Tunesify Lite is the simplest way to convert FLAC (Free Lossless Audio Codec) files into formats supported by iTunes, iPods and iPhones. Tunesify Lite will also create 30 second previews of all audio files that are supported by the paid version of Tunesify. Tunesify Lite is the simplest way to convert FLAC (Free Lossless Audio Codec) files into formats supported by iTunes, iPods and iPhones. Tunesify Lite will also create 30 second previews of all audio files that are supported by the paid version of Tunesify.
Tunesify is a good compliment to iTunes, allowing you to covert files to different file formats. Michael Mabee is a UX/UI & graphic designer that lives in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Tunesify is the simplest way to convert almost any audio file into formats supported by iTunes, iPods and iPhones.
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iTunes and QuickTime can convert a variety of audio files to other formats, but not all of them. You need plug-ins in order to convert file formats such as FLAC, Ogg Vorbis, and Windows Media Audio.
For just $4 you can skip the plug-ins and download Andrew Heard’s Tunesify 1.1.1 (Mac App Store link). There’s nothing particularly fancy about it. Just launch the application, add supported audio files, choose the format you’d like them to be converted to, and click Convert. In a short while you have your converted.
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Tunesify is the simplest way to convert almost any audio file into formats supported by iTunes, iPods and iPhones. Tunesify can convert FLAC, Windows Media Audio, WavPack, Ogg Vorbis, Monkey's Audio and many more. Lossless formats, such as FLAC, can be converted to Apple Lossless, which preserves the true CD-quality sound. Files can also be converted to AAC, MP3 or WAV formats.
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No knowledge of audio codecs or bitrates is necessary as an automatic mode takes all of the guesswork out of choosing your settings. Simply drag and drop audio files into Tunesify and click Convert. You can even convert music videos, such as those downloaded from YouTube, into audio files that will play on your Apple Device.
A free trial version of Tunesify, called Tunesify Lite, is available for download. The free version completely converts FLAC files and creates 30 second previews of all other audio formats supported by the full version of Tunesify.
Tunesify uses the Core Audio and LAME encoders in order to ensure the highest quality audio conversions.
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Need to convert videos? Try Vidsify.