AMP3ENC - AMPlifier MP3 Encoder - AMP3ENC uses either Tord Jansson's BladeEnc, TOMPG® from Xing or rJPa Industries' PowerPEG®. This Encoder can encode multiple files at once, batch encoding etc. Fully support for MMX. More info later.
AMP3ENC - AMPlifier MP3 Encoder - direct download. Current version: 1.4
BladeEnc - direct download. New: This version is only a bugfix of version 0.60 where are fixed the four bugs that were brought to the author's attention (like the -PRIO setting not working properly). The encoding speed and quality is identical with version 0.60. Current version: 0.63
BladeEnc - Blade's MP3 Encoder (BladeEnc) is a freeware MP3 encoder. It is based on the same ISO compression routines as mpegEnc, so you can expect roughly the same, or better, quality . The main difference is the appearance and speed. BladeEnc doesn't have a nice, user-friendly interface like mpegEnc, but it is more than three times faster, and it works with several popular front-end graphical user interfaces.
MP3 Producer - NEW V2.0 Features: outstanding .mp3 sound quality, the fastest .mp3 reference encoder ever, more comfort by an intelligent batch processor, includes a free distributable mp3 decoder. Fast, high-quality 32-bit encoding engine, roughly twice as far as L3Enc. Uses a 20 kHz frequency cutoff - produces better-quality MP3s than Xing Encoder.
MP3Enc - Fraunhofer's new 32-bit command line encoder, like L3Enc, it uses a command line interface, it runs only on w95/98. No task priority selection. It's a demo version only.
MP3Enc - direct download. Current version: 3.0
MP3Live! Encoder - With this Xing freeware product you can stream the sound 'on the fly' over your network. By itself, the MP3Live! Encoder can turn any analog audio source into a StreamWorks MPEG stream and deliver it to another computer to be played back with the free StreamWorks Player.
MPEG 3 soft-codec - imited shareware version of the MPEG Audio Layer 3 software only Encoder/Decoder, registration fee is 250$, parameter -hq (HighQuality) results in kick-ass quality (about three times as slow as without), supports input/output formats: RAW (16 bit signed integer), WAV, AIFF and SND/AU, 44.1kHz sampling frequency (8, 11.025, 12, 16, 32 kHz and 48 kHz in reg version)
MPEG 3 soft-codec - direct download. Current version: 2.72d1
mpeg Encoder - direct download. New: Removed glitch at beginning of mpeg, layer-3 mono works now. I had to reset the subbands. Current version: 0.07a
mpeg Encoder - One of the only freeware, fully functional MP3 (also MPEG Layer 1 & 2!) encoders. Great interface, supports encoding at up to 320 kbit/s! Supports batch encoding & selectable task priority. The author is developing on-the-fly encoding support & it sounds like it works in this release using SCSI CD-ROMs !
MusicMatch Jukebox - direct download.
MusicMatch Jukebox - MusicMatch Jukebox is the world's first integrated digital music Windows 95/98 management software for the home - combining CD ripping, MP3 and Real Audio encoding, music from the internet, a sophisticated music database, and a really cool player.
StreamWorks MP3 Server - Makes it easy to transmit hi-fi digital audio on any TCP/IP network. You can serve out on-demand audio to up to 50 clients. Freeware.
Unreal Encoder - Unreal Encoder is mp3 encoder which includes CD ripper and tag editor.And it can also upload mp3 files to FTP server automatically. Supported operating systems are: Win95/98/NT. Supported sample rates: 32, 44,1, 48Hz. Supported bitrates (MP3): 32,40,48,56,64,80,96,112,128,160,192,224,256,320 kbps. Suported formats: MPEG-Audio 1 u. 2_LSF Layer III and any format if ACM is available.
Unreal Encoder - direct download. New: It now supports recording.You can use it to record your favorite radio program as MP3. Current version: 1.35
XingMP3 Encoder - Based on the XingMPEG Encoder engine, the XingMP3 Encoder processes files up to 8 times faster than other encoders. Faster encoding means you get to spend your time listening to your music, not waiting for it to encode. Included command-line utility to use in your scripts or batch files. Encoder is available for $19.95.
XingMPEG Encoder - The fastest MP3 encoder available by far - roughly 10 times faster than the Fraunhofer encoders. Optimized for MMX CPUs. Uses a frequency cut-off at 16 kHz, instead of 20 kHz like the Fraunhofer encoders. Creates MPEG-1 layer 3 at data rates from 32 kbps to 320 kbps and MPEG-2 layer 3 audio files at data rates from 16 kbps to 160 kbps. The evaluation version is crippled, you can only encode up to 30 seconds of audio.
XingMPEG Encoder - direct download. Current version: 2.10
XingMPEG Encoder Update for Version 2.10 - direct download. This installer is the 2.20 upgrade for the XingMPEG Encoder. The XingMPEG Encoder 2.10 or greater must already be installed on your machine for this upgrade to work.
Yunasoft Encoder - Win32 multi-threaded program, Flexible bitrate/samplerate selection with resampling feature, 7-Level priority setting, RIFF/WAVE format MP3 output support, RIFF/RMP3 format MP3 (RMP)output support, Batch file encoding support, Built-in SI field editor/ID3 Tag editor, Quick encode(MP3 Compressor compatible, High speed and Low quality), Built-in RIFF MP3 to MP3 converter. It requires Fraunhofer IIS MPEG Layer-3 Codec.
Yunasoft Encoder - direct download. Current version: 0.07