FLAC is a general purpose audio format supported by many programs, but in this section we are concentrating on just the official tools provided by the FLAC project:
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<li><ahref="documentation_tools_flac.html">flac</a> - The command-line encoder and decoder.</li>
<li><ahref="documentation_tools_metaflac.html">metaflac</a> - The command-line metadata editor.</li>
<li><ahref="documentation_tools_plugins.html">plugins</a> - Setting up the Winamp and XMMS plugins.</li>
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Other resources:
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<li><ahref="documentation_bugs.html">Bugs</a> - How to report bugs and request features, and a list of known bugs in the FLAC tools.</li>
<li><ahref="http://sourceforge.net/tracker/?group_id=13478&atid=213478">Request Support</a> - Support for the official FLAC tools. For other programs, use <ahref="http://www.hydrogenaudio.org/">hydrogenaudio.org</a></li>
<li><ahref="http://lists.xiph.org/mailman/listinfo/flac">FLAC Mailing List</a> - General discussion about FLAC, tools, releases, etc. (You must subscribe to post.)</li>
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See <ahref="download.html">Getting FLAC</a> for instructions on downloading and installing the official FLAC tools, or <ahref="documentation_tasks.html">Using FLAC</a> for instructions and guides on playing FLAC files, ripping CDs to FLAC, etc.
