All source code and binaries are freely available and distributed under open-source licenses. The codec libraries are distributed under Xiph.Org's BSD license, and the plugins and command-line utilites (flac and metaflac) are distributed under the GPL. If you would like to redistribute parts or all of FLAC under different terms, contact Josh Coalson.

• Linux
  • FLAC 1.1.0 for RedHat 7.x
  • FLAC 1.x Debian packages
  • RPMs can be found on Planet CCRMA and rpmfind.net
• Mac OS X
  • MacFLAC with installer and GUI front-end
  • FLAC Fink package for use with Fink
• Windows
  • FLAC 1.1.0 for Windows with installer
  • FLAC 1.1.0 for Windows (tools only)
• Other
  • FLAC package for Amiga
  • FLAC packages for IRIX.
  • FLAC 1.1.0 for Solaris 2.7
• Source code
  • FLAC 1.1.0 full source code; also includes documentation and build systems for Windows (MSVC++) and *nix,*BSD,OS/2,OS X (autotools)
  • Nightly CVS tarball; this is the actual CVS repository used for development
• Older versions
  • Older versions of FLAC available from SourceForge

NOTE: these extras are not part of the FLAC project. They are all freely available but distributed under their authors' own terms.

GUI encoding/decoding front-ends:

• Windows
  • dBpowerAMP, a swiss army knife that can convert and play many formats, including FLAC.
  • FLACdrop, an Oggdrop-like frontend for Windows, or the even more versatile oggdropXPd.
  • FLAC frontend, a Windows GUI, or the even more versatile Multi frontend.
  • Frontah, a new frontend to many codecs, including FLAC. Still in beta but has good reviews.
  • Monkey's Audio can be fooled into supporting FLAC as an external encoder; here's how.
• Unix
  • Grip is a great ripping and encoding front end and can be easily configured to use flac. See this message on how to configure Grip for FLAC.
• Mac OS X
  • MacFLAC, a FLAC distribution which also includes nice graphical front-end.
  • RipBeak is a nice GUI encoding frond-end that supports FLAC as well as Vorbis and MP3.

CD burning:

• Windows
  • burnatonce, a CD burning GUI that wraps around cdrdao and mkisofs.
  • Burrrn supports burning CDs from cuesheets directly from many formats, including FLAC.
• Unix
  • Arson, a front-end to various CD burning and ripping tools.

Third-party plugins:

• Windows
  • Cooledit FLAC filter (source code here).
  • Nero FLAC plugin allows you to burn FLAC files directly to audio CDs.
  • QCD FLAC plugin.
  • Alternate FLAC Winamp3 plugin by Giacomo Margarito, in case the official plugin does not work.