What Is a FLAC File?
A file with the FLACfile extensionis a Free Lossless Audio Codec file, an open source audio compression format.
It can be used to compress an audio file down to around half of its original size.
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Audio compressed via the FLAC format islossless, meaning no sound quality is lost during the compression.
This is very muchunlikeother popular audio compression formats that you’ve probably heard of, likeMP3orWMA.
These are sometimes generated along with a FLAC file.
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The freeFluketool can be used on a Mac to play FLAC files in iTunes.
GoldWave,VUPlayer,aTunes, andJetAudioare some other compatible FLAC players.
To listen to FLAC files on an iPhone or Android, installVLC for iOSorVLC for Android.
Another player for Android isJetAudio.
To convert FLAC toALAC, you’re able to useMediaHuman Audio Converter.
Still Can’t Open It?
One example is the .FLA file extension.
It’s free not only to use, but even the whole specification is freely available to the public.
FLAC isn’t intended to be DRM-protected.
The FLAC format supports not only audio data but also cover art, fast seeking, and tagging.
Since FLACs can be seekable, they’re better than some other formats for editing applications.
FAQ
Yes.
MP3 is alossy compression format, which means that some audio data is lost from the original recording.
It depends on what you use them for.
Both are lossless formats, but WAV files are uncompressed, so they are much larger.
FLAC has a higher sampling rate and uses 24-bit encoding while ALAC uses 16-bit encoding.
