FLAC

Audio files encoded by Flac - free lossless audio codec

File type: Audio and sound file

Files with flac extension are used for audio files compressed with the FLAC, aka Free Lossless Audio Codec. FLAC files do not lose any quality with their compression as MP3 do, but they are generally larger. Most modern media players support playback of FLAC files.

What is flac file?

File type category:
Audio and sound file

Date updated: July 13, 2025

File extension flac is commonly related to FLAC lossless audio format.

FLAC is open-source audio format that uses lossless audio compression - audio is compressed in FLAC format without any loss in sound quality or original data.

FLAC features:

Lossless
Fast
Hardware support
Seekable
Streamable
Error resistant
no DRM

FLAC file format is freely available and supported on most operating systems, including Windows, Mac OS X (macOS), Linux and mobile phones. Nowadays is defacto standard for lossless audio files.

Mime types:
audio/x-flac

How to open flac file?

Most modern media players support the playback of FLAC audio files.

How to convert flac file?

FLAC format is widely supported by many audio converters.

Suggested software to open flac file:

FLAC - Free lossless audio codec

VLC media player

Media Player

Associated software actions with the flac file

Open

Software applications that can open flac files:

Ableton Live (Microsoft Windows)

Adobe Audition (Microsoft Windows)

Sound Forge (Microsoft Windows)

Helium (Microsoft Windows)

Wusik Station (Microsoft Windows)

Nero WaveEditor (Microsoft Windows)

WavePad (Microsoft Windows)

Adobe Audition for Mac (Apple macOS / Mac OS X)

Edit

Software applications that can edit flac files:

Ableton Live (Microsoft Windows)

Adobe Audition (Microsoft Windows)

Sound Forge (Microsoft Windows)

Wusik Station (Microsoft Windows)

Nero WaveEditor (Microsoft Windows)

WavePad (Microsoft Windows)

Adobe Audition for Mac (Apple macOS / Mac OS X)

Save

Software capable of saving flac files:

Ableton Live (Microsoft Windows)

Adobe Audition (Microsoft Windows)

Sound Forge (Microsoft Windows)

Wusik Station (Microsoft Windows)

Nero WaveEditor (Microsoft Windows)

Adobe Audition for Mac (Apple macOS / Mac OS X)

Play

Apps designed for playing flac files:

VLC media player (Microsoft Windows)

Media Player (Microsoft Windows)

ALLPlayer (Microsoft Windows)

MediaMonkey (Microsoft Windows)

KMPlayer (Microsoft Windows)

Microsoft Windows Media Player (Microsoft Windows)

Helium (Microsoft Windows)

Helium Music Manager (Microsoft Windows)

VLC media player for Mac (Apple macOS / Mac OS X)

Play (Apple macOS / Mac OS X)

Elmedia Player (Apple macOS / Mac OS X)

Musique (Apple macOS / Mac OS X)

Rhythmbox (Linux/Unix)

Xine (Linux/Unix)

VLC media player for Linux (Linux/Unix)

UltraMixer (Multiplatform)

KORG AudioGate (Multiplatform)

VLC Media Player for iOS (Apple iOS)

VLC media player for Android (Google Android)

Music Player & MP3 Player (Google Android)

Create

Software apps that create flac files:

FLAC - Free lossless audio codec (Microsoft Windows)

FLAC for Linux (Linux/Unix)

Record

Software apps that record to flac files:

Ableton Live (Microsoft Windows)

Adobe Audition (Microsoft Windows)

Sound Forge (Microsoft Windows)

Adobe Audition for Mac (Apple macOS / Mac OS X)

Convert

Software apps that convert flac files:

MediaMonkey (Microsoft Windows)

Freemake Audio Converter (Microsoft Windows)

Switch Audio File Converter Software (Microsoft Windows)

MediaCoder (Microsoft Windows)

SUPER (Microsoft Windows)

TAudioConverter Audio Converter (Microsoft Windows)

Helium (Microsoft Windows)

Helium Music Manager (Microsoft Windows)

xrecode (Microsoft Windows)

Max for Mac (Apple macOS / Mac OS X)

Nautilus-Flac-Converter (Linux/Unix)

Import

Software apps that import flac files:

Ableton Live (Microsoft Windows)

Adobe Audition (Microsoft Windows)

Sound Forge (Microsoft Windows)

Wusik Station (Microsoft Windows)

Nero Recode (Microsoft Windows)

Adobe Audition for Mac (Apple macOS / Mac OS X)

FLAC to MP3 (Apple macOS / Mac OS X)

Nautilus-Flac-Converter (Linux/Unix)

KORG AudioGate (Multiplatform)

Export

Software apps that export flac files:

Ableton Live (Microsoft Windows)

Adobe Audition (Microsoft Windows)

Sound Forge (Microsoft Windows)

Nero Recode (Microsoft Windows)

Adobe Audition for Mac (Apple macOS / Mac OS X)

FFmpeg (Multiplatform)

KORG AudioGate (Multiplatform)

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MediaMonkey (Microsoft Windows)

Nero Platinum (Microsoft Windows)

Helium Music Manager (Microsoft Windows)

Nero Classic (Microsoft Windows)

Roxio Toast Titanium (Apple macOS / Mac OS X)

Brasero (Linux/Unix)