, while i Tunes doesn’t support FLAC files, it’s very easy to convert them to Apple Lossless, or ALAC, an equivalent lossless format that i. Tunes does support. Converting audio files from one lossless format to another is lossless; in other words, there is no quality lost when you convert from FLAC to ALAC.
, unfortunately, i Tunes can not play FLAC directly. That is why we had a look at two possible options: converting FLAC files to Apple Lossless format, or installing a player which will be able to play FLAC.
Play FLAC in i. Tunes with Fluke for Mac Fluke is a small FLAC player for Mac, which let you play FLAC files within i, and tunes. You can enjoy the 16 bits/ 44.1 KHz playback, multiple files and folder handling and track number and count support. Fluke play FLAC in i. Tunes by running at the same time as i. Tunes and working hand in hand with it.
Play FLAC in i. Tunes with FLAC Player (i. OS) Just as the name of FLAC Player, you can enjoy FLAC files on i. OS with the program. Just sync the FLAC files with i. Tunes sharing into i. OS device, and then download them via any system running SFTP or SSH.
How to import FLAC to iTunes with AIFF?
Click the button of “Add File”, then select the FLAC files that you want to import to i. Tunes one by one. You can also select the whole folder by clicking “Add Folder” from the drop-down list. Click the drop-down list of “Profile”, go to “Lossless Audio”, then select “AIFF – Audio Interchange File Format (*.aiff)” as the output format.
How to Convert FLAC Audio to Play in i. Tunes Step 1: Add .flac Source File(s) Step 2: Choose an i. Tunes-friendly format as output Step 3: Start the conversion from FLAC to ALAC (.m4a) for i. Tunes on Mac Step 4: Import your ALAC M4A tracks into i, and tunes library.
Why doesn’t Apple support FLAC?
Similarly, it is absurd that Apple stillwont support .flac, a free format, presumably because they want people using .alac becaus thats so bloody important… .flac is great because it is a fully taggable format that plays on all platforms- except i, and tunes! Apple’s deliberate “only game in town” schtick is really getting old.
What is an FLAC file?
FLAC files are losslessly compressed, which means that, when you play them back, they are bit-perfect replicas of the original uncompressed files (on a CD or high-resolution files). You may want to play these files in i, and tunes.