Apple Lossless Alternatives

Apple Lossless Alternatives

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7 best apple lossless alternatives for Windows, Mac, Linux, iPhone, Android and more. Apple Lossless alternative list source: alac.macosforge.org

7 alternativesFree, Open Source, Personal Windows, Linux, Mac, Android
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Compare Apple Lossless alternatives

Compare top-ranked Apple Lossless alternatives by score, license, and supported platforms.

AlternativeScoreLicensePlatforms
FLAC99% 1087 votesFree, Open SourceWindows, Mac, Linux, Android
LAME99% 579 votesFree, Open SourceWindows, Mac, Linux
Vorbis99% 539 votesFree, Open SourceWindows, Mac, Linux
Opus Interactive Audio Codec95% 63 votesFree, Open SourceWindows, Mac, Linux
Matroska90% 41 votesFree, Open SourceWindows, Mac, Linux, Android
Nero AAC Codec27% 11 votesFree, PersonalWindows, Linux
TAK29% 7 votesFreeWindows
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FLAC

Score: 99%

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FLAC stands for Free Lossless Audio Audio similar to MP3, but lossless FLAC audio format, which compresses without loss of quality. This Features:Free,Open,Source,Mac,Windows,Linux,Android,BSD
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LAME

Score: 99%

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Under the LGPL lame licensed high-quality MPEG audio layer III (MP3) is a woman. V is considered to be the best MP3 encoder and bit-to midnight. And Quality Features:Free,Open,Source,Mac,Windows,Linux,BSD
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Vorbis

Score: 99%

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Ogg Vorbis high quality (medium to 8kHz48 completely open, General-purpose compressed audio format.Fixed and variable 0kHz 16+ bit polyphonic) audio and music Features:Free,Open,Source,Mac,Windows,Linux
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Opus Interactive Audio Codec

Score: 95%

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Opus full-open, royalty-free, highly versatile audio codec. To transfer the Opus interactive speech and music over the internet, is unique, but at the same time provided Features:Free,Open,Source,Mac,Windows,Linux
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Matroska

Score: 90%

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Matroska multimedia container is an open standard free container format, an unlimited number of video file format, audio, picture or subtitle tracks Features:Free,Open,Source,Mac,Windows,Linux,Android
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Nero AAC Codec

Score: 27%

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Ultra high (58 CDS), starting with the Nero AAC reference quality MPEG-4 AVC audio codec compression ratio a seizure! 1 (2.5:) many thanks to Sound, absolutely for Features:Free,Personal,Windows,Linux
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TAK

Score: 29%

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"Plug the name suggests, lossless audio compressor, similar to [T]om [audio [k]audio [k] - compressor / [T]oms lossless[A]ompressor a] – lossless, says, Features:Free,Windows,Winamp,foobar2000

Apple Lossless alternatives FAQ

What is the best Apple Lossless alternative?

FLAC is currently the top-ranked option on this list based on community votes and item score.

Are there free Apple Lossless alternatives?

Yes. Free, freemium, or open-source options in this list include FLAC, LAME, Vorbis, Opus Interactive Audio Codec, Matroska.

Which platforms are covered?

The alternatives in this list include options for Windows, Linux, Mac, Android, depending on each product.

How are alternatives ranked?

Alternatives are ordered by community voting signals, item score, and the available product details collected for each option.

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