Vorbis AlternativesAudio Codecs and other similar apps like Vorbis

Vorbis is described as 'Ogg Vorbis is a fully open, general-purpose compressed audio format for mid to high quality (8kHz-48.0kHz, 16+ bit, polyphonic) audio and music at fixed and variable bitrates from 16 to 128 kbps/channel' and is a very popular Audio Codec in the audio & music category. There are eight alternatives to Vorbis for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Linux, Mac, Android and BSD apps. The best Vorbis alternative is FLAC, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like Vorbis are Opus, Matroska, WavPack and Apple Lossless.

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Ogg Vorbis is a fully open, general-purpose compressed audio format for mid to high quality (8kHz-48.0kHz, 16+ bit,...

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Vorbis alternatives page was last updated Sep 9, 2022
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  1. FLAC icon

    FLAC

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    FLAC stands for Free Lossless Audio Codec, an audio format similar to MP3, but lossless, meaning that audio is compressed in FLAC without any loss in quality. This is similar to how Zip works, except with FLAC you will get much better compression because it is designed...

    8 FLAC alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Android
    • BSD

    FLAC Features

    1.  Lossless Compression
    2.  Lossless Audio

    FLAC VS Vorbis

     

    • Most users think FLAC is a great Vorbis alternative.

    • FLAC is the most popular Windows, Android, Mac & Linux alternative to Vorbis.

    • FLAC is the most popular Open Source & free alternative to Vorbis.

    • FLAC is Free and Open SourceVorbis is also Free and Open Source
  2. Opus icon

    Opus

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    Opus is a totally open, royalty-free, highly versatile audio codec. Opus is unmatched for interactive speech and music transmission over the Internet, but also intended for storage and streaming applications.

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • International

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    Comparison - Quality vs Bit-rate

    Opus Features

    1.  Low Latency
    2.  Royalty free

    Opus VS Vorbis

     
  4. Matroska icon

    Matroska

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    The Matroska Multimedia Container is an open standard free container format, a file format that can hold an unlimited number of video, audio, picture, or subtitle tracks in one file.

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Android

    Matroska Features

    1.  Lossless Compression

    Matroska VS Vorbis

     
  5. WavPack icon

    WavPack

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    WavPack is a completely open audio compression format providing lossless, high-quality lossy, and a unique hybrid compression mode. Although the technology is loosely based on previous versions of WavPack, the new version 4 format has been designed from the ground up to offer...

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux

    WavPack Features

    1.  Lossless Compression

    WavPack VS Vorbis

     
  6. Apple Lossless icon

    Apple Lossless

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    Apple Lossless (also known as ALAC) is an audio codec developed by Apple Inc. for lossless data compression of digital music.

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows

    Apple Lossless Features

    1.  Lossless Compression

    Apple Lossless VS Vorbis

     
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    Speex

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    Speex is a patent-free audio compression format designed for speech and also a free software speech codec that may be used on VoIP applications and podcasts.

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux

    Speex VS Vorbis

     
  9. Nero AAC Codec icon

    Nero AAC Codec

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    Nero AAC reference quality MPEG-4 and 3GPP audio codec

    • Compression ratios ranging from Ultra High (58 CDs fit on one!) to High-End Audio (2.5:1), for absolutely perfect audiophile encodings
    • Crystal-clear, award-winning sound quality at every compression ratio and bit.

    License model

    • Free Personal • Proprietary

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • DE flagGermany
    • European Union flagEU

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux

    Nero AAC Codec Features

    1.  Command line interface
    2.  AAC

    Nero AAC Codec VS Vorbis

     
  10. TAK icon

    TAK

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    »TAK – [T]om’s lossless [a]udio [k]ompressor / [T]oms verlustfreier [A]udio[k]ompressor – is, as the name already suggests, a lossless audio compressor, similar to FLAC, WavPack and Monkey’s Audio.

    License model

    • Free • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Winamp
    • foobar2000
    TAK screenshot 1

    TAK Features

    1.  Lossless Audio

    TAK VS Vorbis

     
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