| File Type |
Free Lossless Audio Codec File |
| File Format |
File |
| Common? |
No |
| File Description |
Open-source audio format that uses lossless audio compression, meaning it does not remove any of the original audio data; compresses audio files with no loss in quality.
NOTE: A FLAC Fingerprint file, which contains the filename and checksum information for a FLAC file, may be generated along with the FLAC file; this file is typically named "ffp.txt" and can be created using the following command:
"metaflac --show-md5sum flac_file_names > ffp.txt".
For additional information about the FLAC format visit the FLAC website. |
| Program(s) that open flac files |
Mac: Roxio Toast; Cog; MacAmp Lite X; PureMusic Audio Player; VideoLAN VLC Media Player
Windows: Roxio Creator; Adobe Audition; VideoLAN VLC media player; VUPlayer; Winamp with FLAC plugin; Windows Media Player with Illiminable or CoreFLAC filters |
