{"id":122224,"date":"2021-09-06T11:27:03","date_gmt":"2021-09-06T11:27:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.leawo.org\/entips\/?p=122224"},"modified":"2025-07-07T03:07:39","modified_gmt":"2025-07-07T03:07:39","slug":"play-flac-on-iphone","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.leawo.org\/entips\/play-flac-on-iphone.html","title":{"rendered":"How to Play FLAC on iPhone"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>FLAC is short for Free Lossless Audio  Codec, also known as lossless audio compression coding. It is a well-known free  audio compression encoding characterized by lossless compression. Unlike other  lossy compression encodings such as MP3 and AAC, FLAC does not damage any of  the original audio information, thus allowing you to maintain the music disc  sound quality. As a lossless audio format, FLAC has fast speed, wide hardware  support, accurate positioning and resilient metadata. However, if you are an  iPhone user, then playing the FLAC audio files could be a little tricky. The  original iPhone music player does not support FLAC and APE lossless music  format. Up until now, iPhone could only support AAC, mp3, m4a and m4r formats.  So if you want to play FLAC on iPhone, you can either convert the FLAC audio  file to an iPhone compatible format with professional media converter programs,  or get a player application on iPhone that can deal with the FLAC format. Today  we will discuss both solutions. <\/p>\n<div class=\"anchor-list-dark\" >\n<ul>\n<li> <a href=\"#part1\">Part 1: Play FLAC on iPhone with Leawo Video Converter<\/a> <\/li>\n<li> <a href=\"#part2\">Part 2: Play FLAC on iPhone with Any Video Converter<\/a> <\/li>\n<li> <a href=\"#part3\">Part 3: Play FLAC on iPhone with Handbrake<\/a> <\/li>\n<li> <a href=\"#part4\">Part 4: Play FLAC on iPhone with FLAC Player<\/a> <\/li>\n<li> <a href=\"#part5\">Part 5: Play FLAC on iPhone with VLC<\/a> <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<h2 class=\"wp-part pl20 mt10\" id=\"part1\">Part 1: Play FLAC on iPhone with Leawo Video Converter<\/h2>\n<p>If you want to convert the FLAC audio file  to an iPhone compatible format in order to play it on iPhone, then you should  use a decent media converter program to do the job. Among all the media  converter programs that can convert FLAC to iPhone, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.leawo.org\/video-converter\/\">Leawo Video Converter<\/a> is  definitely one of the most powerful and the most recommendable choice. <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.leawo.org\/downloads\/video-converter.html\" ><img decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"\/images\/icon\/Trial_win1.png\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" class=\"lazyload\"><\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.leawo.org\/downloads\/video-converter-mac.html\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"\/images\/icon\/Trial_mac1.png\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" class=\"lazyload\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Although the name of the programs is called  &ldquo;Video Converter&rdquo;, Leawo Video Converter is actually a very powerful multimedia  converter program that can deal not only video files, but also audio files like  FLAC. In fact, Lewo Video Converter has a very powerful media processing  engine, allowing you to convert all kinds of media formats in more than 180  formats. In the converting process, Leawo Video Converter can also keep the  best quality in the output file so that you can have a converted video or audio  file that looks and sounds almost exactly like the original one. What&rsquo;s more, Leawo  Video Converter can also deliver a 6 times higher speed than the average, and  have basically all of the details retained even for HD videos with a resolution  of 1080P or 4K. Leawo Video Converter features tons of customization options in  the built-in video editor module. With the video converter module, you can do  all of the video customization operations like trimming, cropping, adding  watermark to video, converting 2D video to 3D, adjusting video parameter and  removing background noise. For audio converting tasks, you can also change bit  rate, sample rate, channel and audio codec to make sure the output audio file  can have the best playback performance. <\/p>\n<p>Another major advantage of Leawo Video  Converter is its ease of use. With a beautiful and straightforward interface  design in Leawo Video Converter, anyone can convert FLAC to iPhone compatible  formats within a few minutes. The following is a simple guide showing you how  to do the FLAC audio converting task in Leawo Video Converter. <\/p>\n<p>Step 1: Download and install Leawo Video Converter. To import the source FLAC audio file, just click the \u201cAdd Video\u201d button or drag and drop the file onto the program interface.\u2028<\/p>\n<div class=\"tc\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.leawo.org\/tutorial\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/play-FLAC-on-iPhone-Leawo-import-01.png\" onClick=\"return hs.expand(this)\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.leawo.org\/tutorial\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/play-FLAC-on-iPhone-Leawo-import-01.png\" title=\"play-FLAC-on-iPhone-Leawo-import-01\" alt=\"play-FLAC-on-iPhone-Leawo-import-01\" width=\"\" height=\"\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" class=\"lazyload\"><\/a><\/div>\n<p><strong>Step 2:<\/strong> The default output format in  Leawo Video Converter is &ldquo;MP4 Video&rdquo;. To change that, click on the &ldquo;MP4 Video&rdquo;  area on the left side of the green &ldquo;Convert&rdquo; button, and click &ldquo;Change&rdquo; to bring out the &ldquo;Format Profile&rdquo; panel. <\/p>\n<div class=\"tc\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.leawo.org\/tutorial\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/play-FLAC-on-iPhone-Leawo-change-format-02.png\" onClick=\"return hs.expand(this)\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.leawo.org\/tutorial\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/play-FLAC-on-iPhone-Leawo-change-format-02.png\" title=\"play-FLAC-on-iPhone-Leawo-change-format-02\" alt=\"play-FLAC-on-iPhone-Leawo-change-format-02\" width=\"\" height=\"\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" class=\"lazyload\"><\/a><\/div>\n<p>Once you are on the &ldquo;Format Profile&rdquo; panel, unfold the &ldquo;Common Audio&rdquo; tag, then choose a format  that&rsquo;s supported by iPhone like AAC or MP3, and click on the format button to  set it as the output format. <\/p>\n<div class=\"tc\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.leawo.org\/tutorial\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/play-FLAC-on-iPhone-Leawo-select-format-03.png\" onClick=\"return hs.expand(this)\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.leawo.org\/tutorial\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/play-FLAC-on-iPhone-Leawo-select-format-03.png\" title=\"play-FLAC-on-iPhone-Leawo-select-format-03\" alt=\"play-FLAC-on-iPhone-Leawo-select-format-03\" width=\"\" height=\"\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" class=\"lazyload\"><\/a>\n<\/div>\n<p><strong>Step 3 (Optional): <\/strong>You can click the &ldquo;Edit&rdquo; button  instead of &ldquo;Change&rdquo; on the drop-down profile setting box to adjust detailed  audio parameters including audio codec, bit rate, channel and sample rate. <\/p>\n<div class=\"tc\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.leawo.org\/tutorial\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/play-FLAC-on-iPhone-Leawo-customize-04.png\" onClick=\"return hs.expand(this)\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.leawo.org\/tutorial\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/play-FLAC-on-iPhone-Leawo-customize-04.png\" title=\"play-FLAC-on-iPhone-Leawo-customize-04\" alt=\"play-FLAC-on-iPhone-Leawo-customize-04\" width=\"\" height=\"\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" class=\"lazyload\"><\/a><\/div>\n<p><strong>Step 4: <\/strong>Once the format is set, you will  be brought back to the main panel. Click the green &ldquo;Convert&rdquo; button, set an output  directory and then click the &ldquo;Convert&rdquo;  icon down below to start converting the FLAC audio file.<\/p>\n<div class=\"tc\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.leawo.org\/tutorial\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/play-FLAC-on-iPhone-Leawo-start-05.png\" onClick=\"return hs.expand(this)\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.leawo.org\/tutorial\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/play-FLAC-on-iPhone-Leawo-start-05.png\" title=\"play-FLAC-on-iPhone-Leawo-start-05\" alt=\"play-FLAC-on-iPhone-Leawo-start-05\" width=\"\" height=\"\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" class=\"lazyload\"><\/a><\/div>\n<h2 class=\"wp-part pl20 mt10\" id=\"part2\">Part 2: Play FLAC on iPhone with Any Video Converter<\/h2>\n<p>Another tool that can be used to convert  your FLAC audio file to iPhone compatible formats is Any Video Converter. Any  Video Converter is an easy to use video converter. Although the program doesn&rsquo;t  support as many video formats as Leawo Video Converter, it still can support up  to 50 input video and audio formats for converting. Any Video Converter has a good  compatibility for old operation systems, so that you can use the program  without any problem even if you are using platforms like Windows Vista or  Windows XP. However, as a free video converter, Any Video Converter is not  perfect. It is reported that sometimes the program tries to install additional  programs without your consent. So if you are okay with additional software  being installed, Then you can try using Any Video Converter to convert your  FLAC to an iPhone compatible format. Here is a brief guide showing you how to  convert your FLAC audio file with Any Video Converter. <\/p>\n<p><strong>Step 1:<\/strong> Launch Any Video Converter. On  the main interface, Click the &quot;Add Video(s)&quot; Button at the top bar to  add your source FLAC audio file to the program.<br \/>\n  <strong>Step 2: <\/strong>Find the video format dropdown  list on the left of the blue &ldquo;Convert Now!&rdquo; button. Click the dropdown button  and select an iPhone compatible format like MP3 as the output video format from  the drop-down list.<br \/>\n<strong>Step 3.<\/strong> Click the blue &quot;Convert  Now!&quot; Button to start the conversion immediately.<\/p>\n<div class=\"tc\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.leawo.org\/tutorial\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/play-FLAC-on-iPhone-Any-Video-Converter-06.png\" onClick=\"return hs.expand(this)\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.leawo.org\/tutorial\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/play-FLAC-on-iPhone-Any-Video-Converter-06.png\" title=\"play-FLAC-on-iPhone-Any-Video-Converter-06\" alt=\"play-FLAC-on-iPhone-Any-Video-Converter-06\" width=\"\" height=\"\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" class=\"lazyload\"><\/a><\/div>\n<h2 class=\"wp-part pl20 mt10\" id=\"part3\">Part 3: Play FLAC on iPhone with Handbrake<\/h2>\n<p>If you have been working in the media  processing and converting field for some time now, you must have heard the  software HandBrake. HandBrake has been one of the most popular video converter  programs out there for years. As an open source, multi-platform video and audio  converter, Handbrake can finish most of the video conversion tasks like  converting the FLAC file or <a href=\"https:\/\/www.leawo.org\/tutorial\/handbrake-rip-dvd-to-mp4-1334.html\">ripping  a DVD to MP4<\/a>. Although the software can successfully convert most video or  audio files, it&rsquo;s actually not easy for everyone to use. The user interface of  the converter is not very friendly, and all of the video parameters make the  program even harder for new users to get used to. However, with a simple guide,  I believe you can still finish the FLAC converting task quite easily. Here is a  brief guide on how to use HandBrake to convert your FLAC video.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Step 1: <\/strong>Install Handbrake on your computer  and launch it. After launching the program, click the &ldquo;Open Source&rdquo; and open  the source FLAC audio file in your computer.<br \/>\n  <strong>Step 2:<\/strong> After that, set an output  destination folder in the &ldquo;Destination&rdquo; section and choose &ldquo;MP3&rdquo; or other  iPhone compatible formats as the output format in the &ldquo;Output settings&rdquo;  section. <br \/>\n<strong>Step 3: <\/strong>There are a bunch of parameters  available in the main interface for you to do some adjustments for the output  file. But if you want to start the conversion directly, just click the &ldquo;Start  Encode&rdquo; button next to the &ldquo;Open Source&rdquo; button.<\/p>\n<div class=\"tc\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.leawo.org\/tutorial\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/play-FLAC-on-iPhone-HandBrake-07.png\" onClick=\"return hs.expand(this)\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.leawo.org\/tutorial\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/play-FLAC-on-iPhone-HandBrake-07.png\" title=\"play-FLAC-on-iPhone-HandBrake-07\" alt=\"play-FLAC-on-iPhone-HandBrake-07\" width=\"\" height=\"\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" class=\"lazyload\"><\/a><\/div>\n<h2 class=\"wp-part pl20 mt10\" id=\"part4\">Part 4: Play FLAC on iPhone with FLAC Player<\/h2>\n<p>Like introduced in the beginning of this  article, besides converting the FLAC audio file to an iPhone compatible audio  format, you can also get a FLAC player application on your iPhone to play the  FLAC audio file directly. One of the best FLAC players that you can have is a  player called FLAC Player. FLAC Player is a $10 app in App Store, and can  provide a great FLAC playback performance. As far as features and stability, FLAC  Player can provide you an excellent FLAC music enjoyment, as well as even some  pretty stellar features like multi-band EQ, detailed file information and more.  If you want to know more about how to play a FLAC audio file on iPhone with  FLAC Player, here is a brief guide for your reference. <\/p>\n<p><strong>Step 1:<\/strong> Purchase the FLAC Player app  from App Store and install the app on your iPhone.<br \/>\n<strong>Step 2: <\/strong>Open the app, let the app scan  your phone for FLAC audio files.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Step 3: <\/strong>Once  the app finishes the scanning, you should be able to see all the FLAC audio  files in your iPhone inside the app. Tap one of the FLAC files to directly play  it.<\/p>\n<div class=\"tc\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.leawo.org\/tutorial\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/play-FLAC-on-iPhone-FLAC-Player-08.png\" onClick=\"return hs.expand(this)\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.leawo.org\/tutorial\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/play-FLAC-on-iPhone-FLAC-Player-08.png\" title=\"play-FLAC-on-iPhone-FLAC-Player-08\" alt=\"play-FLAC-on-iPhone-FLAC-Player-08\" width=\"\" height=\"\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" class=\"lazyload\"><\/a><\/div>\n<h2 class=\"wp-part pl20 mt10\" id=\"part5\">Part 5: Play FLAC on iPhone with VLC<\/h2>\n<p>Another media player app that you can use  to play FLAC on iPhone is VLC Player for iOS. VLC player is a cross-platform  media player that can handle most of the video and audio formats. It has  Windows version, Android version as well as iPhone version. By installing VLC  player on your iPhone, you can easily play not only FLAC, but also various  other video or audio formats on your iPhone. Comparing to FLAC Player, VLC is  free, which makes it a better option for casual users to play FLAC files. If  you want to know more about how to play FLAC on iPhone with VLC, here is a  simple guide.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Step 1: <\/strong>Search and download VLC Player  in App Store.<br \/>\n  <strong>Step 2: <\/strong>Scan your media library with VLC  Player. Once the scan is done, all your FLAC files should appear in the &ldquo;All  Files&rdquo; category.<br \/>\n<strong>Step 3: <\/strong>Enter the &ldquo;All Files&rdquo; category  from the sidebar and<strong> <\/strong>Simply pick a FLAC audio file and tap on the title  to play it.<\/p>\n<div class=\"tc\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.leawo.org\/tutorial\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/play-FLAC-on-iPhone-VLC-09.png\" onClick=\"return hs.expand(this)\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.leawo.org\/tutorial\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/play-FLAC-on-iPhone-VLC-09.png\" title=\"play-FLAC-on-iPhone-VLC-09\" alt=\"play-FLAC-on-iPhone-VLC-09\" width=\"\" height=\"\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" class=\"lazyload\"><\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>FLAC is short for Free Lossless Audio Codec, also known as lossless audio compression coding. It is a well-known free audio compression encoding characterized by lossless compression. Unlike other lossy compression encodings such as MP3 and AAC, FLAC does not &hellip;<\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.leawo.org\/entips\/play-flac-on-iphone.html\">Read more &raquo;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":30,"featured_media":88808,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[336,341,315],"tags":[14],"class_list":["post-122224","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-convert-audio","category-transfer-data-from-computer-to-ios","category-transfer-iphone-data","tag-video-converter"],"acf":[],"aioseo_notices":[],"views":2989,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.leawo.org\/entips\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/122224","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.leawo.org\/entips\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.leawo.org\/entips\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.leawo.org\/entips\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/30"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.leawo.org\/entips\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=122224"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.leawo.org\/entips\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/122224\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":122229,"href":"https:\/\/www.leawo.org\/entips\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/122224\/revisions\/122229"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.leawo.org\/entips\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/88808"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.leawo.org\/entips\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=122224"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.leawo.org\/entips\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=122224"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.leawo.org\/entips\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=122224"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}