioguides - - Overview and tips for Audiograbber users with a tutorial for AAC/MP4 encoding support through FAAC.
VLC - - Multimedia player of the VideoLAN project for several platforms, streams live MPEG-4 content via RTP and aacPlus via Shoutcast, transcodes to AAC with FAAC.
Winamp - - Plays and encodes AAC/MP4 with internal plugins since version 5.0, also decodes aacPlus Shoutcast streams and other formats.
Windows Media Player - - WMP needs external DirectShow filters for AAC/MP4 support like 3ivx, mpegable, CoreAAC or LSX.
winLAME - - The new version by DeXT reads many input formats and transcodes them to several others, uses libfaad2.dll and libfaac.dll for AAC.
Xine - - Multimedia library and player with AAC/MP4 support based on FAAD2.
XMCD - - CD player, ripper and encoder for Unix and other platforms, AAC/MP4 output files with FAAC.
XMMS - - Linux player with Winamp 2.x looks supporting as many input formats, source code of AAC/MP4 plugin available in the FAAD2 CVS and download package.
XMPlay - - Fast player supporting XM and other tracker formats, usual inputs through external Winamp plugins and output formats with command line encoders, i.e. FAAD2 and FAAC for AAC/MP4.
Zoom Player - - This multimedia player from Inmatrix uses external DirectShow filters for MP4 files, e.g. 3ivx, mpegable or CoreAAC.
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