FLAC – Free Lossless Audio Codec Audio File
FLAC extension
How to open flac files
Windows: ComboPlayer, Roxio Creator 2012, Adobe Audition 3, Nullsoft Winamp Media Player 5.6, VideoLAN VLC media player, Foobar2000, GoldWave, VUPlayer, aTunes.
Mac OS: Roxio Toast 11, Adobe Audition 3, Cog, MacAmp Lite X, VideoLAN VLC media player, aTunes.
Linux: VideoLAN VLC media player, aTunes.
Description of the FLAC extension
Popularity: Frequently used
Section: Audio files
Developer: flac.sourceforge.net
The FLAC extension is an acronym for Free Lossless Audio Codec, an open source audio format that uses lossless audio compression, which means that the audio is compressed into the FLAC format without loss of quality or original data.
In simple terms, FLAC is similar to MP3 but is lossless, which means that the audio is compressed into FLAC with no loss of quality. This is similar to how ZIP works, but in the case of the .FLAC file, you will get much better compression as it is specifically designed for audio, and you can play the compressed FLAC files on your favorite player (or in your car, or in your home stereo system), just like you would play an MP3 file.
FLAC files are freely available and compatible with most operating systems, including Windows, “Unix” (Linux, * BSD, Solaris, OS X, IRIX), BeOS, OS / 2, and Amiga. Systems have been created for Autotools, MSVC, Watcom C, and Project Builder.
MIME type: audio / x-flac
HEX code: 66 4C 61 43 00 00 00 22
ASCII code: fLaC
