flac
What is a .flac file?
audio/flac
FLAC (Free Lossless Audio Codec) compresses PCM audio losslessly, typically to about half the size of the original with no quality loss. It supports metadata tags, embedded cover art, and fast seeking. It is favored for archival and audiophile music libraries.
How to use a .flac file
Use an example FLAC to test lossless decoding, verify bit-exact round-trips against source PCM, and exercise tag parsing and transcoding to lossy formats.
Download example .flac files
- FLAC — LosslessThe clip as FLAC — free lossless audio compression. Byte-for-byte recoverable to the source PCM; for testing lossless decoders and conversion.
- FLAC with Vorbis Comments and PictureA FLAC whose STREAMINFO and audio frames are accompanied by known Vorbis comments and a 32-pixel PNG front cover.
- FLAC with Metadata StrippedThe matching FLAC reduced to STREAMINFO and the exact same audio frames, so metadata-removal tests can compare compressed essence byte for byte.