Why Apple Don't Support FLAC-in-OGG for Lossless Streaming

Why Apple Don't Support FLAC-in-OGG for Lossless Streaming(audiophile.fm)

6 points by bojanvidanovic 1 year ago | 7 comments

stephenr 1 year ago |

> Focus on proprietary formats: Apple has its own lossless codec, ALAC (Apple Lossless Audio Codec), which it naturally prioritizes.

What an odd claim to make, when the very Wikipedia page they link to says:

> in late 2011 Apple made the codec available open source and royalty-free.

bojanvidanovic 1 year ago | |

You're absolutely right, ALAC has been open-sourced and royalty-free since 2011. My mention of Apple prioritizing ALAC wasn’t meant to suggest it’s proprietary in the traditional sense, but rather to highlight that Apple’s ecosystem tends to emphasize their own formats, like ALAC. Thank you for pointing that out, it's an important clarification!

stephenr 1 year ago | | |

Right, but there's a significant difference between "they only support a proprietary format we can't do anything" and "they created and open sourced a different format and we're choosing not to offer it"

midzer 1 year ago |

At least Safari supports OPUS audio in .webm container now.

https://caniuse.com/opus

bojanvidanovic 1 year ago | |

Safari's support for OPUS in the .webm container is definitely a step in the right direction for improving audio compatibility.

Ikhide_uanseoje 1 year ago |

Thanks for explaining this to us.

bojanvidanovic 1 year ago | |

You're very welcome! I'm glad you found the article helpful. If you have any further questions or insights about FLAC, OGG, or anything related to lossless streaming, feel free to ask.