Open flac file
Did your computer fail to open flac file? We explain what flac files are and recommend software that we know can open your flac files.
What is flac file?
Files with flac extension are used for audio files compressed with the FLAC, aka Free Lossless Audio Codec. FLAC files do not lose any quality with their compression as MP3 do, but they are generally larger. Most modern media players support playback of FLAC files.
flac file description
File extension flac is commonly related to FLAC lossless audio format.
FLAC is open-source audio format that uses lossless audio compression - audio is compressed in FLAC format without any loss in sound quality or original data.
FLAC features:
- Lossless
- Fast
- Hardware support
- Seekable
- Streamable
- Error resistant
- no DRM
FLAC file format is freely available and supported on most operating systems, including Windows, Mac OS X (macOS), Linux and mobile phones. Nowadays is defacto standard for lossless audio files.
Mime types:
audio/x-flac
Software that will open flac file

FLAC - Free lossless audio codec
Codec for FLAC lossless audio format