TAK AlternativesAudio Codecs and other similar apps like TAK

TAK is described as '»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' and is a Audio Codec in the audio & music category. There are more than 10 alternatives to TAK for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Linux, Mac, Android and BSD apps. The best TAK alternative is FLAC, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like TAK are Vorbis, Matroska, WavPack and Apple Lossless.

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TAK alternatives page was last updated Nov 22, 2020
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  1. FLAC icon
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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...

    License model

    • FreeOpen 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 TAK

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

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

    • FLAC is Free and Open SourceTAK is Free and Proprietary
  2. Vorbis icon
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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, polyphonic) audio and music at fixed and variable bitrates from 16 to 128 kbps/channel.

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux

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  3. Matroska icon
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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

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Android

    Matroska Features

    1.  Lossless Compression

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  4. WavPack icon
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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

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux

    WavPack Features

    1.  Lossless Compression

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  5. Apple Lossless icon
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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

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows

    Apple Lossless Features

    1.  Lossless Compression

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    Monkey’s Audio makes perfect, bit-for-bit copies of your music, exactly the same as the original. You can decompress your lossless .APE files back to the original files. Think of it as a beefed-up Winzip™ to perfectly recreate the original music CD.

    License model

    • FreeProprietary

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Windows

    Monkey's Audio (.APE) Features

    1.  Lossless Audio
    2.  Lossless Compression
    3.  Lossless quality

    Monkey's Audio (.APE) VS TAK

     
  7. Speex icon
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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

    • FreeOpen Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux

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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 PersonalProprietary

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • DE flagGermany
    • European Union flagEU

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux

    Nero AAC Codec Features

    1.  Command line interface
    2.  AAC

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  9. FLAC Frontend icon
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    [No longer maintained, but downloadable] FLAC Frontend is a Windows GUI (Graphical User Interface) for FLAC. Windows users are used to graphical programs (Rather than a command line). That's why Speek made FLAC frontend. The frontend only makes a batch file for flac.exe an.

    License model

    • FreeProprietary

    Country of Origin

    • International

    Platforms

    • Windows
    Discontinued

    No longer maintained, but downloadable.

    FLAC Frontend Features

    1.  Graphical User Interface

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    Shamrock Soft developed and published first free Windows Phone player which plays exclusively flac files.

    License model

    • FreeProprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows Phone

    Flac Player VS TAK

     
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