Adding FLAC to iTunes?

[davemchine]

I have some FLAC files that I would like to add to iTunes. Converting to ALAC is easy enough but I'd like it to set the metadata correctly as well. I would prefer not to do it manually. What is my best method? I don't mind buying an app if it isn't too expensive.

[Lew Zealand]

I use XLD (X Lossless Decoder) for exactly this back in the day. Looks like it's still being updated:

https://tmkk.undo.jp/xld/index_e.html

[Fritz]

XLD works great and fast,

[Rolando]

Another vote for XLD.

[davemchine]

XLD converted the FLAC files to ALAC just fine but there was no metadata. I see in preferences there is an option to "add tags if possible". Can XLD do a metadata lookup or does it simply convert what is in the FLAC file to the ALAC file?

[Fritz]

4th and 5th tab
CDDB & meta data

[davemchine]

It seems that I need to use the "open folder as disc" feature in order to get the metadata. I was dragging the folder to XLD and that generates the error message. I'm not sure what the difference is but at least it does work one way. Thank you!

[deckeda]

I use XLD. There’s also xACT, http://xact.scottcbrown.org/

For metadata, consider https://mp3tag.app/get/ It’s $20.

“With metadata editors, Mac users are spoilt for choice: Kid3, MusicBrainz Picard and MetaBliss. But for me at least there remains only one true master: mp3tag. Why? Because it does everything.

My three favourite features are that it 1) generates tags from file names (and vice versa); 2) can auto-add track numbers in sequence and 3) will pull data from the MusicBrainz database or Discogs.com.

But perhaps best of all, mp3tag lays out an album’s metadata info in a spreadsheet-like form with each cell editable via a single click. mp3tag is an essential tool for anyone not relying on Roon or Plex to paint over their music library’s metadata cracks.” — John Darko

[Fritz]

another vote for mp3tag.
the others work well, but like deckeda said ......

[rz]

I'm still waiting for VLC v4.0. VLC plays FLAC files, and the rumored 4.0 version is supposed to be MUCH more user-friendly and have a lot of features that iTunes has. Two years ago, they promised it would come out in 2021... still waiting.