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		<b>If you are not sure what to download, see <a href="documentation_tasks.html">Using FLAC</a> for instructions</b> and guides on playing FLAC files, ripping CDs to FLAC, etc.
		This section is for the <a href="documentation_tools.html">official FLAC tools</a>. See the <a href="download.html#extras">extras section</a> below for third-party tools that support or use FLAC.<br />
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		All source code and binaries are freely available and distributed under <a href="http://opensource.org/docs/definition.php">Open Source</a> licenses.  The codec libraries are distributed under Xiph.org's BSD license, and the plugins and command-line utilites (<span class="commandname">flac</span> and <span class="commandname">metaflac</span>) are distributed under the <a href="http://opensource.org/licenses/gpl-license.html">GPL</a>. (For more information, see the <a href="license.html">license page</a>.)
		<ul>
			<li><b>Source code</b>: <a href="http://downloads.xiph.org/releases/flac/">tarballs for stable and beta releases</a>; also includes documentation and build systems for Windows (MSVC++) and *nix, *BSD, OS/2, OS X (autotools). You can also take a look at the <a href="https://github.com/xiph/flac">Development <b>git repository</b></a></li>
			<li><b>Linux</b>: most distributions have a FLAC package, use the package manager to get FLAC. If not, try <a href="http://rpmfind.net/linux/rpm2html/search.php?query=flac">rpmfind.net</a> or <a href="http://packages.debian.org/cgi-bin/search_packages.pl?keywords=flac&amp;searchon=names&amp;subword=1&amp;version=all&amp;release=all">Debian's packages</a></li>
			<li><b>Windows</b>: <a href="http://downloads.xiph.org/releases/flac/">FLAC for Windows</a> (the file flac-X.Y.Z-win.zip contains both command-line tools and libaries, in 32 and 64 bit).</li>
			<li><b>Mac OS X</b>: <a href="https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/flac">FLAC tools for OS X</a> from Homebrew.</li>

			<li><b>Older versions:</b> <a href="http://downloads.xiph.org/releases/flac/">Older versions</a>.</li>
		</ul>
	<a name="extras"><h2>Extras</h2></a>
		<b>NOTE: </b> these extras are not part of the FLAC project.  Most (except those marked [$]) are freely available but distributed under their authors' own terms. Check out the <a href="links.html">links page</a> for an even larger list of software supporting FLAC.<br />
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		<a name="extras_gui"><b>GUI encoding/decoding front-ends:</b></a>
		<ul>
			<li>
				<a name="extras_gui_cross"><b>Cross-platform</b></a>
				<ul>
					<li><a href="http://www.freac.org/">Free Audio Converter</a>, a free GUI audio file converter</li>
					<li><a href="http://www.clementine-player.org/">Clementine</a>, a music player with the ability to transcode to and from FLAC</li>
				</ul>
			</li>
			<li>
				<a name="extras_gui_windows"><b>Windows</b></a>
				<ul>
					<li><a href="http://www.exactaudiocopy.de/">ExactAudioCopy</a>, an accurate CD ripper that convert to FLAC out-of-the-box</li>
					<li><a href="http://www.foobar2000.org/">foobar2000</a>, a convinient audio player that can convert and tag FLAC</li>
					<li>[$] <a href="http://www.dbpoweramp.com/">dBpowerAMP</a>, a swiss army knife that can convert and play many formats, including FLAC.</li>
					<li>[$] <a href="http://www.mediamonkey.com">MediaMonkey</a> can organize, encode, decode, edit tags, and rip to FLAC and other formats.</li>
					<li><a href="http://www.vuplayer.com/other.htm">audiotester</a>, can test a whole tree of FLAC files for errors and corruption</li>
					<li><a href="http://cue.tools/wiki/CUETools_Download">CUETools</a>, a suite of tools for lossless audio/CUE sheet format conversion and verification</li>
				</ul>
			</li>
			<li>
				<a name="extras_gui_osx"><b>MacOS</b></a>
				<ul>
					<li><a href="http://www.macupdate.com/app/mac/23430/x-lossless-decoder">XLD</a> a nice GUI ripper/converter/burner</li>
					<li><a href="http://macppc.softpedia.com/get/Audio/MacFLAC.shtml">MacFLAC</a>, a frontend to the official FLAC tools</li>
					<li><a href="http://www.clementine-player.org/">Clementine</a>, a music player with the ability to transcode to and from FLAC</li>
					<li><a href="http://xact.scottcbrown.org/">xACT</a>, a FLAC distribution with a graphical front-end to FLAC and other formats</li>
				</ul>
			</li>
			<li>
				<a name="extras_gui_unix"><b>Unix</b></a>
				<ul>
					<li><a href="http://amarok.kde.org/">Amarok</a>, a music player with transcoding and tagging functionality for KDE</li>
					<li><a href="http://www.k3b.org/">k3b</a> is a CD ripper and burner for KDE</li>
					<li><a href="http://sourceforge.net/projects/grip/">grip</a>, a CD ripper for GNOME</li>
				</ul>
			</li>

		</ul>
		<a name="extras_players"><b>Players and plugins:</b></a>
		<ul>
			<li>
				<a name="extras_players_mobile"><b>Mobile</b></a>
				<ul>
					<li><a href="http://www.android.com/">Android</a> has native support for FLAC since 3.1</li>

				</ul>
			</li>
			<li>
				<a name="extras_players_cross"><b>Cross-platform</b></a>
				<ul>
					<li><a href="http://www.clementine-player.org/">Clementine</a>, a player that is able to transcode as well</li>
					<li><a href="http://www.videolan.org/vlc/index.html">VLC</a>, plays about any format</li>
					<li><a href="https://www.audacityteam.org/">Audacity</a>, a sound editor</li>
					<li>FLAC plays in pretty much any web browser, like Chrome, Firefox, Opera or Edge</li>
				</ul>
			</li>
			<li>
				<a name="extras_players_windows"><b>Windows</b></a>
				<ul>
					<li><a href="http://www.vuplayer.com/vuplayer.php">VUPlayer</a>, <a href="http://www.winamp.com/">Winamp</a>, <a href="http://xbmc.org/download/">XBMC</a></li>
					<li>DirectShow: <a href="http://www.xiph.org/dshow/">Xiph's OpenCodec</a> for encoding to/decoding from FLAC (as well as Ogg Vorbis/Speex/Theora)</li>
					<li><u>Windows Media Player</u> plays FLAC without any changes in Windows 10 and newer</li>
				</ul>
			</li>
			<li>
				<a name="extras_players_osx"><b>MacOS</b></a>
				<ul>
					<li><a href="https://cog.losno.co/">Cog</a></li>
				</ul>
			</li>
			<li>
				<a name="extras_players_unix"><b>Unix</b></a>
				<ul>
					<li><a href="http://alsaplayer.sf.net/">AlsaPlayer</a>, <a href="http://www.mplayerhq.hu/">MPlayer</a>, <a href="http://www.xine-project.org/">Xine</a>, <a href="http://www.amb.org/xmcd/">xmcd</a></li>
				</ul>
			</li>

		</ul>