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PhoenixRise
Copper Contributor
Nov 25, 2024
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Need help converting FLAC to m4a on Windows 11! Any recommendations?

When I was organizing my hard drive recently, I found a bunch of lossless music files, but they were all in FLAC format. Since I mainly use Apple devices, these FLAC files cannot be played directly. ...
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    MaverickNexus
    Nov 25, 2024

    Had the same issue with a ton of FLAC files that wouldn’t play on my Apple devices—so annoying. Found AudioKes on Windows 11, and honestly, it saved me. Batch converted everything to ALAC perfectly, no quality loss, and super simple to use.

    I followed this guide: 

    https://www.cnetie.com/convert-flac-to-m4a

    Definitely worth a try!

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VortexWind
Iron Contributor
Nov 25, 2024

When I was organizing my music library before, I also encountered a bunch of FLAC files that Apple devices did not support directly. It was so troublesome! Later, after a long time of struggling, I found that I could actually use iTunes to solve the problem. There was no need to install other tools at all. By the way, I could also convert FLAC to m4a, which was fully compatible!

Steps:

1. Open the FLAC file with player, select "Convert/Save", and export it to WAV format.

2. In iTunes, click "File -> Add File to Library" to import the WAV file.

3. Select "Apple Lossless Encoder" in iTunes' "Edit -> Preferences -> Import Settings".

4. Right-click the WAV file and select "Create Apple Lossless Version". After completion, export the m4a file.

Although this method has a little more steps, it is completely free and the sound quality of the file can be guaranteed. The key is that the converted m4a is really comfortable to listen to when it is put in Apple devices!

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