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		NOTE:  these extras are not part of the FLAC project.  They are all freely available but distributed under their authors' own terms.
	 
		NOTE:  don't forget to check out the links page for a list of other useful open-source software supporting FLAC.
	 
		GUI encoding/decoding front-ends:
	 
		
			Windows
			
				dBpowerAMP, a swiss army knife that can convert and play many formats, including FLAC.Flacattack: an all-in-one tool that works with ExactAudioCopy to encode a CD image to FLAC, embed the cuesheet, add ReplayGain, create lossy files, etc. all in a customizable directory structure.FLACdrop, an Oggdrop-like frontend for Windows, or the even more versatile oggdropXPd.FLAC frontend, a Windows GUI, or the even more versatile Multi frontend.Frontah, a new frontend to many codecs, including FLAC.  Still in beta but has good reviews.MAREO is a "virtual" encoder that can be used with ExactAudioCopy to encode to multiple formats (including FLAC) at once while ripping.Monkey's Audio can be fooled into supporting FLAC as an external encoder; here's how.UniversalFront, an encoding/decoding/transcoding GUI that is also scriptable.
			Unix
			
				Grip is a great ripping and encoding front end and can be easily configured to use flac.  See this message on how to configure Grip for FLAC.xmcd is a CD ripper with CDDB support as well as a player.
			Mac OS X
			
				MacFLAC, a FLAC distribution which also includes nice graphical front-end.RipBeak is a nice GUI encoding frond-end that supports FLAC as well as Vorbis and MP3.xACT, another FLAC distribution with a graphical front-end to FLAC and other formats. 
		CD burning:
	 
	 
		
			Windows
			
				burnatonce, a CD burning GUI that wraps around cdrdao and mkisofs.Burrrn supports burning CDs from cuesheets directly from many formats, including FLAC, and supports most tag formats.CD Wave, a CD authoring tool that can read and write FLAC.
			Unix
			
				Arson, a front-end to various CD burning and ripping tools. 
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			Java
			
				jFLAC: a Java native-FLAC decoder library and player application.J-Ogg: Java libraries for Ogg decoding, including Ogg FLAC. |  |  | 
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