The links page is the place for all things FLAC. The <ahref="#hardware">hardware</a> section lists the home stereo, car stereo, and portable devices that support the FLAC format. The <ahref="#music">music</a> section has links to artists, labels, and legal trading/sharing sites that offer works encoded in FLAC. The <ahref="#software">software</a> section is a loosely categorized list of <ahref="http://www.opensource.org/docs/definition.php">open-source software</a> that supports the FLAC format. Some of the most popular (some non-free) software can be found on the download page in the <ahref="download.html#extras">extras section</a>.
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Below are some devices that support the FLAC format. For the ones we have hands-on experience with, there is a linked review (<ahref="#review">see all reviews</a>). Manufacturers, if you would like your product reviewed here, please <ahref="mailto:jcoalson@users.sourceforge.net">contact us</a>.<br/>
<li>Denon's <ahref="http://gizmodo.com/gadgets/denon-line-show-2007/denon-launches-four-compact-s+series-21-systems-with-wi+fi-usb-ipod-and-other-options-281952.php">SE-32 and SE-52</a> tabletop players</li>
<li>Denon's <ahref="http://crave.cnet.com/8301-1_105-9749863-1.html">AVR-3808CI</a> and <ahref="http://www.tech.co.uk/home-entertainment/home-cinema/home-cinema-separates/av-amps-and-receivers/news/denon-unleashes-avr-4308dab-monster-movie-amp?articleid=2102358567">AVR-4308DAB</a> receivers</li>
<li><ahref="http://www.imuse.us/">iMuse</a> audio/video media servers</li>
<li>Meda Systems' Bravo servers</li>
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<li><ahref="http://www.mock.com/receiver/">Rio Reciever</a> and Dell Digital Audio Receiver via <ahref="http://sourceforge.net/projects/rioplay/">RioPlay</a>, <ahref="http://www.reza.net/rio/rrr.html">RRR</a>, <ahref="http://sourceforge.net/projects/triot/">tRio</a>, or <ahref="http://www.xplhal.com/xplrionet.htm">xPLRio.net</a> clients</li>
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<li><ahref="http://www.rokulabs.com/products/photobridge/features.php">Roku Photobridge HD</a> via <ahref="http://homepage.ntlworld.ie/p.mc.quillan/FLAC_V0.7.zip">plugin</a></li>
<li>Green Apple's portable media player: <ahref="http://www.apod.com.cn/show_products.asp?photoID=437">AP3000</a></li>
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<li>Gemei <ahref="http://www.pmptoday.com/2007/07/16/gemei-x-750-w-sennheiser-mx400-headphones/">X-750</a> and <ahref="http://www.engadget.com/2007/07/30/gemei-intros-x-760-portable-media-player/">X-760</a></li>
<li><ahref="http://www.numark.com/">Numark</a>'s DJ equipment like the HDX and CDX turntables with integrated hard drive and CD player, and the HDMIX mixer</li>
The main purpose of these reviews is to give an idea of how well particular devices support FLAC. Other subjective comments here are based on our general impressions and are not meant to be thorough or authoritative. We only review devices we have tested directly ourselves.<br/>
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<ahref="http://www.sonos.com/"><b>Sonos</b></a>: A very slick networked audio system. Each ZonePlayer connects to an amplifier or speakers, accessing music over the network. ZonePlayers are controlled by a wireless remote with color LCD and clickwheel; they can network together wired or wireless and play in sync or independently. FLAC support is excellent; nearly the full <ahref="format.html#subset">subset</a> (i.e. mono and stereo files, sample rates from 16kHz-48kHz, 16-bits per sample) including all standard encoding modes are supported. Also supported: gapless playback, FLAC tags, and ReplayGain.<br/>
<ahref="http://slimdevices.com/pi_squeezebox.html"><b>Squeezebox</b></a>: A fantastic networked audio player from Slim Devices with analog and digital outputs for connecting to an amplifier/receiver. Has an easy-to-read vacuum fluorescent display, wired or wireless networking, multi-room synchronization, and a bunch of other features. The server-side software, SlimServer, is open-source, runs on Windows, Mac OS X, Linux, etc. and has an active community. FLAC support is excellent; nearly the full <ahref="format.html#subset">subset</a> (i.e. mono and stereo files, sample rates from 8kHz-48kHz, 16- and 24-bits per sample) including all standard encoding modes are supported. Also supported: gapless playback, FLAC tags, ReplayGain, automatic transcoding on the server of many audio formats to FLAC for transmission to the box, and external cuesheet support (internal cuesheet support is in the works).<br/>
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<ahref="http://slimdevices.com/pi_transporter.html"><b>Transporter</b></a>: Top-of-the-line networked audio player from Slim Devices. Offers all the features of the Squeezebox (see <ahref="#review_squeezebox">just above</a>), but loaded with pro-grade connectors (including balanced analog outputs and optical/coax/BNC/XLR digital ins and outs), top-end components, and a larger display. FLAC support is also excellent; all standard FLAC encoding modes and tags are supported, as are gapless playback, ReplayGain, cuesheets ... everything the Squeezebox supports, plus support for sample rates up to 96kHz.<br/>
Several labels and artists have adopted FLAC as a distribution format for their works, offering them for sale or free download online. And many online trading communities that share legal, band-sanctioned recordings of live shows distribute them in FLAC format. These are just some of them.<br/>
A large and growing list of software supports the FLAC format. This list is a sample of <ahref="http://www.opensource.org/docs/definition.php">open-source software</a> supporting FLAC. Some of the most popular non-free software can be found on the download page in the <ahref="download.html#extras">extras section</a>.<br/>
<li><ahref="http://www.linux1.ca/">Flac-Jacket</a>: a set of scripts for creating FLAC files and an HTML index</li>
<li><ahref="http://www.gently.org.uk/flactag/">FLACTAG</a>: tags single album FLAC files with embedded CUE sheets using data from the MusicBrainz service</li>
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<li><ahref="http://mediacoder.sourceforge.net/">MediaCoder</a> converts between many audio and video formats.</li>
<li><ahref="http://mp3fs.sourceforge.net/">MP3FS</a>, a read-only FUSE filesystem which can transcode FLAC to MP3 on the fly</li>
<li><ahref="http://www.amb.org/xmcd/">xmcd</a>: X CD player</li>
<li><ahref="http://www.xmms.org/">XMMS</a>: X MultiMedia System</li>
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<b>CD ripping/burning:</b>
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<li><ahref="http://arson.sourceforge.net/">Arson</a>: KDE ripper/burner</li>
<li><ahref="http://www.legroom.net/modules.php?op=modload&name=Open_Source&file=index&page=software&app=autoflac">AutoFLAC</a>: automated ripping and encoding to FLAC with EAC (ExactAudioCopy); also has a write mode for burning back to CD for an exact copy</li>
<li><ahref="http://cdexos.sourceforge.net/">CDex</a>: ripper for Windows can rip to FLAC via external command</li>
<li><ahref="http://www.uninformative.com/flacattack/">Flacattack</a>: an all-in-one tool that works with EAC (ExactAudioCopy) to encode a CD image to FLAC, embed the cuesheet, add ReplayGain, create lossy files, etc. all in a customizable directory structure</li>
<li><ahref="http://nostatic.org/grip/">grip</a>: ripper for Linux can rip to FLAC via external command</li>
<li><ahref="http://www.k3b.org/">K3B</a>: CD/DVD creator for Linux</li>
<li><ahref="http://mareo.netfirms.com/">MAREO</a> multi-format encoder for EAC</li>
<li><ahref="http://sbooth.org/Max/">Max</a>, a CD ripper and encoder for OS X</li>
<li><ahref="http://omniencoder.autobotcity.net/">Omni Encoder</a>, a graphical multi-format encoder for EAC</li>
<li><ahref="http://www.suwald.com/ripit/ripit.html">RipIT</a>, a console-based front-end to several ripping and encoding tools</li>
<li><ahref="http://www.uninformative.com/wack/">Wack</a>, the successor to <ahref="http://www.uninformative.com/flacattack/">Flacattack</a> which can encode to multiple formats at once</li>
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<li><ahref="http://www.ampache.org/">Ampache</a>, a PHP-based tool for managing, updating and playing files via a web interface</li>
<li><ahref="http://www.blinkenlights.ch/cgi-bin/fm.pl?get=ipod">GNUpod</a> includes on-the-fly FLAC conversion to iPod</li>
<li><ahref="http://www.illiminable.com/ogg/">DirectShow filters</a> for encoding to/decoding from FLAC and Ogg FLAC (as well as Ogg Vorbis/Speex/Theora).</li>
<li><ahref="http://www.hydrogenaudio.org/forums/index.php?showtopic=41476&st=75&p=368174&#entry368174">FLACDotNet</a>, a .NET wrapper around libFLAC</li>
<li><ahref="http://getid3.sourceforge.net/">getID3()</a>: a PHP4 script for extracting metadata</li>
<li><ahref="http://www.gstreamer.net/">GStreamer</a> streaming media framework</li>
