FLAC to MP3
Get a lossless library onto a device that will not take FLAC.
Your file
Drop a file here, or click to choose
It stays on this device. Nothing is sent anywhere.
Settings
This is the one case for 320 kbps
Encoding from a lossless source is where a high bitrate genuinely pays, because there are no prior compression artefacts to preserve. 320 kbps is set as the default here for exactly that reason. 256 is very close and about 20% smaller.
Keep the FLAC files. They are your masters, and any future conversion should start from them rather than from the MP3.
Common questions
Will I hear the difference?
On ordinary headphones in ordinary rooms, almost certainly not at 320 kbps. On good equipment in a quiet room, some people can on some material.
How much smaller is MP3?
Roughly a third the size of FLAC, which is itself about half the size of WAV.