| FLAC | MP3 | |
|---|---|---|
| Compression | Lossless | Lossy |
| Metadata | ✓ | ✓ |
| Open / royalty-free | ✓ | ✓ |
| Defined by | - | - |
| Since | 2001 | 1993 |
| Best for | archiving music losslessly | music and podcasts for any device |
FLAC
Lossless compression, about half the size of WAV.
MP3
The universal lossy audio format.
Questions
FLAC or MP3: which is smaller?
MP3, by a lot. FLAC is lossless and therefore larger.
Can I convert FLAC to MP3?
Yes, in your browser, nothing uploaded.
And MP3 to FLAC?
Yes, as well.