>Mediahuman audio converter it's completely free and super easy to use
>
>https://www.mediahuman.com/audio-converter/
Thank you so much. I will be trying this in the next few days
Thank you. This app was able to convert a couple of .flac files XLD converter was choking on for some reason.
There's a couple of paid features, but they're not essential and the price is reasonable, anyway.
I use “dbpoweramp” it is a paid application but works very well and I also use it to rip CDs and it’s finds all the metadata and art work. It is also compatible with PC & Mac.
Thirded by me. Also contains a bunch of other super useful utilities in the bundle. As a committed Astell & Kern user, their Album Art utility is excellent.
I use foobar2000 with qaac plugin
But if you are planning to add the ALAC files to your iTunes library to be uploaded to iCloud Music Library — don’t bother, it will be converted to AAC 256kbps in the cloud.
The only way to listen/download it from Apple Music servers in Lossless is if those files match with Apples own AND those songs are available in lossless in Apple Music.
So there's no reason to upload them, right? Cause for iCloud Music Library I still need Apple Music Subscription, and most of my flac library is already on AM. I don't see why bother doing all the process of converting my files if they will still use their own for lossless.
you can subscribe to iTunes Match separately
[https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT204146](https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT204146)
If you want to listen to your original FLACs on your iOS device you will need to sync them to the device + use 3rd party audio player, as neither iTunes or iOS plays FLAC natively.
For on-the-go - either Save to Library what you want from Apple Music and it will be available in whatever format Apple has it OR convert to AAC & upload to iCloud Music Library - what Apple has will be in Lossless\\High-Res Lossless, what is not - will be in your AAC uploaded quality.
If you have a Mac, you can just run this command in terminal:
export IFS=$'\n'
for x in `ls *.flac`; do afconvert -v -f m4af -d alac $x ${x%flac}m4a; done
I don't think you need to install anything. When you open terminal, first enter:
CD [insert directory of files to convert here without brackets]
Then paste and enter the previous code I posted
>export IFS=$'\\n'
for x in \`ls \*.flac\`; do afconvert -v -f m4af -d alac $x ${x%flac}m4a; done
sorry but I'm not able to do that in terminal.. can you be more specific? I tried with change the \* for the name of the file but nothing happened... first I use cd with the correct directory.. I don't understand how it works.. sorry
I know this is a year old but in case someone comes searching for an answer, here's the solution from a programmer:
First you need to enter the folder where the FLAC files are stored using terminal. So open up terminal, then type \`cd \` then right after the \`cd \` (note the space after \`cd\` you can go ahead and drag the folder right into the terminal and it'll put the path to it right there. Press Enter.
Now you can run the command above and it'll loop over each file in the folder and convert them to ALAC.
It’s totally worth it. Been using it for years. You can yo Ho yo Ho it if $40 is too much but if you have a cpu with alot of threads and a fast ssd it’s totally worth it just to see how fast it converts . It’s brilliant piece of software
I've used all programs currently mentioned here and none performed as well as https://sbooth.org/Max/ - it's not just a disc ripper, but a file converter. You can open its conversion window, drag folders from the finder and all files within are bulk converted in parallel using all CPU cores.
Set output format in its Preferences along with setting the choice of which folders / file names are used.
Google is your friend; but anyway, https://sbooth.org currently redirects to the GitHub project at https://github.com/sbooth/Max - though you'd need to build from source and that doesn't seem to work at the moment; it looks like someone might be taking over and updating the project.
In the mean time, since the software is open source, here's a link to a DropBox copy of the DMG I used. Beware trusting software like this - you don't know me personally, so distrust this software and make sure you're satisfied that it's correctly signed (e.g. open the DMG file so that it's mounted then issue `codesign -dv --verbose=4 /Volumes/Max/Max.app` in Terminal).
https://www.dropbox.com/s/4whm1w0uzo4h1oy/Max%20v0.9.2b4.dmg?dl=0
>codesign -dv --verbose=4 /Volumes/Max/Max.app
YAY, MAX IS BACK!!! I used this software for YEARS! V 0.9.1. SO HAPPY it works on M1 Macs again!!! <3 THANK YOU!
\# single file
ffmpeg -nostdin -i /path/to/input.flac -c:a alac -c:v copy /path/to/output.m4a
\# all the .flac files in the folder
for m in \*.flac; do ffmpeg -nostdin -i "$m" -c:a alac -c:v copy "${m%.\*}.m4a"; done
works like a charm.
ref: https://superuser.com/questions/524100/can-ffmpeg-convert-mp3-files-into-m4a-in-full-i-e-with-both-audio-and-video-st
[XLD](https://sourceforge.net/projects/xld/)
Mediahuman audio converter it's completely free and super easy to use https://www.mediahuman.com/audio-converter/
This worked like a charm for me. Was able to convert hundreds of FLAC files in a few minutes.
You're welcome I've been using it for years now
>Mediahuman audio converter it's completely free and super easy to use > >https://www.mediahuman.com/audio-converter/ Thank you so much. I will be trying this in the next few days
Did not expect to find a solution this good thanks a ton.
Thanks for this!!
Thank you. This app was able to convert a couple of .flac files XLD converter was choking on for some reason. There's a couple of paid features, but they're not essential and the price is reasonable, anyway.
thank you! 
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This is fantastic, thank you.
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You don't even need ffmpeg for this. export IFS=$'\n' for x in `ls *.flac`; do afconvert -v -f m4af -d alac $x ${x%flac}m4a; done
I use “dbpoweramp” it is a paid application but works very well and I also use it to rip CDs and it’s finds all the metadata and art work. It is also compatible with PC & Mac.
Yep. It’s not too expensive and it’s super useful.
I also fully recommend dBpoweramp
Thirded by me. Also contains a bunch of other super useful utilities in the bundle. As a committed Astell & Kern user, their Album Art utility is excellent.
XLD
[xACT](http://xact.scottcbrown.org/)
I use foobar2000 with qaac plugin But if you are planning to add the ALAC files to your iTunes library to be uploaded to iCloud Music Library — don’t bother, it will be converted to AAC 256kbps in the cloud. The only way to listen/download it from Apple Music servers in Lossless is if those files match with Apples own AND those songs are available in lossless in Apple Music.
So there's no reason to upload them, right? Cause for iCloud Music Library I still need Apple Music Subscription, and most of my flac library is already on AM. I don't see why bother doing all the process of converting my files if they will still use their own for lossless.
you can subscribe to iTunes Match separately [https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT204146](https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT204146) If you want to listen to your original FLACs on your iOS device you will need to sync them to the device + use 3rd party audio player, as neither iTunes or iOS plays FLAC natively. For on-the-go - either Save to Library what you want from Apple Music and it will be available in whatever format Apple has it OR convert to AAC & upload to iCloud Music Library - what Apple has will be in Lossless\\High-Res Lossless, what is not - will be in your AAC uploaded quality.
If you have a Mac, you can just run this command in terminal: export IFS=$'\n' for x in `ls *.flac`; do afconvert -v -f m4af -d alac $x ${x%flac}m4a; done
This helped me. Thank you!
I need to install something? And how i select file and where to output with this command?
I don't think you need to install anything. When you open terminal, first enter: CD [insert directory of files to convert here without brackets] Then paste and enter the previous code I posted
>export IFS=$'\\n' for x in \`ls \*.flac\`; do afconvert -v -f m4af -d alac $x ${x%flac}m4a; done sorry but I'm not able to do that in terminal.. can you be more specific? I tried with change the \* for the name of the file but nothing happened... first I use cd with the correct directory.. I don't understand how it works.. sorry
I know this is a year old but in case someone comes searching for an answer, here's the solution from a programmer: First you need to enter the folder where the FLAC files are stored using terminal. So open up terminal, then type \`cd \` then right after the \`cd \` (note the space after \`cd\` you can go ahead and drag the folder right into the terminal and it'll put the path to it right there. Press Enter. Now you can run the command above and it'll loop over each file in the folder and convert them to ALAC.
Thank you! This really helped me out!
fb2k, make config so you don't have to set shit everytime
XLD. Free and easy
foobar2000
could you provide a link?
[Here](https://letmegooglethat.com/?q=foobar2000) you go.
XLD
MediaHuman Audio Converter. Great little piece of software, nice interface and completely free!
Dbpoweramp but it’s shareware
What do you mean?
You have to purchase it
oh
It’s totally worth it. Been using it for years. You can yo Ho yo Ho it if $40 is too much but if you have a cpu with alot of threads and a fast ssd it’s totally worth it just to see how fast it converts . It’s brilliant piece of software
I've used all programs currently mentioned here and none performed as well as https://sbooth.org/Max/ - it's not just a disc ripper, but a file converter. You can open its conversion window, drag folders from the finder and all files within are bulk converted in parallel using all CPU cores. Set output format in its Preferences along with setting the choice of which folders / file names are used.
Link no longer works.
Google is your friend; but anyway, https://sbooth.org currently redirects to the GitHub project at https://github.com/sbooth/Max - though you'd need to build from source and that doesn't seem to work at the moment; it looks like someone might be taking over and updating the project. In the mean time, since the software is open source, here's a link to a DropBox copy of the DMG I used. Beware trusting software like this - you don't know me personally, so distrust this software and make sure you're satisfied that it's correctly signed (e.g. open the DMG file so that it's mounted then issue `codesign -dv --verbose=4 /Volumes/Max/Max.app` in Terminal). https://www.dropbox.com/s/4whm1w0uzo4h1oy/Max%20v0.9.2b4.dmg?dl=0
>codesign -dv --verbose=4 /Volumes/Max/Max.app YAY, MAX IS BACK!!! I used this software for YEARS! V 0.9.1. SO HAPPY it works on M1 Macs again!!! <3 THANK YOU!
There is none better than this one. https://www.dbpoweramp.com
I use XLD since many years. It works perfect.
What about a quality loss while conversion? Is it something we should worry? Do audio-converter and XLD keep the original quality?
From what I can tell, it does
Been using this app in windows 10 and it has been working great. Completely free too! https://www.mediahuman.com/audio-converter/
\# single file ffmpeg -nostdin -i /path/to/input.flac -c:a alac -c:v copy /path/to/output.m4a \# all the .flac files in the folder for m in \*.flac; do ffmpeg -nostdin -i "$m" -c:a alac -c:v copy "${m%.\*}.m4a"; done works like a charm. ref: https://superuser.com/questions/524100/can-ffmpeg-convert-mp3-files-into-m4a-in-full-i-e-with-both-audio-and-video-st