Dec 19, 2024 · What is FLAC? FLAC stands for Free Lossless Audio Codec, an audio format similar to MP3, but lossless, meaning that audio is compressed in FLAC without any loss in …

All source code and binaries are freely available and distributed under Open Source licenses. The codec libraries are distributed under Xiph.org's BSD license, and the plugins and command …

FLAC stands out as the fastest and most widely supported lossless audio codec, and the only one that at once is non-proprietary, is unencumbered by patents, has an open-source reference …

FLAC is a general purpose audio format supported by many programs. Most of the documentation here is about the FLAC format itself and the tools we provide, but there is also information on …

This is similar to how Zip works, except with FLAC you will get much better compression because it is designed specifically for audio, and you can play back compressed FLAC files in your …

FLAC 1.5.0 released 11 Feb 2025 This release finally makes the encoder multithreaded! Furthermore, the decoder can now handle chained Ogg FLAC files. As always, a lot of things …

Like most audio codecs, FLAC splits the unencoded audio data into blocks, and encodes each block separately. The encoded block is packed into a frame and appended to the stream.

See Getting FLAC for instructions on downloading and installing the official FLAC tools, or Using FLAC for instructions and guides on playing FLAC files, ripping CDs to FLAC, etc.

Since FLAC is supported by so many different programs, it can be a daunting task for the new user to choose a suitable program. This page will walk you through the steps.

The FLAC format is described in great detail in RFC 9639. That document also defines the mapping of FLAC in the Ogg and Matroska (mkv) containers, provides implementation …