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  1. Since my hands on with the HomePod, I've gotten a number of questions about how the HomePod deals with streaming from Apple Music, iCloud Music Library, AirPlay sources like your Mac, and if iTunes Match works at all in this crazy new world.
  2. I have specifically saved “MediaMonkey” for folks who manage a large music and video library. And if you are one of them, this might just be the iTunes alternative you have been waiting for. With the support for several file formats including MP3, AAC (M4A), OGG, WMA, FLAC, ALAC, MPC, WAV, CDA, AVI, MP4, OGV, MPEG, WMV, M3U, and PLS, this.
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On June 3, 2019, Apple announced that iTunes will not be offered in subsequent systems like macOS Catalina. But this change would not affect older macOS versions. Many users are still using iTunes and meet some difficulties like iTunes doesn't support FLAC encoding. It's very annoying when you want to enjoy FLAC audios on your iPhone/iPad but you can't open them.


This app has 24-bit audio support (disabled by default) and very neat library building with online tagging and album covers. And you can reach your NAS in local network via Samba as well and add files from there to your library and for offline use. A music cataloger, tag editor, cd ripper, audio converter, mp3 and flac analyzer, duplicate finder, player and music scrobbler - all in one. Get more from your music collection.

Thankfully, if you have the right tool then it's possible and easy to convert your lossless FLAC albums and songs to iTunes compatible audio formats. Now, I will describe here one of the most commonly used methods to convert FLAC files to iTunes. Hope that has the help to you.

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What Audio File Formats does iTunes Support

iTunes doesn't support playing FLAC files. So, what audio formats does iTunes support? You can find them by choosing 'iTunes > Preferences', then click the 'General > Import Settings'. You will find that iTunes supports AAC, AIFF, Apple Lossless, MP3, and WAV.

[Best Method] How to Convert FLAC to iTunes

Since FLAC encoder is lossless, we recommend turning FLAC into another lossless audio encoder – AIFF, one of the audio encoders that are supported by iTunes. To enable this, what you need is a reliable converter. Here I will recommend VideoSolo Video Converter Ultimate. It allows you to convert FLAC to AIFF, ALAC, MP3, WAV, etc. and customize the audio settings such as sample rate and audio channels. It is really easy-to-use with a few steps.

# Step 1. Install & Launch the Converter

Download VideoSolo Video Converter Ultimate on your computer, and install it following the instructions. Then, launch it.

# Step 2. Add FLAC File into the Program

To import your FLAC file, click the plus icon or drag it directly to the interface. Batch converting is supported in the registered version.

# Step 3. Choose AIFF as the Output Format

The information of the file is listed in the interface after adding. If there is only one video, select the format in the rightmost icon on the information column. Go to 'Audio' category and browse the format to find 'AIFF'. If you add videos more than one , you can directly set up output format from top right corner by clicking 'Convert All to' for convenience.

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AIFF is an Apple Macintosh native file format. If you want to convert FLAC to other formats such as MP3, WAV that also supported by iTunes, you can also find them in the 'Audio' column. But MP3 is not lossless and the sound quality is not so good as AIFF.

Tips: You can customize the output audio sample rate and audio channels by clicking the gear icon.

# Step 4. Start Converting FLAC to iTunes Format

Start the conversion by clicking the 'Convert All' button at the bottom right corner. Just wait a few seconds, you will get the Converted AIFF File.

Tips – How to Import the Converted File to iTunes

If you want to add an audio file to iTunes, here are the steps.

  1. Open iTunes;

  2. Click on the 'File' menu;

  3. Choose 'Add File to Library' (or press Ctrl+O on Windows / Command+O on Mac);

  4. Then you can navigate through the folders on your computer where your converted file is located in a pop-up dialog;

  5. Choose the converted audio file, and hit Enter (Windows) / Return (Mac);

  6. iTunes will add the file from your Mac/PC to your iTunes library;


If you want to add an entire folder, following the steps here.

  1. Choose 'File > Add Folder to Library';

  2. iTunes will open the 'Add to Library' dialog, and let you select a folder;

  3. Navigate to the music folder you want to import. Click the 'Select Folder' button;

  4. iTunes will import all supported audio files and add them to your library.


In conclusion, iTunes has strict restrictions on importable audio formats. Though FLAC is not in iTunes's supported list, you can convert FLAC to iTunes compatible format and import the converted file to iTunes. VideoSolo Video Converter Ultimate is an effective way of doing this.

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  • Search and play your local music library.
  • Listen to internet radio from Spotify, Grooveshark, SomaFM, Magnatune, Jamendo, SKY.fm, Digitally Imported, JAZZRADIO.com, Soundcloud, Icecast and Subsonic servers.
  • Search and play songs you've uploaded to Box, Dropbox, Google Drive, and OneDrive
  • Create smart playlists and dynamic playlists.
  • Tabbed playlists, import and export M3U, XSPF, PLS and ASX.
  • CUE sheet support.
  • Play audio CDs.
  • Visualisations from projectM.
  • Lyrics and artist biographies and photos.
  • Transcode music into MP3, Ogg Vorbis, Ogg Speex, FLAC or AAC.
  • Edit tags on MP3 and OGG files, organise your music.
  • Fetch missing tags from MusicBrainz.
  • Discover and download Podcasts.
  • Download missing album cover art from Last.fm and Amazon.
  • Cross-platform - works on Windows, Mac OS X and Linux.
  • Native desktop notifications on Linux (libnotify) and Mac OS X (Growl).
  • Remote control using an Android device, a Wii Remote, MPRIS or the command-line.
  • Copy music to your iPod, iPhone, MTP or mass-storage USB player.
  • Queue manager.

Clementine is a modern music player and library organizer

Clementine is a multiplatform music player. It is inspired by Amarok 1.4, focusing on a fast and easy-to-use interface for searching and playing your music.


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Playlist tab, while listening to songs from multiples Internet services

Subsonic integration

Browsing playlist from the Android app

Controlling playback from the Android app

Version 1.3.1 released - Tuesday, April 19, 2016

Fixes a bug where ratings are deleted when upgrading from older versions.

Version 1.3 released - Friday, April 15, 2016

This release is compatible with the Clementine Remote application for Android which lets you control Clementine remotely from an Android device.
This release also adds support for accessing your music in Vk.com and Seafile.See the full changelog for more information.

Version 1.2 released - Sunday, October 13, 2013

This release is compatible with the Clementine Remote application for Android which lets you control Clementine remotely from an Android device.
This release also adds support for Subsonic. And you can now listen to your music stored in Box, Dropbox, Skydrive and Ubuntu One. Last major new feature is the ability to 'star' your playlists, so you can safely close them and restore them later from the new 'Playlist' tab we've added in the left sidebar.
See the full changelog for more information.

Version 1.1 released - Thursday, October 25, 2012

This release adds long-awaited Podcast support including integration and synchronisation with gpodder.net. Music from Soundcloud and jazzradio.com is available in the Internet tab in the sidebar, as well as any songs you've uploaded to Google Drive. Clementine will also now show moodbars for the music you play from your local disc. See the full changelog for more information.

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Version 1.0 released - Tuesday, December 27, 2011

This release adds Spotify, Grooveshark and SKY.fm/Digitally Imported support. We've also added a Global Search feature that allows you to easily find music that's either in your library or on the Internet. Other features include audio CD support, more transcoder options, an improved settings dialog, smarter album cover searches, and loads of bug fixes. See the full changelog for more information.

Version 0.7 released - Sunday, March 27, 2011

In this release Clementine gains a brand new edit tag dialog with autocompletion and the ability to automatically identify music and fetch missing tags from MusicBrainz. CUE sheets are now supported - they are detected automatically when scanning your library and each track will show up separately. We've made a load of smaller improvements as well such as showing album covers in the Library tab, greying out deleted songs, a 'Show in file browser' option, support for network proxies, a 'Full library rescan' option, and a new tooltip for the track slider that helps you seek more accurately to a specific place in a song. See the full changelog for more information.

Version 0.6 released - Saturday, December 11, 2010

This release features two new information panes that show lyrics, song statistics, artist biographies, photos and lists of tags and similar artists. We've redesigned the sidebar (although you can switch back by right clicking on it), and also added ratings, play counts and skip counts. You can create smart and dynamic playlists from songs in your library, and also now listen to music from Jamendo and Icecast radio stations. See the full changelog for more information.

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Version 0.5 released - Saturday, September 18, 2010

This release adds support for using portable devices with Clementine. You can now copy songs to your iPod, iPhone, MTP, or USB mass storage device. See the wiki for more information. Support for using a Wii Remote as a remote control has been added. Other features include a Queue Manager, an Organise Files dialog, automatically stretching columns in the playlist, loading embedded id3v2 cover art, more library scanning options, drag and drop between playlists, and a hypnotoad. We've also reduced startup time by more than half, fixed a load of memory leaks and reduced CPU usage while playing music. See the full changelog for more information.

Version 0.4 released - Tuesday, June 29, 2010

This release features tabbed playlists, playlist search, projectM visualisations, Magnatune integration, ReplayGain volume normalisation and music transcoding. We've fixed loads of bugs too - searching large libraries is now much faster, playback is much more reliable on Windows, character encoding problems are fixed, and remote playlists should load correctly all the time.

Version 0.3 released - Saturday, May 8, 2010

In this release we've switched to GStreamer on all platforms, meaning the analyzer and crossfading between tracks will now work on Windows. New features include an equalizer, more library grouping options, a nicer OSD, remote control from command-line and MPRIS, and easier tag editing.

Version 0.2 released - Tuesday, March 23, 2010

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It's been just over a month since we released the first version of Clementine. This new version features album cover-art, better 'Various Artists' detection, support for loading playlists, and much more.

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