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FLAC to AAC

Anyfile converts a FLAC audio to an AAC audio for free, right in your browser: the file is never uploaded.

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What changes from FLAC to AAC

Sound qualityEncoded at 192 kbps, which most people can’t tell from the original
Tags and cover artTitle, artist, album and cover carried over where AAC holds them; lyrics and some rarer tags aren’t yet
File sizeUsually smaller: AAC compresses more tightly than FLAC

When to use AAC: Streaming audio, digital radio and soundtracks taken from video files.

Options

Open the file in the audio editor to choose before downloading:

  • Quality: 96 to 320 kbps

The two formats

.flac

FLAC audioFree Lossless Audio Codec

A lossless audio codec created by Josh Coalson in 2001 and now maintained by the Xiph.Org Foundation. Files are noticeably smaller than WAV yet decode to an exact copy of the original.

Archiving CDs and high-resolution music without any loss of quality.

Opens in VLC, foobar2000, Windows Media Player, Audacity

About FLAC files

.aac

AAC audioAdvanced Audio Coding

A lossy codec standardised by MPEG in 1997 as the successor to MP3, usually sounding better at the same bit rate. A bare .aac file holds the raw stream without an MP4 wrapper.

Streaming audio, digital radio and soundtracks taken from video files.

Opens in Music, QuickTime, VLC, Windows Media Player, most phones

About AAC files

Questions

How do I convert FLAC to AAC?

Drop your FLAC file on this page, or choose it. Anyfile converts it on your device in a moment and the AAC downloads straight away. To change it first, open it in the audio editor.

Is my FLAC file uploaded anywhere?

No. The file is read and converted by your own browser, and nothing is sent to a server. You can check: open your browser’s developer tools, go to Network, and convert a file. No upload appears.

Will I lose quality?

AAC is a compressed format, and Anyfile saves at high quality, so the difference is very hard to notice. For no loss at all, keep the FLAC.

Can I convert several FLAC files at once?

Yes. Drop them together and you get one ZIP with every AAC inside.