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Bring in flac, ogg, vorbis
author Chris Cannam
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Chris@1 52 Since FLAC is supported by so many different programs, it can be a daunting task for the new user to choose a suitable program. This page will walk you through the steps. First, choose your operating system:
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Chris@1 54 <li><a href="#windows">Windows</a></li>
Chris@1 55 <li><a href="#osx">Mac OS X</a></li>
Chris@1 56 <li><a href="#unix">Linux, *BSD, and other Unixes</a></li>
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Chris@1 66 <a name="windows">windows</a>
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Chris@1 70 <br />
Chris@1 71 <b>Using iTunes</b>? Sorry, due to iTunes' design we can't add FLAC support; <a href="itunes.html">ask Apple to support FLAC!</a><br />
Chris@1 72 <br />
Chris@1 73 <b>If you want to play FLAC files</b>, here is how with some popular players:
Chris@1 74 <ul>
Chris@1 75 <li><b>Windows Media Player (WMP)</b> - Microsoft does not make it easy, but it is possible if you follow this guide: <a href="http://www.losslessaudioblog.com/wmpmce-lossless-guide/">How to add FLAC support to Windows Media Player</a></li>
Chris@1 76 <li><a href="http://winamp.com/"><b>Winamp</b></a> - Winamp plays FLAC out of the box since version 5.31 if you download the Full version (not Lite).</li>
Chris@1 77 <li><a href="http://dbpoweramp.com/dbpoweramp.htm"><b>dbPowerAMP Audio Player</b></a> - Install the <a href="http://www.dbpoweramp.com/codec-central-flac.htm">FLAC plugin</a>.</li>
Chris@1 78 <li><a href="http://www.jrmediacenter.com/"><b>Media Center</b></a>/<a href="http://www.mediajukebox.com/"><b>Media Jukebox</b></a> - Install the <a href="http://mcplugins.sourceforge.net/in_flac.html">in_FLAC plugin</a>.</li>
Chris@1 79 <li><a href="http://mediamonkey.com/"><b>MediaMonkey</b></a> - Plays FLAC out of the box.</li>
Chris@1 80 <li>(<a href="download.html#extras_players_windows">more</a>)</li>
Chris@1 81 </ul>
Chris@1 82 <b>If you want to rip CDs to FLAC</b>, here is a short list of the most popular programs. Experts generally prefer EAC for the most accurate ripping. dbPowerAMP also does a fine job and is easier to set up.
Chris@1 83 <ul>
Chris@1 84 <li><b>Windows Media Player (WMP)</b> - Sorry, Microsoft has made it impossible to rip to FLAC in WMP; hopefully this will change eventually.</li>
Chris@1 85 <li><a href="http://winamp.com/"><b>Winamp</b></a> - Winamp can rip to FLAC out of the box since version 5.31 if you download the Full version (not Lite).</li>
Chris@1 86 <li><a href="http://dbpoweramp.com/dmc.htm"><b>dbPowerAMP Music Converter</b></a> - Install the <a href="http://www.dbpoweramp.com/codec-central-flac.htm">FLAC plugin</a>.</li>
Chris@1 87 <li><a href="http://www.jrmediacenter.com/"><b>Media Center</b></a>/<a href="http://www.mediajukebox.com/"><b>Media Jukebox</b></a> - Install the <a href="http://mcplugins.sourceforge.net/enc_flac.html">Enc_FLAC plugin</a>.</li>
Chris@1 88 <li><a href="http://www.exactaudiocopy.de/"><b>Exact Audio Copy (EAC)</b></a> - First <a href="http://cyberial.com/flacinstaller.asp">install the official FLAC tools</a>, then follow <a href="http://wiki.hydrogenaudio.org/index.php?title=EAC_and_Flac">this guide</a>. EAC is notoriously complex so here are some other guides: <a href="http://www.hydrogenaudio.org/forums/index.php?showtopic=30959">guide</a> <a href="http://wiki.slimdevices.com/index.cgi?EACBeginners">guide</a> <a href="http://www.saunalahti.fi/cse/EAC/index.html">guide</a> <a href="http://www.teqnilogik.com/tutorials/eac.htm">guide</a>. EAC can also be set up with <a href="http://www.legroom.net/modules.php?op=modload&name=Open_Source&file=index&page=software&app=autoflac">AutoFLAC</a>, <a href="http://omniencoder.autobotcity.net/">Omni Encoder</a>, or <a href="http://mareo.netfirms.com/">MAREO</a> to rip to FLAC or multiple formats at once.</li>
Chris@1 89 <li><a href="http://cdexos.sourceforge.net/"><b>CDex</b></a> - First <a href="http://cyberial.com/flacinstaller.asp">install the official FLAC tools</a>, then follow <a href="http://www.pfarrell.com/music/slimserver/cdextip.html">this guide</a>.</li>
Chris@1 90 <li>(<a href="download.html#extras_gui_windows">more</a>)</li>
Chris@1 91 </ul>
Chris@1 92 <b>If you want to burn FLAC files to CD</b>, here is a short list of the most popular programs:
Chris@1 93 <ul>
Chris@1 94 <li><b>Windows Media Player (WMP)</b> - Sorry, Microsoft has made it impossible to burn FLAC to CD in WMP; hopefully this will change eventually.</li>
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Chris@1 96 <li><a href="http://winamp.com/"><b>Winamp</b></a> - Winamp can rip to FLAC out of the box since version 5.31 if you download the Full version (not Lite).</li>
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Chris@1 98 <li><a href="http://dbpoweramp.com/cdwriter.htm"><b>dbPowerAMP CD Writer</b></a> - Install the <a href="http://www.dbpoweramp.com/codec-central-flac.htm">FLAC plugin</a>.</li>
Chris@1 99 <li><a href="http://www.burrrn.net/?page_id=4"><b>Burrrn</b></a> - Supports burning from FLAC out of the box.</li>
Chris@1 100 <li>(<a href="download.html#extras_burning_windows">more</a>)</li>
Chris@1 101 </ul>
Chris@1 102 <b>If you want to convert audio files to/from FLAC</b>, there are quite a few programs:
Chris@1 103 <ul>
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Chris@1 105 <li><b>Windows Media Player (WMP)</b> - Sorry, Microsoft has made it impossible to burn FLAC to CD in WMP; hopefully this will change eventually.</li>
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Chris@1 107 <li><a href="http://winamp.com/"><b>Winamp</b></a> - Winamp can convert to/from FLAC out of the box since version 5.31 if you download the Full version (not Lite).</li>
Chris@1 108 <li><a href="http://dbpoweramp.com/dmc.htm"><b>dbPowerAMP Music Converter</b></a> - Install the <a href="http://www.dbpoweramp.com/codec-central-flac.htm">FLAC plugin</a>.</li>
Chris@1 109 <li>FLAC Frontend - A simple GUI that comes in our <a href="http://cyberial.com/flacinstaller.asp">FLAC Installer</a> for Windows. Also includes our <a href="documentation_tools.html">command-line programs</a> for converting FLAC files and editing metadata.</li>
Chris@1 110 <li><a href="http://foobar2000.org/"><b>foobar2000</b></a> - A swiss army knife that supports FLAC out of the box.</li>
Chris@1 111 <li><a href="http://mediamonkey.com/"><b>MediaMonkey</b></a></li>
Chris@1 112 <li>(<a href="download.html#extras_gui_windows">more</a>)</li>
Chris@1 113 </ul>
Chris@1 114 <b>If you want to edit the tags in FLAC files</b>:
Chris@1 115 <ul>
Chris@1 116 <li><a href="http://www.mp3tag.de/en/index.html"><b>mp3tag</b></a> - A free tag editor which supports editing tags, autotagging from online databases, cover art, and more.</li>
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Chris@1 128 <div class="box_header"></div>
Chris@1 129 <div class="box_body">
Chris@1 130 <br />
Chris@1 131 <b>Using iTunes</b>? Sorry, due to iTunes' design we can't add FLAC support; <a href="itunes.html">ask Apple to support FLAC!</a><br />
Chris@1 132 <br />
Chris@1 133 <b>If you want to play FLAC files</b>, here is how with some popular players:
Chris@1 134 <ul>
Chris@1 135 <li><a href="http://cogosx.sourceforge.net/">Cog</a></li>
Chris@1 136 <li><a href="http://arcticlounge.com/maltx/">MacAmp Lite X</a></li>
Chris@1 137 <li><a href="http://www.songbirdnest.com/">Songbird</a></li>
Chris@1 138 <li><a href="http://www.videolan.org/vlc/index.html">VLC</a></li>
Chris@1 139 <li>(<a href="download.html#extras_players_osx">more</a>)</li>
Chris@1 140 </ul>
Chris@1 141 <b>If you want to rip CDs to FLAC</b>, there are a few options:
Chris@1 142 <ul>
Chris@1 143 <li>Roxio's <a href="http://www.roxio.com/en/products/toast/index.jhtml">Toast 7 Titanium</a>.</li>
Chris@1 144 <li><a href="http://sbooth.org/Max/">Max</a>.</li>
Chris@1 145 </ul>
Chris@1 146 <b>If you want to burn FLAC files to CD</b>:
Chris@1 147 <ul>
Chris@1 148 <li>Roxio's <a href="http://www.roxio.com/en/products/toast/index.jhtml">Toast 7 Titanium</a>.</li>
Chris@1 149 </ul>
Chris@1 150 <b>If you want to convert audio files to/from FLAC</b>:
Chris@1 151 <ul>
Chris@1 152 <li>Roxio's <a href="http://www.roxio.com/en/products/toast/index.jhtml">Toast 7 Titanium</a>.</li>
Chris@1 153 <li><a href="http://mac.softpedia.com/get/Audio/MacFLAC.shtml">MacFLAC</a>. Also includes our <a href="documentation_tools.html">command-line programs</a> for converting FLAC files and editing metadata.</li>
Chris@1 154 <li><a href="http://www.chaoticsoftware.com/ProductPages/MediaRage.html">MediaRage</a> can edit FLAC tags.</li>
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Chris@1 168 In the Unix world, FLAC support is quite widespread and it's usually only a matter of installing packages, so here are a few pointers. See the <a href="links.html#software">software links section</a> for many more.<br />
Chris@1 169 <br />
Chris@1 170 <b>To play FLAC files</b>:
Chris@1 171 <ul>
Chris@1 172 <li><a href="http://alsaplayer.org/">AlsaPlayer</a></li>
Chris@1 173 <li><a href="http://www.giantdisc.org/">GiantDisc</a>: Linux jukebox + Palm remote</li>
Chris@1 174 <li><a href="http://www.mplayerhq.hu/">MPlayer</a></li>
Chris@1 175 <li><a href="http://muine.gooeylinux.org/">Muine</a>: a music player for GNOME</li>
Chris@1 176 <li><a href="http://musik.berlios.de/">Musik</a>: an open-source, cross-platform multimedia player and library</li>
Chris@1 177 <li><a href="http://www.videolan.org/">VideoLAN</a> client</li>
Chris@1 178 <li><a href="http://xine.sourceforge.net/">Xine</a> multimedia player</li>
Chris@1 179 <li><a href="http://www.amb.org/xmcd/">xmcd</a>: X CD player</li>
Chris@1 180 <li><a href="http://www.xmms.org/">XMMS</a>: X MultiMedia System</li>
Chris@1 181 <li>(<a href="links.html#software">more</a>)</li>
Chris@1 182 </ul>
Chris@1 183 <b>To rip CDs to FLAC</b>:
Chris@1 184 <ul>
Chris@1 185 <li><a href="http://www.nostatic.org/grip/">Grip</a> is a great ripping and encoding front end and can be easily configured to use flac. See <a href="http://www.hydrogenaudio.org/forums/index.php?showtopic=45939">this thread</a> on how to configure Grip for FLAC.</li>
Chris@1 186 <li><a href="http://www.amb.org/xmcd/">xmcd</a> is a CD ripper with CDDB support as well as a player.</li>
Chris@1 187 <li>(<a href="links.html#software">more</a>)</li>
Chris@1 188 </ul>
Chris@1 189 <b>To burn FLAC files to CD</b>, here is a short list of the most popular programs:
Chris@1 190 <ul>
Chris@1 191 <li><a href="http://arson.sourceforge.net/">Arson</a>: KDE ripper/burner</li>
Chris@1 192 <li><a href="http://www.k3b.org/">K3B</a>: CD/DVD creator for Linux</li>
Chris@1 193 <li>(<a href="links.html#software">more</a>)</li>
Chris@1 194 </ul>
Chris@1 195 <b>To convert audio files to/from FLAC</b>, there are quite a few programs:
Chris@1 196 <ul>
Chris@1 197 <li>Official <a href="download.html">FLAC tools</a> have the command-line programs.</li>
Chris@1 198 <li>(<a href="links.html#software">more</a>)</li>
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