All source code and binaries are freely available and distributed under <ahref="http://www.opensource.org/docs/definition.php">Open Source</a> licenses. The codec libraries are distributed under Xiph.org's BSD license, and the plugins and command-line utilites (<spanclass="commandname">flac</span> and <spanclass="commandname">metaflac</span>) are distributed under the <ahref="http://www.opensource.org/licenses/gpl-license.html">GPL</a>. If you would like to redistribute parts or all of FLAC under different terms, <ahref="mailto:jcoalson@users.sourceforge.net">contact Josh Coalson</a>. (For more information, see the <ahref="license.html">license page</a>.)
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<b>Linux</b>
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<li><ahref="http://prdownloads.sourceforge.net/flac/flac-1.1.2-linux-i386.tar.gz?download">FLAC 1.1.2 for RedHat 7.x</a></li>
<li>RPMs can be found on <ahref="http://ccrma-www.stanford.edu/planetccrma/software/soundapps.html">Planet CCRMA</a> and <ahref="http://rpmfind.net/linux/rpm2html/search.php?query=flac">rpmfind.net</a></li>
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<b>Mac OS X</b>
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<li><ahref="http://www.danrules.com/macflac/">MacFLAC with installer and GUI front-end</a> (source code not available)</li>
<li><ahref="http://software.emuscene.com/view.php?softid=10">FLACer</a> (source code not available)</li>
<li><ahref="http://www.versiontracker.com/dyn/moreinfo/macosx/21952">xACT with installer and GUI front-end</a> (source code included)</li>
<li><ahref="http://fink.sourceforge.net/pdb/package.php/flac">FLAC Fink package</a> for use with <ahref="http://fink.sourceforge.net/">Fink</a></li>
<li><ahref="http://prdownloads.sourceforge.net/flac/flac-1.1.2-osx-ppc.tar.gz?download">FLAC 1.1.2 for OS X (no installer)</a></li>
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<b>Windows</b>
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<li><ahref="http://cyberial.com/flacinstaller.asp">FLAC 1.1.2 for Windows with installer</a>. <b>NOTE: </b>Several virus scanners are reporting that FLAC contains a trojan; this is a FALSE POSITIVE. For more info see <ahref="http://nsis.sourceforge.net/index.php?id=2&backPID=2&tt_news=14">here</a>, <ahref="http://servicenews.symantec.com/cgi-bin/displayArticle.cgi?article=29991&group=symantec.support.generic.virus_corporate.general&tpre=ent">here</a>, <ahref="http://forums.mcafeehelp.com/viewtopic.php?p=164312">here</a>.</li>
<li><ahref="http://prdownloads.sourceforge.net/flac/flac-1.1.2-win.zip?download">FLAC 1.1.2 for Windows (tools only)</a></li>
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<b>Other</b>
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<li><ahref="http://amiga.sourceforge.net/">FLAC package for Amiga</a></li>
<li><ahref="http://freeware.sgi.com/">FLAC packages for IRIX</a>.</li>
<li><ahref="http://prdownloads.sourceforge.net/flac/flac-1.1.0-sol2.7-sparc.tar.gz?download">FLAC 1.1.0 for Solaris 2.7</a></li>
<li>Unofficial port of the <ahref="http://arisme.free.fr/ports/flac.php">FLAC libraries to Windows CE (WinCE)</a></li>
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<b>Source code</b>
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<li><ahref="http://prdownloads.sourceforge.net/flac/flac-1.1.2.tar.gz?download">FLAC 1.1.2 full source code</a>; also includes documentation and build systems for Windows (MSVC++) and *nix,*BSD,OS/2,OS X (autotools)</li>
<li><ahref="http://cvs.sourceforge.net/cvstarballs/flac-cvsroot.tar.bz2">Nightly CVS tarball</a>; this is the actual CVS repository used for development</li>
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<b>Older versions</b>
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<li><ahref="http://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=13478">Older versions of FLAC</a> available from SourceForge</li>
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<b>NOTE: </b> these extras are not part of the FLAC project. They are all freely available but distributed under their authors' own terms.
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<b>NOTE: </b> don't forget to check out the <ahref="links.html">links page</a> for a list of other useful open-source software supporting FLAC.
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<b>GUI encoding/decoding front-ends:</b>
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<b>Windows</b>
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<li><ahref="http://www.dbpoweramp.com/">dBpowerAMP</a>, a swiss army knife that can convert and play many formats, including FLAC.</li>
<li><ahref="http://www.uninformative.com/flacattack/">Flacattack</a>: an all-in-one tool that works with 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://www.rarewares.org/lossless.html">FLACdrop</a>, an Oggdrop-like frontend for Windows, or the even more versatile <ahref="http://homepage.ntlworld.com/jfe1205/">oggdropXPd</a>.</li>
<li><ahref="http://home.wanadoo.nl/~w.speek/flac.htm">FLAC frontend</a>, a Windows GUI, or the even more versatile <ahref="http://home.wanadoo.nl/~w.speek/multi.htm">Multi frontend</a>.</li>
<li><ahref="http://home.vxu.se/mdati00/frontah/">Frontah</a>, a new frontend to many codecs, including FLAC. Still in beta but has good reviews.</li>
<li><ahref="http://mareo.netfirms.com/">MAREO</a> is a "virtual" encoder that can be used with ExactAudioCopy to encode to multiple formats (including FLAC) at once while ripping.</li>
<li><ahref="http://www.monkeysaudio.com/">Monkey's Audio</a> can be fooled into supporting FLAC as an external encoder; <ahref="documentation.html#monkey">here's how</a>.</li>
<li><ahref="http://www.unifront.boereck.de/">UniversalFront</a>, an encoding/decoding/transcoding GUI that is also scriptable.</li>
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<b>Unix</b>
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<li><ahref="http://www.nostatic.org/grip/">Grip</a> is a great ripping and encoding front end and can be easily configured to use flac. See <ahref="http://sourceforge.net/mailarchive/forum.php?thread_id=1634089&forum_id=5443">this message</a> on how to configure Grip for FLAC.</li>
<li><ahref="http://www.amb.org/xmcd/">xmcd</a> is a CD ripper with CDDB support as well as a player.</li>
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<b>Mac OS X</b>
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<li><ahref="http://www.danrules.com/macflac/">MacFLAC</a>, a FLAC distribution which also includes nice graphical front-end.</li>
<li><ahref="http://members.rogers.com/beamsplitter/">RipBeak</a> is a nice GUI encoding frond-end that supports FLAC as well as Vorbis and MP3.</li>
<li><ahref="http://www.versiontracker.com/dyn/moreinfo/macosx/21952">xACT</a>, another FLAC distribution with a graphical front-end to FLAC and other formats.</li>
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<b>CD burning:</b>
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<b>Windows</b>
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<li><ahref="http://www.burnatonce.com/">burnatonce</a>, a CD burning GUI that wraps around <ahref="http://sourceforge.net/projects/cdrdao/">cdrdao</a> and <ahref="http://freshmeat.net/projects/cdrecord/">mkisofs</a>.</li>
<li><ahref="http://www.burrrn.net/">Burrrn</a> supports burning CDs from cuesheets directly from many formats, including FLAC, and supports most tag formats.</li>
<li><ahref="http://www.cdwave.com/">CD Wave</a>, a CD authoring tool that can read and write FLAC.</li>
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<b>Unix</b>
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<li><ahref="http://arson.sourceforge.net/">Arson</a>, a front-end to various CD burning and ripping tools.</li>
<li><ahref="http://corecodec.org/projects/coreflac">CoreFLAC</a>: DirectShow filters for encoding to/decoding from FLAC.</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.monsterfang.com/MCinFLAC/">Media Center/Media Jukebox FLAC plugin</a> and <ahref="http://www.monsterfang.com/MCinFLAC/Encoding.htm">instructions</a> on how to encode to FLAC as well. Source is also available.</li>
