Convert FLAC to MP3: what to know
FLAC keeps every detail of a recording, which is why it is popular for music collections and album downloads. It is also large, and many car stereos, older players and phones do not play it. Add your FLAC files above; MP3 is already selected. Titles, artists, albums and cover art are copied into the MP3s, and the conversion runs entirely in your browser.
Detailed guide
How to convert FLAC to MP3
Drop your .flac files above or tap Choose audio or video. Add up to 20 files at a time, 500 MB each and 1 GB in total, which covers most albums. Click Convert audio, listen to the results and download them one by one or as a ZIP.
Choose the bitrate under Audio quality. 192 kbps is the default. For a lossless source, 256 or 320 kbps keeps the most detail an MP3 can hold and is a common choice for music libraries.
Tags and cover art
FLAC files store tags as Vorbis comments and usually include a cover picture. The converter reads these and writes them into the MP3's ID3 tags, so the songs keep their titles, artists, albums and artwork in your player. Unusual custom fields may not have an MP3 equivalent.
File names are kept with -converted added before the extension, so you can tell the new files from the originals.
Keep your FLAC originals
MP3 is lossy: converting removes detail that cannot be recovered by converting back. Keep the FLAC files as your master copies and make MP3s for devices that need them. If a device supports AAC, M4A at the same bitrate usually sounds slightly better than MP3 and is another option under Save as.
Very high-resolution FLAC files, such as 24-bit or 96 kHz releases, convert the same way; the MP3 uses the sample rate and bitrate the encoder supports.
Questions about FLAC to MP3
- What bitrate should I use for FLAC to MP3?
- 256 or 320 kbps for music you care about; 192 kbps is a good balance when space matters.
- Will my album art be kept?
- Yes, when the FLAC file contains a cover picture, it is copied into the MP3.
- Are my files uploaded?
- No. Everything happens in your browser, and the files remain on your device.