HandBrake is a well-established name in the media converter market. Although most computers don't come with disc drives these days, you can use soundKonverter to rip audio CDs, too, thanks to the cdparanoia back end.

For those who like to keep their media organized, the app can read, write, and preserve tags as well. The biggest draw here is the speed soundKonverter is among the fastest Linux media converters. Switching between output types also enable you to specify file-specific options like compression rate for FLAC files, and output quality for Ogg Vorbis formats. Some settings allow you to specify audio file bitrate, whether to use the lame or FFmpeg plugins, and output directories. Among others, it can transform MKV, MPEG, MOV, and MP4 video files. If you install some of the many extendable plugins, it can also be a video converter for Linux. Despite the name, the app isn't limited to audio formats. The free software can convert most audio files, including MP3, FLAC, WMA, AAC, M4A, and a host of others. SoundKonverter is one of the best Linux audio converters available today.

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