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AfterDawn > Software downloads > Audio & Video > Codecs > FLAC v1.2.1

FLAC v1.2.1

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Win2k / Win95 / Win98 / WinME / WinNT / WinXP

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FLAC stands for Free Lossless Audio Codec. Grossly oversimplified, FLAC is similar to MP3, but lossless, meaning that audio is compressed in FLAC without any loss in quality. This is similar to how Zip works, except with FLAC you will get much better compression because it is designed specifically for audio, and you can play back compressed FLAC files in your favorite player (or your car or home stereo, just like you would an MP3 file.

NOTE: Several virus scanners are reporting that FLAC contains a trojan; this is a FALSE POSITIVE.

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Keywords:
flac free lossless audio codec compressed compress

License type Open source¹

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Date added 11 Oct 2006

Latest update 17 Sep 2007

Downloads 6,512

File size 2.62 MB (<1min @ 1Mbps)

Operating systems Win2k / Win95 / Win98 / WinME / WinNT / WinXP¹

¹License and operating system information is based on latest version of the software.

Version history

17 Sep 2007FLAC v1.2.1(Latest stable version) 24 Jul 2007FLAC v1.2.0 10 May 2007FLAC v1.1.4b 13 Feb 2007FLAC v1.1.4 29 Nov 2006FLAC v1.1.3 16 Oct 2006FLAC v1.1.3 Beta 2