Freeware Flac Converter

How To Convert .flac Files

As you might know, files with a .flac extension are encoded with the Free Lossless Audio Codec. As the codec name suggests, this codec is an audio file encoding that can provide very high audio quality. Unlike other formats (e.g.) MP3, .flac format offers both great audio and a useful modicum of compression. Typically FLAC is used for making backups of audio CDs and other high-quality audio. However, with large capacity hard drives and fast Internet connections becoming more common, FLAC is nowadays also commonly used for normal listening and streaming music.

While FLAC is usually great for high-quality audio, sometimes you might need to convert it to a different format. On mobile players hard drives aren’t virtually unlimited yet, and you can put nearly twice as many MP3 files as FLAC files on a portable music player. Also, while FLAC support is widespread among modern audio players, it can still sometimes be useful to find a .flac converter. Popular formats like MP3 are supported pretty much universally.

To convert Flac to MP3 you will need to download and install one of the available Flac to MP3 converters. Here’s what to to look out for in a .flac to .mp3 converter :

* Usability. At the minimum, there should be a graphical user interface, and perhaps even drag & drop support. Easy to understand codec configuration are a definite plus, because file conversion can be quite an arcane art if if you’re forced to set everything up manually.

* Speed. This obviously depends on the selected codec and encoding quality, but raw performance can be quite significant when you are abou to convert a big .flac collection to a different format.

* Freeware or Commercial. Luckily you won’t need to spend money on the converter. There are good no-cost .flac converter applications you can install.

In conclusion, I recommend to use SUPER to convert .flac files. dbPowerAmp is more user-friendly while other converters support a mind-boggling amount of sound formats. Pick the right tool for the job.