Step 1: Share your FLAC files using the button above or by drag and drop.
Step 2: Click the 'Transform' button to start the transformation.
Step 3: Grab your converted AAC files.
FLAC to AAC Transformation FAQ
What bitrate will the resulting AAC file use?
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A lossy AAC is encoded at 192 kbps by default. The Audio Quality setting also offers 320 kbps for the best quality and 128 kbps for a smaller file. A lossless AAC (WAV, FLAC) ignores the bitrate and keeps every sample.
How much quality do I lose converting FLAC to AAC?
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Some, and it is permanent — this is the one direction where information is genuinely thrown away. FLAC holds every sample exactly; AAC discards what a psychoacoustic model predicts you will not hear. At 192 kbps and above that prediction is good enough to be transparent on most material and most equipment. Keep the FLAC as your master, because you cannot get back to it from the AAC. FLAC uses linear prediction plus Rice coding to reach roughly 50-60% of the original size while decoding back to bit-identical PCM. AAC is lossy but more efficient than MP3, and it handles up to 48 channels natively rather than being bolted onto a stereo design.
Will going from FLAC to AAC reduce my audio quality?
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If FLAC is lossy and AAC is lossless (e.g. MP3 → WAV), the AAC is no better than the FLAC — you cannot recover information already discarded. If FLAC is lossless and AAC is lossy, the AAC codec recompresses; at 192 kbps the result is transparent for most content.
Can I batch convert hundreds of FLAC files to AAC?
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Several files in one job need a paid plan. Free use is one file per conversion, one conversion an hour. On a paid plan you can add several files to one job, then download each result on its own or all of them in one ZIP.
Will the AAC keep the same sample rate as FLAC?
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By default yes — 48 kHz FLAC stays 48 kHz in AAC. If you need to downsample for compatibility (96 kHz → 44.1 kHz for CD burning), the sample-rate option applies high-quality resampling in the same encode pass.
Can I normalize loudness when converting FLAC to AAC?
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Not in this step. The converter has no loudness setting and leaves the level as it is. To even out the volume, run the finished AAC through a Normalize tool on this site.
Will my AAC play on car stereo, iPod, and Sonos?
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MP3 plays almost everywhere. AAC plays on Apple devices, most Android phones and Sonos. FLAC plays on Sonos and Android but not on older iPods, and WAV plays on nearly everything but makes large files. There are no device presets on this page, so choose the target format your player supports. AAC sounds noticeably better than MP3 below 128 kbps and is the default audio track in MP4, YouTube, Apple Music and broadcast. AAC is patent-encumbered, and a handful of very old players still refuse it where they would accept an MP3.
Is my FLAC file private during conversion to AAC?
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Yes. Uploaded FLAC files are processed on our own conversion servers, no person reviews them, and they are never shared. The upload and the converted AAC are both deleted automatically about 24 hours after the conversion, which leaves time to download the result. See /privacy/ for the full policy.
How long does converting a 1-hour FLAC to AAC take?
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It depends on the size and length of the file. Small documents and images are usually ready quickly. Long videos take the longest, because most video conversions re-encode every frame.
Why is the AAC louder or quieter than the FLAC source?
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The converter does not change the level: it has no gain or normalize setting. If you hear a difference, your player or media library is probably applying ReplayGain or its own volume levelling on playback; switch that off to hear the AAC as it is.
