WavPack

Key Features

• Compatible with virtually all PCM audio formats including 8, 16, 24, and 32-bit ints; 32-bit floats; mono, stereo, and multichannel; sampling rates from 6 to 192 kHz (and non-standard rates) • Multiplatform support including Windows, Linux, and OS X, plus a Flash decoder and encoder and a Silverlight decoder that can work virtually anywhere, and now a web-based audio converter that can decode WavPack files online • DirectShow filters for Windows, plus full Unicode support on the Windows command-line • Easily transcode from WavPack to WavPack with a single command (including tag copy) • Option to automatically verify every WavPack file when created • Assembly language optimizations for x86, x64, and ARM • Instantly seekable and streaming capable (and gapless) • ReplayGain (including WavPack file scanner and compatible plugins) • Uses ID3v1 and APEv2 tags for metadata (including ReplayGain) • Error-tolerant block format conducive to hardware decoding • Optional "asymmetrical" mode for improved compression • MD5 audio checksums for verification and identification • Unique hybrid mode (provides high quality lossy + "correction" file • Dynamic noise shaping (dns) for optimum quality at lower hybrid bitrates • Hybrid mode operates as low as 2.25 bits/sample (or 196 kbps for CD audio) • Free and open source with easy to use C library API and unrestrictive license (BSD) • Intuitive command line interface (with wildcards and destination directory) • Small, efficient executable (no large programs or dlls to install) • Self-extracting archives with cuesheets (Windows only) • Java and C# decoders and encoders available • Fully backward compatible to WavPack 1.0 • Complete piping support