How to open Apple Lossless Audio Codec encoded audio track .alac files
Have you had trouble opening the alac file on your computer? What are alac files? We explain what they are and recommend software that we know will open them.
What is alac file?
Files with alac extension are audio tracks encoded using Apple Lossless Audio Codec and typically found as part of CAF or more frequently M4A audio files from iTunes.
Apple Lossless Audio Codec encoded audio track description
ALAC stands for Apple Lossless Audio Codec and it is the default audio codec implementation developed by Apple for lossless data compression of digital music.
ALAC encoded audio track can be usually found within CAF or M4A containers, with the .m4a file being the native file type of iTunes or Apple Music.
Suggested software to open alac file

Apple iTunes for Windows
Multimedia file manager and library for Apple users

Apple Logic Pro
A digital audio workstation and MIDI sequencer program

Apple iTunes for Mac
Program used to organize and plays your digital music and video