Convert MP3 to FLAC

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You can convert MP3 to FLAC for free above: just know the FLAC will sound identical to the MP3, not better; lossless can't restore discarded detail.

Let's be straight with each other: converting MP3 to FLAC will not bring back detail the MP3 encoder already threw away. What you do get is a FLAC that behaves like one: built for archiving music with zero quality loss and a genuine size saving: which is often exactly what an editor, burner or archive pipeline demands instead of an MP3.

FYI

Honest warning: a FLAC made from MP3 is lossless from here on, but it can't restore what the MP3 encoder already discarded. It will sound exactly like your MP3: just bigger.

Why flip MP3 to FLAC

MP3 is the format that taught music to travel: small, scrappy, and welcome absolutely everywhere. It was born in 1993, Fraunhofer Institute, Germany, and its real weak spot is holding fine detail at low bitrates: it stays small by quietly discarding sound.

FLAC is the audiophile's handshake: CD-perfect sound at roughly half the shelf space. Free Lossless Audio Codec: think ZIP for sound: it decompresses back to the exact original. That makes it the right destination when what you need is archiving music with zero quality loss and a genuine size saving.

How to convert MP3 to FLAC

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Drop your MP3 file into the flipper above, or click to browse for it.
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Check the output format: FLAC is already selected for you.
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Hit Convert, give it a moment, then download your new FLAC.

MP3 vs FLAC, side by side

	MP3	FLAC
Born	1993, Fraunhofer Institute, Germany	2001, Josh Coalson; now kept by the open Xiph.Org Foundation
Type	audio · lossy	audio · lossless
Best for	playing on anything with a speaker, from new phones to twenty-year-old car stereos	archiving music with zero quality loss and a genuine size saving
Weak spot	holding fine detail at low bitrates: it stays small by quietly discarding sound	fitting in pockets: lossless is still large: and charming Apple's own apps
Typical size	about 1 MB per minute at 128 kbps: roughly a tenth of CD audio	around 5 MB per minute: half of WAV, five times an MP3
Plays on	Everything. Phones, browsers, cars, smart speakers, ancient iPods.	Hi-fi gear, Android, VLC, most desktop players; iTunes and Apple Music look away.

Questions people ask

Will converting MP3 to FLAC lose quality?

It won't lose more, and it won't gain any back. The FLAC preserves your MP3 exactly as it is now: including whatever the original lossy encode discarded.

Will the FLAC file be bigger or smaller than my MP3?

Bigger: usually several times bigger. FLAC runs around 5 MB per minute: half of WAV, five times an MP3, and none of that extra space adds quality to an MP3 source.

Where will the FLAC file play?

Hi-fi gear, Android, VLC, most desktop players; iTunes and Apple Music look away. That's the usual reason people leave MP3 behind: FLAC simply opens in more of the places that matter.

How long does MP3 to FLAC conversion take?

Seconds for most files: audio is light work. A long recording might take a minute; your file auto-deletes from our servers within an hour either way.

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