The main benefits of a FLAC file in addition to it being lossless is that it can be used for streaming, and decoding is fast, allowing for real time decoding to take place. Using FLAC to compress an audio file to approximately 50% of its original size. FLAC is a format that is recommended to those backing up a CD collection because the sound quality will remain high, whereas MP3 compression will result in a deterioration compared to the original.įLAC to MP3 - Convert file now View other audio file formats It is a lossless compression type meaning that the compression takes place without data being discarded.
Free Lossless Audio Codec, or FLAC for short, is an audio compression technique.
