Great app but would be great if they added a context (right-click) menu item in Finder/Forklift/Pathfinder/++ for quick conversion based on a preset in the preferences or something.

I'm never very happy when I realize I need this application, but the fact of the matter is that it's the best solution available. I recommend converting to CBR mp3s, because converting to VBR often results in crashes.

This app is excellent. Quick, simple and straight forward.

I tried Tune4Mac from http://www.tune4mac.com and it is super fast because it uses a Virtual CD burning method to convert M4P to MP3.

(March 9th, 2008 - 23:50)
The download link is working again.

the download seems to do not work

Addenda to my previous post and to bikefridaywalter's post:
Swithch works well in my Intel-based Mac, but it takes soooooooooo loooooooooong to launch...
Two years after Apple switched to Intel processors, I wonder why some developers still release PowerPC (only) applications. I did not buy the Plus version of Switch because it does not run natively in Intel Macs.
And this same developer has just released a new version of their audio editor, Wavepad, and it is once again a PowerPC application. It also takes "ages" to launch and the interface doesn't even remotely look like a Mac app.
Well... I hope it won't take two more years until they realize that it's time to release Universal Binary versions of their software.

only thing that reliably handles wma's but i don't really like it otherwise.

Although this a PowerPC application, the new version (1.12) works very well in my Intel-based iMac, running Max OS X Tiger (10.4.10).
To covert audio files to MP3 or WAV, the free version is enough. To convert to other formats, you'll have to buy the Plus version (about $20).

Nice, straightforward app, but this thing just hung around even after "quitting" it. Activity Monitor said otherwise, and was still using 99% CPU processes. Would like to find something similar that is less of a resource hog.