How can I get downloaded FLAC files to open in itunes?

Question

At the moment they are listed as FLAC files that will only play in VLC player. Any ideas?

Answer 1

bottom line- it's not gonna happen. FLAC files are never going to open in itunes because it's an open source compression that apple cannot buy. download VLC player from videolan.org because it's free and it can play any kind of media file (minus real movie at the moment but neither can media player nor itunes) or find a FLAC to some other audio file converter.

Answer 2

Many different programs support FLAC. If you are not sure what to download, see Using FLAC for instructions and guides on playing FLAC files, ripping CDs to FLAC, etc.

This section is for the official FLAC tools. See the extras section below for other third-party tools.

All source code and binaries are freely available and distributed under Open Source licenses. The codec libraries are distributed under Xiph.org's BSD license, and the plugins and command-line utilites (flac and metaflac) are distributed under the GPL. If you would like to redistribute parts or all of FLAC under different terms, contact Josh Coalson. (For more information, see the license page.)

http://flac.sourceforge.net/download.html

http://flac.sourceforge.net/links.html

http://www.simplehelp.net/2006/07/15/how-to-convert-flac-files-to-mp3-using-os-x/

http://www.goland.org/itunesproblems/

Answer 3

Convert flac to mp3 would be the best way

Answer 4

U can convert them using Advanced Mp3 converter & then transfer it to your ipod. that shud do it..........