Audio

FLAC files

The most common lossless audio format outside Apple’s world. Many music stores and hi-fi players use it.

Full name
Free Lossless Audio Codec
Made by
Xiph.Org Foundation
Introduced
2001
File extension
.flac
Compression
Lossless
Best for
Lossless music collections and hi-fi players
Opens in
Most players and hi-fi devices, Android and Windows
In FileFlip
Opens and saves

Good at

  • Lossless
  • Smaller than WAV
  • Open and widely supported

Not so good at

  • Larger than lossy formats
  • Apple’s apps prefer ALAC for lossless music

FLAC in FileFlip

FileFlip opens FLAC files and saves to FLAC.

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