How to Change FLAC to MP3 on Windows
FLAC is lossless audio – CD quality in roughly half the space of WAV. Drop your FLAC below to save it as an MP3, trimming it on the waveform first if you want. It all happens on your Windows PC.
Drop an audio file here
MP3, WAV, M4A, OGG, FLAC… · nothing is uploaded
Trimmed on your device. Your audio is never uploaded.
The steps: Change FLAC to MP3 on Windows
- 1
Open this page in Edge, Chrome or Firefox on your PC.
- 2
Drag the file from File Explorer onto the box above, or click the box to browse to it.
- 3
The full track is selected to start with. Only drag the waveform handles if you want to shorten it.
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Pick MP3 as the format (it's selected already), then download. Click Download. The file is saved in your Downloads folder (File Explorer › Downloads).
What changes going from FLAC to MP3
- Your MP3 is encoded at 192 kbps – for most listening you can't tell it from the original, and it takes about 1.4 MB per minute.
- It will be several times smaller than the FLAC.
FLAC and MP3 in brief
- FLAC is lossless audio – CD quality in roughly half the space of WAV. Plenty of phones, cars and apps can't play it, and the files are bulky to send.
- MP3 is the audio format that plays on every phone, car stereo, speaker, editor and website. It's lossy, which keeps files small.
Windows PC tips
- Because nothing gets installed, it works on office and school PCs where you aren't allowed to add software.
- Decoding uses your browser's own audio support. If one browser can't open the file, try Chrome or Firefox.
FLAC vs MP3
| FLAC | MP3 | |
|---|---|---|
| Compression | Lossless | Lossy |
| Ideal for | Keeping music at full quality | Music, ringtones and anything that has to play everywhere |
| Works on | Android, computers and most browsers; patchy elsewhere | Everywhere |
Questions & answers
Will FLAC to MP3 make it sound worse?
Very slightly, since MP3 is lossy, but at 192 kbps the difference is extremely hard to hear.
Can I trim the audio while I'm at it?
Yes. Drag the start and end handles on the waveform, play it back, and add a fade in or fade out if you like.
Do my recordings get sent anywhere?
No. Your browser does the conversion with your device's own processor, so your recordings stay with you. Once the page has loaded you could even switch off your internet connection.
Where do I find the converted file on my Windows PC?
Click Download. The file is saved in your Downloads folder (File Explorer › Downloads).
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