Lame Front-End is a graphical interface for the popular and very fast MP3 encoder and decoder - LAME. It offers easy access to all LAME parameters without the need for command line usage.

The program offers a simple mode (for beginners), which was designed according to the LAME authors guidelines (http://lame.sourceforge.net/lame_ui_example.php"), and an advanced mode which reveals additional expert options.

Lame Front-End can work in batch mode, so it can be used by external applications to encoding/decoding files, e.g. by Exact Audio Copy, CDex.

Features:

Converting WAV, PCM, AIFF, RAW files to MP3 (encoding).

Converting MP3, MP2, MP1 files to WAV (decoding).

Two modes: Simple for beginners, Expert for advanced users.

Saving ID3v2 tags in the MP3 files.

Integration with the Windows Explorer. Program adds a command Open with Lame Front-End to the context menu for supported files.

Saving and loading LAME parameters.

Small, easy to use and don´t need any installation.

Portability. This program can be run from portable devices.

100% freeware (for private and commercial use). There are no limitations, adware, spyware etc.