FLAC (Free Lossless Audio Codec)

FLAC (Free Lossless Audio Codec) is an open, royalty-free audio format maintained by the Xiph.Org Foundation. It compresses audio losslessly: the decoded sound is bit-for-bit identical to the original, yet files are noticeably smaller than WAV. It supports high resolutions, multichannel audio and metadata tags such as artist and cover art.

Use FLAC to archive CDs, store a music library in full quality or download high-resolution releases. It is ideal when you want smaller files than WAV without any loss. For phones with limited storage or players without FLAC support, a copy in AAC or MP3 is more practical.

Source formats: .flac