xACT

org.scottcbrown.xact · Audio · v2.50

Native Version Spotted 2 devices · 14.0 MB · Impact: 48/100

Native Version Spotted

Universal version latest seen at v2.58 · Reported by 6 Macs in the community.

All sighted native versions (3):

v2.57 ×3 v2.58 (Apple Silicon) ×1 v2.58 ×2

Sighting data is community-sourced — version availability and pricing should be verified with the developer.

About This App

xACT (X Audio Compression Toolkit) is a free audio utility for macOS that handles compression and decompression between various lossless audio formats, secure CD ripping, and tag editing. It serves as a graphical interface for command-line tools including Shorten, shntool, Monkey's Audio, FLAC, and cdda2wav, making it popular among audiophiles and music archivists who work with lossless formats. A native Apple Silicon build has been confirmed running on Macs in the Rosetta Check community.

Versions Seen 2 versions

v2.50 v2.37

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xACT AI

http://xact.scottcbrown.org/

xACT added most functions as native Apple Silicon code in a release in late 2022, and the latest versions ship as a Universal Binary that runs natively on M-series Macs without Rosetta emulation. Download the current version from the official xACT website at xact.scottcbrown.org — the installer will automatically serve the Universal Binary on Apple Silicon Macs. After installing, all your existing tags, preferences, and saved presets will carry over. You should see noticeably better performance and responsiveness during batch operations compared to running the older Intel build under Rosetta.