Recommended tools

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All tools listed on this page are freeware.

Exact Audio Copy (EAC)

https://www.exactaudiocopy.de/en/index.php/resources/download/

For making perfect copies of your compact discs.
Run the downloaded installer to your Windows environment.

FLAC encoder

https://downloads.xiph.org/releases/flac/

Used by EAC for transcoding your .wav files to .flac files.
Extract flac.exe for either a 32- or 64-bit version and copy to a directory in your PATH.

MP3 encoder

http://www.rarewares.org/mp3-lame-bundle.php

Used by EAC or foobar2000 for transcoding your .wav or .flac files to .mp3 files.
Extract lame.exe for either a 32- or 64-bit version and copy to a directory in your PATH.

foobar2000

https://www.foobar2000.org/download

For adding ReplayGain tags to your audio files.
For transcoding your .flac files to .mp3 files.
Run the downloaded installer for your Windows environment.

Mp3tag

https://www.mp3tag.de/en/download.html

For editing tags in .flac and .mp3 files.
Run the downloaded installer for your Windows environment.