1by1: Small and fast directory player using Winamp input plugins with cue sheet and playlist support, from the same author as the editor mp3DirectCut.
3ivx: DirectShow filter suite with MPEG-4 video and multichannel AAC audio encoder based on FAAC as well as decoder, MP4 file format muxer and parser.
AACplayer: DirectShow filter suite with encoder based on FAAC, parser for AAC files, Shoutcast DS filter and Windows GUI, playback uses the external CoreAAC DS filter.
Apollo: The new version of this freeware player uses the Winamp input plugin from Audiocoding.com to decode AAC/MP4.
AudioCrusher: Freeware CD ripper and encoder using FAAC for AAC/MP4 support.
Audiograbber: Freeware CD ripper and encoder supporting AAC/MP4 output files with the FAAC command line version.
Avidemux: Video editor for several platforms able to import MP4 files besides AVI and convert audio tracks to AAC with FAAC.
Beep Media Player: The GTK+2 port of XMMS with modern GUI features decodes AAC/MP4 with a patched plugin from the Lamip developer.
BeSplit: Command line tool to cut and paste AAC and other files.
BeSweet: File converter with additional signal processing, AAC/MP4 support through Nero 6 DLLs.
BonkEnc: Open source CD ripper and encoder based on the CDex ripping engine with support for many different languages, uses a FAAC output plugin.
BSplayer: Multimedia application with AAC/MP4 support through DirectShow filters like 3ivx, CoreAAC or ffdshow.
CoolPlayer: Relies on the external Winamp input plugin based on FAAD2 for AAC/MP4 support.
CoreAAC: DirectShow decoder for AAC Low Complexity and High Efficiency profiles based on FAAD2, needs an external DirectShow file format parser to work, e.g. from 3ivx.com.
CPS: Real-time graphical programming environment for core opcodes and extended objects based on the Structured Audio Orchestra Language (SAOL) with comprehensive manual.
dBpowerAMP: Codec central for this converter, player and iPod file transfer manager with several AAC/MP4 encoders and decoders.
Dream: Open source receiver and transmitter for Digital Radio Mondiale (DRM) using analog AM bands with HE AAC compressed sound at very low bitrates.
DRM Software Radio: Commercial receiver for HE AAC streams via Digital Radio Mondiale with user forum, FAQs and manuals.
DVD Audio Ripper: Movie soundtrack ripper which can extract any audio soundtrack from a DVD and rip the DVD audio to MP3, WAV, AAC, OGG, and WMA formats.
Easy CD-DA Extractor: Commercial CD ripper, encoder and converter with aacPlus capabilities.
Ecasound: Multitrack processing for playback, recording, format conversions, effects and mixing.
EnvivioTV: An MPEG-4 plugin for Windows Media Player, RealPlayer and older QuickTime versions enabling playback of RTP streams.
FAAC: Summary of this open source project with AAC encoder and decoder FAAD2 listing release notes, FAQs, download packages, ports and other Freshmeat applications using these codecs.
FAAD Fink package: Mac OS X binary of the AAC/MP4 decoder FAAD2 from the Fink project.
ffdshow: DirectShow and VFW codec using libavcodec, XviD and other open sourced libraries with postprocessing filters, AAC/MP4 decoding through FAAD2.
FFmpeg: Tools to record, convert, stream and play multimedia content including libavcodec and libavformat, two libraries used by many other open source projects.
Foobar2000: The Special Installer includes foo_faac.dll, an internal GUI encoder for AAC/MP4 based on FAAC.
Foo_pod: External plugin for foobar2000 (not included in the Special Installer) to handle iPod file transfers and converting to AAC/MP4 from any input format.
GetID3(): The PHP media file parser extracts play time, bitrate and resolution from AAC and reads/writes ID3v1/v2 tags, supports other formats as well.
Gmerlin: A transcoding application for Linux with a modular structure supporting many input and output formats.
GnuPod: Command line tool for Linux to handle file transfers to the iPod and converting to AAC/MP4 from many input formats.
GPAC: This open source project provides Osmo4, an MPEG-4 Systems multimedia player using FAAD2 as the AAC decoder, as well as a 2D/3D BIFS encoder and an MP4 file muxer.
Grip: CD ripper and encoder for Linux that works with FAAC for AAC/MP4 output files.
GSpot: Windows tool identifying codecs in container formats like AVI, MPEG and MP4.
Gst-player: The multimedia player of the Gstreamer project that offers many formats through plugins, also FAAC for encoding and FAAD2 for decoding.
GX Transcoder: Freeware CD ripper, converter and player using external Winamp plugins and command line encoders for many formats, also video.
HeadAC3he: File converter for several input and output formats including AC-3 and multichannel AAC with a special libfaac.dll.
Helix DNA Producer: Open source version of RealProducer with free HE AAC encoder SDK from Coding Technologies.
IBM M4Play: Java based multimedia player from the platform independent IBM Toolkit for MPEG-4 including authoring tools for MP4 files with Systems content.
ImTOO Audio Encoder: Commercial converter using FAAC and FAAD2 for AAC/MP4 support.
iTunes: All-in-one application from Apple with free AAC/MP4 encoder and decoder from QuickTime, rips CDs, organizes music files and connects to its Music Store.
Ivan & Menno: Speek's frontend for AAC/MP4 batch encoding, decoding and file muxing with command line versions of FAAC, FAAD2 and mp4creator.
JetAudio: All-in-one application for playback, encoding and streaming of multimedia content either with QuickTime or DirectShow filters.
Lamip: Linux player with foobar2000 GUI and AAC/MP4 support through FAAD2 from the developer of the XMMS MP4 plugin.
Madman: Linux music file manager similar to iTunes with tag editor, media library, dynamic playlists and a CD burning frontend, extensible through plugin scripts.
Media Center: All-in-one application from J. River, Inc. with file management database, FAAC integration through external encoder plugin, AAC/MP4 decoding either with QuickTime or Winamp plugin.
Media Player Classic: This multimedia DirectShow player looks like the old Windows Media Player 6.4, but has a lot more features like switching audio streams in an MP4 file.
Mkvtoolnix: Tool set for Matroska multimedia media files, AAC/MP4 decoding with FAAD2.
MoreAmp: Open source player, transcoder and CD ripper for several platforms preloading many songs into RAM while the harddisk drive spins down, uses FAAC and FAAD2 for AAC/MP4.
MP4player: Multimedia player of the open source MPEG4IP project that also decodes RTSP live internet streams, AAC support through FAAD2.
MPD: Music Player Daemon for Linux allows remote access to music files and managing playlists, using FAAD2 for decoding AAC/MP4.
Mpegable: DirectShow filter suite from Dicas to decode MP4 and 3GP files or RTP streams of MPEG-4 content, also available as a standalone player application.
Mplayer: Multimedia player for Linux also available in a Mac OS X and Windows version with AAC/MP4 decoding through FAAD2.
Mpxplay: Full-screen DOS player also working on Windows, very fast due to ASM optimization enabling AAC Low Complexity and High Efficiency profile decoding on old PCs.
Nero Digital: Application suite with MPEG-4 video and HE AAC encoder and decoder based on FAAD2 including Parametric Stereo, same as in Nero 6.
Oddcast: Plugin for Winamp and foobar2000 using libfaac.dll to enable AAC internet radio streams with a Shoutcast or Icecast server, other formats also supported.
Orban Opticodec: Enables aacPlus (HE AAC) streaming for internet radio stations via HTTP/Shoutcast or RTSP.
QCD: Player using an own AAC/MP4 plugin, source code included in the FAAD2 package from Audiocoding.com.
QuickTime: Since version 6 this Apple multimedia software decodes MP4 files. The basic player is free, the commercial Pro version also encodes MPEG-4 video and AAC as well as 3GP content.
RareWares: Hosts several AAC/MP4 encoders and decoders as well as other related tools, see also the section for the Debian Linux distribution.
RealPlayer 10: Decodes AAC bitstreams (LC and HE) in the RM container, rips CDs to M4A, connects to its music store and is freely available for several platforms.
Reganam: Offers video/audio converters and players for 3GP/3GP2 and MP4 formats.
Rhythmbox: Integrated music management application inspired by Apple's iTunes and based on the GStreamer and/or the Xine framework, plays AAC/MP4 through gst-plugin for FAAD2.
Sfx Audio Compiler System: Integrated development system to generate real-time audio effects and synthesizer instruments using SAOL with SoundFont 2 for Structured Audio Score Language (SASL) and MIDI compositions.
TCVP: Modular multimedia player, transcoder and streamer for Linux, AAC support through FAAC and FAAD2.
Tom's Audioguides: Overview and tips for Audiograbber users with a tutorial for AAC/MP4 encoding support through FAAC.
VLC: Multimedia player of the VideoLAN project for several platforms, streams live MPEG-4 content via RTP and aacPlus via Shoutcast, transcodes to AAC with FAAC.
Winamp: Plays and encodes AAC/MP4 with internal plugins since version 5.0, also decodes aacPlus Shoutcast streams and other formats.
Windows Media Player: WMP needs external DirectShow filters for AAC/MP4 support like 3ivx, mpegable, CoreAAC or LSX.
winLAME: The new version by DeXT reads many input formats and transcodes them to several others, uses libfaad2.dll and libfaac.dll for AAC.
Xine: Multimedia library and player with AAC/MP4 support based on FAAD2.
XMCD: CD player, ripper and encoder for Unix and other platforms, AAC/MP4 output files with FAAC.
XMMS: Linux player with Winamp 2.x looks supporting as many input formats, source code of AAC/MP4 plugin available in the FAAD2 CVS and download package.
XMPlay: Fast player supporting XM and other tracker formats, usual inputs through external Winamp plugins and output formats with command line encoders, i.e. FAAD2 and FAAC for AAC/MP4.
Zoom Player: This multimedia player from Inmatrix uses external DirectShow filters for MP4 files, e.g. 3ivx, mpegable or CoreAAC.