Save SoundCloud tracks as FLAC: lossless, compact and tagged with the title and cover art. Paste a link, convert online and keep a clean copy for your archive, your hi-fi player or your DJ library.
Three steps
No ripping software and no command line. Converting SoundCloud to FLAC works right here in your browser.
Open the song on SoundCloud and copy its link with Share › Copy link, or copy the address from your browser.
Paste the link above and press Get FLAC. The track opens with FLAC already chosen as the download format.
Press Download. The lossless FLAC is named after the track and saved to your Downloads folder.
Why FLAC
FLAC keeps every bit of audio that SoundCloud delivers, in a file that is easy to tag, store and move between devices.
FLAC compresses audio without throwing any of it away, so files are noticeably smaller than the same track as WAV.
The cover art is embedded as a native FLAC picture and the track title is written as a tag, so your library looks complete.
Every file gets a complete FLAC header with length and checksum, so the timeline works properly in players and DJ software.
You can convert any public SoundCloud track to FLAC, even when the artist has switched off downloads on SoundCloud.
Working with software that doesn’t read FLAC? Switch the same track to WAV or MP3 before you download it.
No converter to install and no account to create. It runs in any modern browser on Windows, Mac, iPhone and Android.
Pricing
Lossless conversion uses far more processing and bandwidth than MP3, so FLAC comes with the Supporter pass, together with WAV and 320kbps MP3.
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Where to play it
FLAC is supported by most modern players. Here is how to save and open it on each platform.
Convert in Chrome, Edge or Firefox and the FLAC lands in Downloads. Windows Media Player, foobar2000, VLC and MusicBee all play it, and it imports into Serato, Traktor and Rekordbox.
Download in Safari, Chrome or Firefox. Play FLAC in VLC, IINA or Swinsian, or bring it into your DJ software. If you use Apple Music, convert the track to WAV instead.
Paste the SoundCloud link in Chrome and download. Most Android music players, including Poweramp and VLC, play FLAC from your Downloads folder.
Copy the link in the SoundCloud app, convert it here in Safari and download. The FLAC is in Files › Downloads and plays in the Files app or in VLC.
FLAC guide
FLAC (Free Lossless Audio Codec) is an open audio format that shrinks files like a ZIP does: nothing is lost, and the audio decodes back to exactly what went in. That makes it the favourite format for archiving music and for hi-fi players.
SoundCloud streams compressed audio, so a FLAC made from it is a lossless copy of that stream, not a studio master. What FLAC guarantees is that no further quality is lost after conversion, unlike re-encoding to another lossy format.
Copy the track link, paste it into the converter at the top of this page and press Get FLAC. With a Supporter pass, press Download and the FLAC file is saved straight to your device, with title and artwork already set.
Both are lossless. FLAC files are smaller and carry tags and artwork more reliably, while WAV has the widest support in older DJ hardware. Serato, Traktor and current Rekordbox versions read FLAC; for older CDJs, convert the track to WAV instead.
Playlist downloads are delivered as MP3. To build a FLAC collection from a playlist, copy each track link from it and convert the songs here one at a time.
Convert your own uploads, free downloads and tracks you are allowed to keep. If a song earns a place in your lossless collection, support the artist by following them and buying their releases.
Copy the SoundCloud track link, paste it into the converter at the top of this page and press Get FLAC. With FLAC selected, press Download to save the file.
FLAC downloads are part of the Supporter pass, a one-time Ko-fi payment for 30 days or 3 months. 128kbps MP3 downloads stay free with no account.
Files are 16-bit FLAC. They hold the full audio of the SoundCloud stream without any further loss, which is the best quality the source allows.
They sound the same, because both are lossless. FLAC files are smaller and hold artwork and tags more reliably; WAV is supported by more older DJ gear.
Playlists download as MP3. To get FLAC files, convert each track from the playlist on this page.
Yes. Any public SoundCloud track can be converted to FLAC. Private tracks and 30-second Go+ previews cannot.
VLC, foobar2000, MusicBee, Windows Media Player, Poweramp and most Android players, plus Serato, Traktor and recent Rekordbox versions. Apple Music does not play FLAC, so use WAV or MP3 there.
Yes. SoundCloud accepts FLAC uploads and converts them for streaming. Uploading lossless files like FLAC or WAV gives SoundCloud the best source to work from.
Paste the link at the top of the page and download it as FLAC.