Convert FLV to FLAC
Free, fast and secure — convert FLV to FLAC right in your browser.
Pull the audio out of your FLV as FLAC
Converting FLV to FLAC extracts a clean audio track from your video, giving you a compact FLAC audio you can play, share or add to a playlist without the video.
How to convert FLV to FLAC
- 1 Drop your FLV file into the converter above.
- 2 It is converted to FLAC automatically — no settings to fiddle with.
- 3 Download your new FLAC file instantly.
FLV vs FLAC
| Feature | FLV | FLAC |
|---|---|---|
| Compression | Lossy | Lossless |
| Transparency | No | No |
| Animation | Yes | No |
| MIME type | video/x-flv | audio/flac |
| Best for | Rescuing old Flash video by converting it to MP4 or WebM. | Archiving and high-fidelity music libraries where quality must be preserved. |
About the formats
Flash video
FLV is the old Flash video container. Once dominant for web streaming, it is now obsolete and almost always needs converting to a modern format like MP4.
Strengths
- Small files for its era
- Plays in legacy Flash players
- Common in old web archives
Limitations
- Obsolete — Flash is discontinued
- No support on modern devices
- Lower quality than modern codecs
Best for: Rescuing old Flash video by converting it to MP4 or WebM.
FLAC audio
FLAC is a lossless format that compresses audio with no quality loss — typically to about half the size of WAV. It is the audiophile choice for archiving music.
Strengths
- Lossless, full quality
- Smaller than WAV
- Rich metadata and tagging
Limitations
- Larger than lossy formats
- Not supported by every player
- Overkill for casual listening
Best for: Archiving and high-fidelity music libraries where quality must be preserved.