# itunes wont recognize .flac file? **URL:** \ **Category:** NYSpeed Off Topic\ **Created:** [January 12, 2009, 11:18am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/itunes-wont-recognize-flac-file/61174 "2009-01-12T11:18:36Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Jam](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/jam/32/7235_2.png) [@Jam](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Jam)\ **Post date:** [January 12, 2009, 11:18am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/itunes-wont-recognize-flac-file/61174/1 "2009-01-12T11:18:36Z")
is there a program (pref free) that will convert it to a file itunes recognizes? thanks! ---
**Author:** ![ILC](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/ilc/32/5337_2.png) [@ILC](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/ILC)\ **Post date:** [January 12, 2009, 11:20am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/itunes-wont-recognize-flac-file/61174/2 "2009-01-12T11:20:00Z")
foobar2000. use it for everything… you’ll thank me later ---
**Author:** ![pirite](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/pirite/32/5308_2.png) [@pirite](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/pirite)\ **Post date:** [January 12, 2009, 11:21am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/itunes-wont-recognize-flac-file/61174/3 "2009-01-12T11:21:26Z")
googled and found this > **[How To Convert FLAC to MP3](https://w-shadow.com/blog/2008/02/10/how-to-convert-flac-to-mp3/)** > > Here’s the step-by-step guide for converting FLAC to MP3. I tried out several free FLAC to MP3 converters prior to writing this tutorial and according to my testing, dBpoweramp seems to be th… ---
**Author:** ![AngryRomanian](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/angryromanian/32/5359_2.png) [@AngryRomanian](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/AngryRomanian)\ **Post date:** [January 12, 2009, 11:23am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/itunes-wont-recognize-flac-file/61174/4 "2009-01-12T11:23:16Z")
You can use SUPER or Media Coder, they also work with a crapload of other file types ---
**Author:** ![OfficerK](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/4da419/32.png) [@OfficerK](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/OfficerK)\ **Post date:** [January 12, 2009, 11:24am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/itunes-wont-recognize-flac-file/61174/5 "2009-01-12T11:24:04Z")
I use this for my converting, never had any probs [http://flac.sourceforge.net/](http://flac.sourceforge.net/) ---
**Author:** ![ILC](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/ilc/32/5337_2.png) [@ILC](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/ILC)\ **Post date:** [January 12, 2009, 11:24am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/itunes-wont-recognize-flac-file/61174/6 "2009-01-12T11:24:39Z")
God… don’t fucking convert it… thats the gayest shit ever… play it using foobar2000 and shut up ---
**Author:** ![boardjnky4](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/96bed5/32.png) [@boardjnky4](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/boardjnky4)\ **Post date:** [January 12, 2009, 11:28am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/itunes-wont-recognize-flac-file/61174/7 "2009-01-12T11:28:33Z")
I had a hack for itunes on mac to get the .flac files in there dan, maybe he needs to get the file onto an ipod or something ---
**Author:** ![Jam](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/jam/32/7235_2.png) [@Jam](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Jam)\ **Post date:** [January 12, 2009, 11:29am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/itunes-wont-recognize-flac-file/61174/8 "2009-01-12T11:29:45Z")
dan its not for me its for my parents they only know how to use itunes i think their heads world explode if they had to figure out another music ap… ---
**Author:** ![ILC](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/ilc/32/5337_2.png) [@ILC](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/ILC)\ **Post date:** [January 12, 2009, 11:29am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/itunes-wont-recognize-flac-file/61174/9 "2009-01-12T11:29:49Z")
> [@boardjnky4](#): > > I had a hack for itunes on mac to get the .flac files in there > > dan, maybe he needs to get the file onto an ipod or something understandable. but if he is playing it on his computer he’s just wasting it ---
**Author:** ![OfficerK](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/4da419/32.png) [@OfficerK](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/OfficerK)\ **Post date:** [January 12, 2009, 11:32am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/itunes-wont-recognize-flac-file/61174/10 "2009-01-12T11:32:12Z")
yea dan jeez, just let the man take 45secs to convert them…sighhhhhhhhhhhhh ---
**Author:** ![Jam](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/jam/32/7235_2.png) [@Jam](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Jam)\ **Post date:** [January 12, 2009, 11:37am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/itunes-wont-recognize-flac-file/61174/11 "2009-01-12T11:37:26Z")
wrd im figuring it out now… ---
**Author:** ![BillysRevenge](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/b9e5f3/32.png) [@BillysRevenge](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/BillysRevenge)\ **Post date:** [January 12, 2009, 11:46am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/itunes-wont-recognize-flac-file/61174/12 "2009-01-12T11:46:01Z")
Convert it to ALAC using dbPoweramp… ---
**Author:** ![Jam](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/jam/32/7235_2.png) [@Jam](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Jam)\ **Post date:** [January 12, 2009, 11:57am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/itunes-wont-recognize-flac-file/61174/13 "2009-01-12T11:57:17Z")
i converted it to .wav god this is like one of the best albums ever… i forgot how great it was ![http://www.musicdirect.com/shared/images/products/large/crep43327-2.jpg](http://www.musicdirect.com/shared/images/products/large/crep43327-2.jpg) ---
**Author:** ![Dr.Stevil](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/da6949/32.png) [@Dr.Stevil](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Dr.Stevil)\ **Post date:** [January 12, 2009, 12:05pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/itunes-wont-recognize-flac-file/61174/14 "2009-01-12T12:05:56Z")
neil young… huge :tup: ---
**Author:** ![BillysRevenge](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/b9e5f3/32.png) [@BillysRevenge](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/BillysRevenge)\ **Post date:** [January 12, 2009, 12:09pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/itunes-wont-recognize-flac-file/61174/15 "2009-01-12T12:09:09Z")
neil young :tdown: ---
**Author:** ![Dr.Stevil](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/da6949/32.png) [@Dr.Stevil](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Dr.Stevil)\ **Post date:** [January 12, 2009, 12:10pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/itunes-wont-recognize-flac-file/61174/16 "2009-01-12T12:10:24Z")
^ you’re out of your mind ---
**Author:** ![BillysRevenge](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/b9e5f3/32.png) [@BillysRevenge](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/BillysRevenge)\ **Post date:** [January 12, 2009, 12:11pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/itunes-wont-recognize-flac-file/61174/17 "2009-01-12T12:11:25Z")
Hate his voice and hate his music. ---
**Author:** ![Jam](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/jam/32/7235_2.png) [@Jam](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Jam)\ **Post date:** [January 12, 2009, 12:13pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/itunes-wont-recognize-flac-file/61174/18 "2009-01-12T12:13:02Z")
> [@BillysRevenge](#): > > Hate his voice and hate his music. faggot ---
**Author:** ![BillysRevenge](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/b9e5f3/32.png) [@BillysRevenge](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/BillysRevenge)\ **Post date:** [January 12, 2009, 12:14pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/itunes-wont-recognize-flac-file/61174/19 "2009-01-12T12:14:42Z")
is he gay? never really read up on him…:mamoru: ---
**Author:** ![OfficerK](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/4da419/32.png) [@OfficerK](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/OfficerK)\ **Post date:** [January 12, 2009, 12:16pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/itunes-wont-recognize-flac-file/61174/20 "2009-01-12T12:16:06Z")
Neil Young is one of the greatest guitarists evAr. \<~~~period. [Next page](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/itunes-wont-recognize-flac-file/61174.md?page=2)