xact ☆
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Description:
X Audio Compression Toolkit
Type: Cask  |  Latest Version: 2.57@0  |  Tracked Since: Dec 23, 2025
Links: Homepage  |  formulae.brew.sh
Category: Multimedia
Tags: audio flac lossless converter shn multimedia
Install: brew install --cask xact
About:
xAct is a comprehensive suite of tools for handling audio compression formats, particularly FLAC and SHN. It provides a graphical interface for encoding, decoding, verifying, and converting audio files, streamlining the workflow for archivists and audio engineers.
Key Features:
  • Graphical interface for FLAC and Shorten (SHN) files
  • Batch processing capabilities for large file sets
  • Audio verification and checksum generation
  • Format conversion between lossless audio codecs
Use Cases:
  • Archiving live concert recordings in lossless formats
  • Converting audio files between FLAC and SHN for compatibility
  • Verifying data integrity of downloaded audio tracks
Alternatives:
  • XLD – XLD is a macOS-native audio converter with broader format support, while xAct focuses specifically on FLAC/SHN workflows.
  • flac – The command-line FLAC tool offers raw encoding power, whereas xAct provides a user-friendly GUI wrapper.
Version History
Detected Version Rev Change Commit
Dec 23, 2025 9:08pm 2.57 0 VERSION_BUMP b136dfe7
Sep 15, 2025 1:32pm 2.57 0 VERSION_BUMP ae4a2e0c
Dec 21, 2023 9:06am 2.54 0 NEW cc00d08d
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