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The links page is the place for all things using or supporting FLAC. | <a href="links.html#hardware">hardware</a> | <a href="links.html#music">artists, labels and stores</a> | <a href="links.html#publications">publications</a> | <a href="links.html#software">software</a> |


<h2><a name="hardware">hardware</a></h2>

<p>Below are some brands that offer devices supporting the FLAC format.</p>

<b>general</b>
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	<div><a href="https://www.android.com/"><img src="images/hw/android.png" border="0" alt="Android" /></a>Android 3.1 and up</div>
	<div><a href="https://www.microsoft.com/nl-nl/windows"><img src="images/hw/windows.png" border="0" alt="Android" /></a>Windows 10 and up</div>
	<div><a href="https://www.apple.com/macos/"><img src="images/hw/imac.webp" border="0" alt="macOS" /></a>macOS High Sierra and up</div>
	<div><a href="https://www.apple.com/ios/"><img src="images/hw/ios.webp" border="0" alt="macOS" /></a>iOS 11 and up</div>
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<b>home audio</b>
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	<div><a href="https://www.marantz.com/"><img src="images/hw/marantz.webp" border="0" alt="Marantz" /></a>Marantz</div>
	<div><a href="https://www.sony.com"><img src="images/hw/sony.webp" border="0" alt="Sony" /></a>Sony</div>
	<div><a href="https://www.integrahometheater.com/"><img src="images/hw/integra.webp" border="0" alt="Integra" /></a>Integra</div>
	<div><a href="https://www.denon.com/"><img src="images/hw/denon.webp" border="0" alt="Denon" /></a>Denon</div>
	<div><a href="https://www.onkyo.com/"><img src="images/hw/onkyo.webp" border="0" alt="Onkyo" /></a>Onkyo</div>
	<div><a href="https://www.cambridgeaudio.com/"><img src="images/hw/cambridge.webp" border="0" alt="Cambridge Audio" /></a></td>Cambridge Audio</div>
	<div><a href="https://www.pioneer-audiovisual.com/"><img src="images/hw/pioneer.webp" border="0" alt="Pioneer" /></a>Pioneer</div>
	<div><a href="https://www.bose.com"><img src="images/hw/bose.webp" border="0" alt="Bose" /></a>Bose</div>
	<div><a href="https://www.nadelectronics.com/"><img src="images/hw/nad.webp" border="0" alt="NAD" /></a>NAD</div>
	<div><a href="https://usa.yamaha.com/products/audio_visual/"><img src="images/hw/yamaha.webp" border="0" alt="Yamaha" /></a>Yamaha</div>
	<div><a href="https://www.sonos.com/"><img src="images/hw/sonos.webp" border="0" alt="Sonos" /></a>Sonos</div>
	<div><a href="https://www.bang-olufsen.com/"><img src="images/hw/beosound5.webp" border="0" alt="B&amp;O BeoSound 5" /></a>B&amp;O</div>
	<div><a href="https://sonoro.com/"><img src="images/hw/sonoro.webp" border="0" alt="Sonoro" /></a></td>Sonoro</div>
	<div><a href="https://www.bluesound.com/"><img src="images/hw/bluesound.webp" border="0" alt="Bluesound" /></a></td>Bluesound</div>
	<div><a href="https://www.audiolab.co.uk/"><img src="images/hw/audiolab.webp" border="0" alt="Audiolab" /></a></td>Audiolab</div>
	<div><a href="https://www.naimaudio.com/"><img src="images/hw/naim.webp" border="0" alt="Naim" /></a>Naim</div>
	<div><a href="https://melco-audio.com/"><img src="images/hw/melco.webp" border="0" alt="Melco" /></a>Melco</div>
	<div><a href="https://www.dune-hd.com/"><img src="images/hw/dunehd.webp" border="0" alt="Dune HD" /></a><br />Dune HD</div>
	<div><a href="http://www.request.com/"><img src="images/hw/request.webp" border="0" alt="ReQuest" /></a>ReQuest</div>
	<div><a href="https://www.synology.com/"><img src="images/hw/synology.webp" border="0" alt="Synology" /></a>Synology</div>
	<div><a href="https://www.qnap.com/"><img src="images/hw/qnap.webp" border="0" alt="QNAP" /></a>QNAP</div>
	<div><a href="https://acryan.com"><img src="images/hw/acryan.webp" border="0" alt="A.C. Ryan" /></a>A.C. Ryan</div>
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<b>car audio</b>
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	<div><a href="https://www.citroen.com/"><img src="images/hw/citroen.webp" border="0" alt="Citroen" /></a>Citro&euml;n</div>
	<div><a href="https://www.tesla.com/"><img src="images/hw/tesla.webp" border="0" alt="Tesla" /></a>Tesla</div>
	<div><a href="https://www.ford.com/"><img src="images/hw/ford.webp" border="0" alt="Ford" /></a>Ford</div>
	<div><a href="https://www.volvo.com/"><img src="images/hw/volvo.webp" border="0" alt="Volvo" /></a>Volvo</div>
	<div><a href="https://www.volkswagen.com/"><img src="images/hw/volkswagen.webp" border="0" alt="Volkswagen" /></a>Volkswagen</div>
	<div><a href="http://www.kenwood.de/products/car/receivers/mediareceiver/KMM-357SD/"><img src="images/hw/kenwood.webp" border="0" alt="Kenwood" /></a>Kenwood</div>
	<div><a href="http://search.jvc.com/query.html?style=JCA&amp;col=site&amp;qt=FLAC"><img src="images/hw/jvc.webp" border="0" alt="JVC" /></a>JVC</div>
	<div><a href="http://www.clarion.com/us/en/products-personal/multimedia/NX404/index.html"><img src="images/hw/clarion.webp" border="0" alt="Clarion" /></a>Clarion</div>
	<div><a href="http://www.pioneer.eu/eur/products/25/121/61/MVH-170UB/page.html"><img src="images/hw/pioneer_c.webp" border="0" alt="Pioneer MVH-170UB" /></a>Pioneer</div>
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<b>portable audio</b>
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	<div><a href="http://www.cowonglobal.com/"><img src="images/hw/cowon.webp" border="0" alt="Cowon" /></a>Cowon</div>
	<div><a href="https://hifiman.com/"><img src="images/hw/hifiman.webp" border="0" alt="HiFiman" /></a>Hifiman</div>
	<div><a href="https://www.astellnkern.com/"><img src="images/hw/astellkern.webp" border="0" alt="Astell and Kern" /></a>Astell&amp;Kern</div>
	<div><a href="http://www.sandisk.com/products/music-video-players/"><img src="images/hw/sansa.webp" border="0" alt="Sandisk" /></a>Sandisk</div>
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<b>live audio</b>
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	<div><a href="https://www.denondj.com/"><img src="images/hw/denon-dj.webp" border="0" alt="Denon" /></a>Denon</div>
	<div><a href="https://www.pioneerdj.com/"><img src="images/hw/pioneer-dj.webp" border="0" alt="Pioneer" /></a>Pioneer</div>
	<div><a href="https://www.numark.com/"><img src="images/hw/numark.webp" border="0" alt="Numark" /></a>Numark</div>
	<div><a href="https://www.allen-heath.com/"><img src="images/hw/allenheath.webp" border="0" alt="Allen and Heath" /></a>Allen &amp; Heath</div>
	<div><a href="https://asia.olympus-imaging.com/"><img src="images/hw/olympus.webp" border="0" alt="Olympus" /></a>Olympus</div>
	<div><a href="https://www.soundcraft.com/"><img src="images/hw/soundcraft.webp" border="0" alt="Behringer" /></a>Soundcraft</div>
	<div><a href="https://www.behringer.com/"><img src="images/hw/behringer.webp" border="0" alt="Behringer" /></a>Behringer</div>
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<h2><a name="music">music</a></h2>

<p>Several labels, artists and streaming services have adopted FLAC as a distribution format. Also, many online trading communities that share legal, band-sanctioned recordings of live shows distribute them in FLAC format.  These are just some of them.</p>

<b>streaming services</b>
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	<div><a href="https://tidal.com/"><img src="images/hw/tidal.png" border="0" alt="TIDAL" /></a>TIDAL</div>
	<div><a href="https://www.qobuz.com/"><img src="images/hw/qobuz.png" border="0" alt="Qobuz" /></a>Qobuz</div>
	<div><a href="https://www.deezer.com/nl/offers/premium"><img src="images/hw/deezer.png" border="0" alt="Deezer Premium" /></a>Deezer Premium</div>
	<div><a href="https://www.amazon.com/music/unlimited/why-hd"><img src="images/hw/amazon.png" border="0" alt="Amazon Music HD" /></a>Amazon Music HD</div>
	
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		<b>Individual artists</b>
		<ul>
			<li><a href="https://www.discogs.com/release/2042525-The-Beatles-The-Beatles-Stereo-USB">The Beatles</a></li>
			<li><a href="https://live.brucespringsteen.net/">Bruce Springsteen</a></li>
			<li><a href="http://www.livemetallica.com/">Metallica</a></li>
			<li><a href="https://store.mybloodyvalentine.org/">My Bloody Valentine</a></li>
			<li><a href="http://livemymorningjacket.com/">My Morning Jacket</a></li>
			<li><a href="https://www.nin.com/">Nine Inch Nails</a></li>
			<li><a href="http://www.livephish.com/">Phish</a></li>
			<li><a href="http://www.livechilipeppers.com/">Red Hot Chili Peppers</a></li>
			<li><a href="https://store.snarkypuppy.com/">Snarky Puppy</a></li>
			<li><a href="http://www.theymightbegiants.com/">They Might Be Giants</a></li>
			<li><a href="http://www.umlive.net/">Umphrey's McGee</a></li>
			<li><a href="http://www.livewidespreadpanic.com/">Widespread Panic</a></li>
		</ul>
		<b>Labels and Stores</b>
		<ul>
			<li><a href="https://shop.2l.no/">2L - the Nordic Sound</a></li>
			<li><a href="https://shop.4ad.com/">4AD</a></li>
			<li><a href="http://www.7digital.com/">7digital</a></li>
			<li><a href="https://7k.k7store.com/">7K!</a></li>
			<li><a href="https://anjunabeats.com">Anjundabeats</a></li>
			<li><a href="https://www.atorecords.com/">ATO Records</a></li>
			<li><a href="https://bandcamp.com/">Bandcamp</a></li>
			<li><a href="https://bellaunion.ochre.store/">Bella Union</a></li>
			<li><a href="https://bleep.com/">Bleep</a></li>
			<li><a href="https://music.bugs.co.kr/">Bugs!</a></li>
			<li><a href="https://boomkat.com/">boomkat</a></li>
			<li><a href="https://burningshed.com/">burning shed</a></li>
			<li><a href="https://store.dirtyhit.co.uk/">Dirty Hit</a></li>
			<li><a href="https://www.eclassical.com">eClassical</a></li>
			<li><a href="https://www.edbangerrecords.com/">Ed Banger records</a></li>
			<li><a href="https://electrocd.com/">elektrocd</a></li>
			<li><a href="https://www.genie.co.kr/">genie</a></li>
			<li><a href="http://www.gog.com/">Good Old Games</a></li>
			<li><a href="https://store.harmoniamundi.com/">harmonia mundi</a></li>
			<li><a href="http://www.hdtracks.com/">HDtracks</a></li>
			<li><a href="https://heavenlyemporium.com/">Heavenly Recordings</a></li>
			<li><a href="https://www.hifitrack.com/">HiFitrack</a></li>
			<li><a href="https://www.highresaudio.com/">highresaudio</a></li>
			<li><a href="https://www.hyperion-records.co.uk/">Hyperion records</a></li>
			<li><a href="https://indiehd.com/">indieHD</a></li>
			<li><a href="https://www.junodownload.com/">Juno Download</a></li>
			<li><a href="http://www.linnrecords.com/">Linn Records</a></li>
			<li><a href="http://magnatune.com/">Magnatune</a></li>
			<li><a href="http://store.matadorrecords.com/">Matador Records Store</a></li>
			<li><a href="https://www.melon.com/">Melon</a></li>
			<li><a href="http://www.mergerecords.com/shop/">Merge Records</a></li>
			<li><a href="https://shop.mexicansummer.com/">Mexican Summer</a></li>
			<li><a href="https://mora.jp/">mora.jp</a></li>
			<li><a href="https://www.munckmusic.com/">MunckMusic</a></li>
			<li><a href="https://store.nonesuch.com/">Nonesuch records</a></li>
			<li><a href="https://www.nugs.net/">nugs.net</a></li>
			<li><a href="http://www.nyctaper.com/">nyctaper</a></li>
			<li><a href="https://store.partisanrecords.com/">Partisan Records</a></li>
			<li><a href="https://store.pias.com/">[PIAS]</a></li>
			<li><a href="https://www.prestomusic.com">prestomusic</a></li>
			<li><a href="https://www.pristineclassical.com/">Pristine Classical</a></li>
			<li><a href="https://www.prostudiomasters.com/">ProStudioMasters</a></li>
			<li><a href="https://www.rarenoiserecords.com/">RareNoiseRecords</a></li>
			<li><a href="https://recochoku.jp/">レコチョク (Recochoku)</a></li>
			<li><a href="http://recordsonribs.com/">Records on Ribs</a></li>
			<li><a href="https://shopusa.roughtraderecords.com/">Rough Trade Store</a></li>
			<li><a href="https://www.soundliaison.com/">Sound Liaison</a></li>
			<li><a href="https://www.supraphonline.cz/">Supraphonline.cz</a></li>
			<li><a href="https://warp.net/">WARP</a></li>
			<li><a href="https://shop.xlrecordings.com/">XL Recordings</a></li>
			<li><a href="https://www.zunior.com/">Zunior.com</a></li>
		</ul>

		<b>Communities:</b>
		<ul>
			<li><a href="http://www.archive.org/">archive.org</a>, the Internet Archive:
			<ul>
				<li><a href="https://archive.org/details/etree">Live Music Archive</a></li>
				<li><a href="https://archive.org/details/netlabels">Net Labels</a></li>
				<li><a href="https://archive.org/details/opensource_audio">Open Source Audio</a></li>
			</ul>
			</li>
			<li><a href="http://etree.org/">etree.org</a></li>
			<li><a href="https://freesound.org/">freesound.org</a></li>
			<li><a href="https://ccmixter.org/">ccmixter.org</a></li>
			<li><a href="https://soundcloud.com/">Soundcloud</a></li>
		</ul>

<h2><a name="publications">publications</a></h2>

		<ul>
			<li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jOewLgvH_js&list=PLfXPDExDzpW91AXBHUQSjPYbqzKJgpxaw&index=1">YouTube video series on FLAC</a></li>
			<li><a href="http://dericed.com/2013/flac-in-the-archives/">FLAC in the archives</a> and <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bnke-f_X6PY">Derailing Best Practices</a></li>
			<li><a href="https://www.iasa-web.org/sites/default/files/iasa-journal-39-part8.pdf">Reconsidering the Checksum for Audiovisual Preservation</a></li>
			<li><a href="https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/abstract/document/8682780">Homomorphic encryption for the FLAC format</a></li>
			<li><a href="https://openpreservation.org/blogs/breaking-waves-and-some-flacs/">Breaking WAVEs (and some FLACs)</a></li>
			<li><a href="https://wiki.dpconline.org/images/f/fe/FLAC_Assessment_v1.0.pdf">FLAC format preservation assessment</a></li>
		</ul>

	<p>Although being designed to contain audio, FLAC can compress other kinds of signals very well too, like measurement signals. In some scientific publications/presentations, FLAC is used to contain such signals, such as:</p>
		<ul>
			<li>South Pole Telescope:
			<ul>
				<li><a href="https://doi.org/10.3847/1538-4365/ac374f">The Design and Integrated Performance of SPT-3G</a></li>
				<li><a href="https://arxiv.org/pdf/1810.03789.pdf">Extreme digitisation for ground-based cosmic microwave background experiments</a></li>
			</ul>
			</li>
			<li><a href="https://doi.org/10.3390/s23073552">Context-Aware Lossless and Lossy Compression of Radio Frequency Signals</a></li>
			<li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ay4C1VSHX5w&t=10400s">Compressing raw video tape data with FLAC</a></li>
		</ul>


<h2><a name="software">software</a></h2>
		<p>A large and growing list of software supports the FLAC format.  This list is a sample of software supporting FLAC. The most popular software can be found on the download page in the <a href="download.html#extras">extras section</a> as well.</p>

		<b>Audio encoders/decoders/converters/taggers:</b>
		<ul>
			<li><a href="http://www.freac.org/">Free Audio Converter</a></li>
			<li><a href="http://www.mp3tag.de/en/index.html">mp3tag</a></li>
			<li><a href="https://picard.musicbrainz.org/">Picard</a></li>
			<li><a href="https://www.foobar2000.org/">foobar2000</a></li>
			<li><a href="https://wiki.gnome.org/Apps/EasyTAG">EasyTAG</a></li>
			<li><a href="http://etree-scripts.sourceforge.net/">etree-scripts</a></li>
			<li><a href="http://flacfrontend.sf.net/">FLAC frontend</a></li>
			<li><a href="http://linux1.ca/">Flac-Jacket</a></li>
			<li><a href="http://www.gently.org.uk/flactag/">FLACTAG</a></li>
			<li><a href="http://mp3fs.sourceforge.net/">MP3FS</a></li>
			<li><a href="http://www.macupdate.com/app/mac/23430/x-lossless-decoder">XLD</a></li>
			<li><a href="http://cue.tools/wiki/CUETools_Download">CUETools</a></li>
		</ul>
		<b>Audio editors:</b>
		<ul>
			<li><a href="https://www.ableton.com/en/live/">Ableton Live</a></li>
			<li><a href="https://www.adobe.com/nl/products/audition.html">Adobe Audition</a> (plugin for old versions <a href="http://www.vuplayer.com/audition.php">here</a> or <a href="http://www.hydrogenaud.io/forums/index.php?showtopic=20145">here</a>)</li>
			<li><a href="http://ardour.org/">Ardour</a></li>
			<li><a href="https://www.audacityteam.org/">Audacity</a></li>
			<li><a href="https://www.image-line.com/">FL Studio</a></li>
			<li>Magix <a href="https://www.magix.com/ca/music-editing/acid/">Acid</a>, <a href="https://www.magix.com/ca/music-editing/music-maker/">Music Maker</a>, <a href="https://www.magix.com/ca/music-editing/samplitude/">Samplitude</a> and <a href="https://www.magix.com/int/music/sound-forge/">Sound Forge</a></li>
			<li><a href="https://www.reaper.fm/">Reaper</a></li>
			<li>Steinberg <a href="https://www.steinberg.net/cubase/">Cubase</a>, <a href="https://www.steinberg.net/nuendo/">Nuendo</a> and <a href="https://www.steinberg.net/wavelab/">Wavelab</a>
			<li><a href="http://www.etree.org/shnutils/shntool/">shntool</a></li>
		</ul>
		<b>Audio players/servers:</b>
		<ul>
			<li><a href="http://amarok.kde.org/">Amarok</a></li>
			<li><a href="http://www.atunes.org/">aTunes</a></li>
			<li><a href="https://www.clementine-player.org/nl/">Clementine</a></li>
			<li><a href="http://www.greenend.org.uk/rjk/disorder/">DisOrder</a></li>
			<li><a href="https://github.com/flac123/flac123">flac123</a></li>
			<li><a href="https://gerbera.io/">gerbera</a></li>
			<li><a href="https://jriver.com/audio.html">JRiver Media Center</a></li>
			<li><a href="https://kodi.tv/">kodi</a></li>
			<li><a href="https://www.musicpd.org/">MPD</a></li>
			<li><a href="http://www.mplayerhq.hu/">MPlayer</a></li>
			<li><a href="http://www.mythtv.org/">MythTV</a></li>
			<li><a href="https://wiki.gnome.org/Projects/Rygel">Rygel</a></li>
			<li><a href="https://serviio.org/">Serviio</a></li>
			<li><a href="http://www.videolan.org/">VideoLAN</a> client (VLC)</li>
			<li><a href="http://xine.sourceforge.net/">Xine</a></li>
			<li><a href="http://www.amb.org/xmcd/">xmcd</a></li>
			<li><a href="http://www.xmms.org/">XMMS</a></li>
		</ul>
		<b>CD ripping/burning:</b>
		<ul>
			<li><a href="https://abcde.einval.com/wiki/">abcde</a></li>
			<li><a href="https://cdex.mu/">CDex</a></li>
			<li><a href="http://www.exactaudiocopy.de/">Exact Audio Copy (EAC)</a></li>
			<li><a href="http://www.freac.org/">Free Audio Converter</a></li>
			<li><a href="http://sourceforge.net/projects/grip/">grip</a></li>
			<li><a href="http://www.k3b.org/">K3B</a></li>
			<li><a href="http://vortexbox.org/">VortexBox</a></li>
			<li><a href="http://www.macupdate.com/app/mac/23430/x-lossless-decoder">XLD</a></li>
		</ul>
		<b>Organizers:</b>
		<ul>
			<li><a href="https://www.foobar2000.org/">foobar2000</a></li>
			<li><a href="http://ampache.org/">Ampache</a></li>
			<li><a href="http://www.atunes.org/">aTunes</a></li>
			<li><a href="http://www.gnu.org/software/gnupod/">GNUpod</a></li>
			<li><a href="http://www.netjukebox.nl/">netjukebox</a></li>
			<li><a href="http://prokyon3.sourceforge.net/">prokyon3</a></li>
			<li><a href="http://www.rhythmbox.org/">Rhythmbox</a></li>
		</ul>
		<b>Developer tools and libraries:</b>
		<ul>
			<li><a href="https://github.com/ietf-wg-cellar/flac-specification/wiki/Implementations">A list of FLAC encoder and decoder libraries, library wrappers and analysis tools</a></li>
			<li><a href="https://github.com/ietf-wg-cellar/flac-test-files">A set of FLAC conformance test files, to test FLAC decoder implementations</a></li>
			<li><a href="http://search.cpan.org/search?query=FLAC">FLAC perl modules</a></li>
			<li><a href="http://getid3.sourceforge.net/">getID3()</a>: a PHP script for extracting metadata</li>
			<li><a href="http://www.jthink.net/jaudiotagger/">Jaudiotagger</a> Java audio tagging library</li>
			<li><a href="http://www.gstreamer.net/">GStreamer</a> streaming media framework</li>
			<li><a href="http://www.icculus.org/SDL_sound/">SDL_sound</a> audio add-on to SDL</li>
		</ul>