Fennec Media Suite is an open-source, universal media player and transcoder
for Microsoft Windows. Written in C/C++ with assembly-level optimizations,
it delivers exceptional performance and seamless HD playback across nearly
all audio and video file formats (see feature list below). Released under
the GNU General Public License, Fennec Media Suite invites you to freely
access, modify, and contribute to its source code, supporting the
project's growth and development.
Downloads
- Version 1.4 (.MSI)
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Version 1.3 (.EXE)
On Windows Vista and later, use Right Click -> Run as Administrator -
Version 1.3 (.7ZIP)
Use 7-zip (www.7-zip.org) to extract files - Source Code Archive (July 16, 2010)
- Source Code Archive (February, 2009)
Features
- Wide Format Support: Play and convert a vast range of formats, including video (MPG, MPEG, AVI, VOB, FLV, 3GP, MOV, MKV, MP4, etc.), audio (MP3, AAC, FLAC, WAV, APE, OGG, WMA, etc.), and even specialized formats (MOD, MIDI, IT, XM, and more).
- Audio CD Ripping: Rip audio CDs with batch tagging capabilities for easy organization.
- Media Merging: Seamlessly join multiple media files into a single output file.
- Dynamic Plugin System: Add, remove, and manually configure plugins to customize your experience.
- Visualizations: Enhance your audio playback with stunning visual effects.
- Multichannel Support: Enjoy playback and transcoding for up to 16 audio channels.
- Customizable Equalizer: Adjust sound with a 10-band equalizer for each audio channel.
- High-Definition Audio: Experience exceptional audio fidelity with 64-bit floating-point processing and extensive bit-depth support.
- Tag Management: View, edit, and format tags, including batch editing and group tagging for efficient metadata management.
- Advanced Conversion Features:
- Apply equalizers, volume adjustments, and DSP effects during conversion, ripping, or file merging.
- Edit date and time metadata for transformed media files.
- Add consistent tags like artist or album to batches of converted files.
- DSP Effects: Customize playback with multiple, editable DSP effects. Arrange effects dynamically (e.g., apply bass boost before reverb).
- Skins and Themes: Personalize your interface with skins, color schemes, and manual tints.
- Volume Automation: Smooth automatic volume fading during playback.
- Multitasking Playback and Conversion: Play media while converting files, including a preview system for quick checks.
- File Association Control: Choose from a comprehensive library of high-quality icons (256x256, 32-bit) for file type associations.
- Multilingual UI: Fully UNICODE-compliant interface for easy translation via simple text-based language packs.
- Customizable Shortcuts: Set global and local hotkeys to streamline your workflow.
- Media Library: A fast, efficient, and customizable library for managing your media collection.
- Context Menu Integration: Add Fennec options directly to the context menu for quick access.
- Audio File Preview: Preview audio files on a separate audio stream without interrupting current playback (requires multi-streaming sound card or two sound cards).
- Video Enhancements: Zoom, scale, and fine-tune video playback with vertical/horizontal adjustments.
- Dual Subtitle Support: Display two subtitles simultaneously, ideal for dual-language viewing.
- Extensive Subtitle and Playlist Compatibility: Supports over 50 subtitle formats and 10 playlist formats with full Unicode support.