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LAME

LAME is a high quality MPEG Audio Layer III (MP3) encoder licensed under the LGPL.

Top 12 Open-Source Alternatives to LAME

FLAC Opus Interactive Audio Codec VLC Media Player HandBrake Apple Lossless MusicBrainz Picard QWinFF Stremio Dolphin Emulator FreeTube

Summary

The top open-source alternatives to LAME are FLAC, Opus Interactive Audio Codec, and VLC Media Player. One of the criteria for ordering this list is the number of mentions that products have on reliable external sources. You can suggest additional sources through the form here.
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    A free, open source codec for lossless audio compression and decompression
    Pricing:
    • Open Source

    #Audio Player #Product Presentation #Media Player 6 social mentions

  2. Opus is a totally open, royalty-free, highly versatile audio codec.
    Pricing:
    • Open Source

    #Audio Player #Media Player #Product Presentation 11 social mentions

  3. VLC is a free and open source cross-platform multimedia player and framework.
    Pricing:
    • Open Source

    #Media Player #Video Player #Audio Player 3 social mentions

  4. HandBrake allows users to easily convert video files into a wide variety of different formats.
    Pricing:
    • Open Source

    #Video #Video Converter #File Converter 568 social mentions

  5. Apple Lossless (also known as ALAC) is an audio codec developed by Apple Inc.
    Pricing:
    • Open Source

    #Video #Audio Player #Media Player

  6. Official website for MusicBrainz Picard, a cross-platform music tagger written in Python.‎Downloads · ‎MusicBrainz Blog · ‎Picard 2.
    Pricing:
    • Open Source

    #Shopping #Audio Player #Music 160 social mentions

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    Convert your media files easily
    Pricing:
    • Open Source

    #Video #Video Converter #File Converter 6 social mentions

  8. Watch videos, movies, TV series and TV channels instantly.
    Pricing:
    • Open Source

    #Watch Movies Online #Video Streaming #Video 13 social mentions

  9. Official website of Dolphin, the GameCube and Wii emulator. Download the latest version (5. 0-5763) now or ask questions on our forums for help. Enter your search in the box aboveDownloadDownload the latest version of the Dolphin Emulator (5.
    Pricing:
    • Open Source

    #Gaming #Emulators #Gaming Tools 150 social mentions

  10. FreeTube is an open source desktop YouTube player built with privacy in mind.
    Pricing:
    • Open Source

    #Video #Video Platform #Video Downloader 36 social mentions

  11. Jellyfin is a personal media server.
    Pricing:
    • Open Source

    #Media And Entertainment #Media Players And Streaming Platforms #Media Player 251 social mentions

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    MPV

    MPV is an audio and movie player based on MPlayer and mplayer2.
    Pricing:
    • Open Source

    #Audio Player #Media Player #Video Player 227 social mentions

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