WavPack AlternativesAudio Codecs and other similar apps like WavPack

WavPack is described as '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' and is a Audio Codec in the audio & music category. There are seven alternatives to WavPack for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Linux, Mac, Android and BSD apps. The best WavPack alternative is FLAC, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like WavPack are Vorbis, Opus, Matroska and Monkey's Audio (.APE).

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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...

    8 FLAC alternatives

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

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    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Android
    • BSD

    FLAC Features

    1.  Lossless Compression
    2.  Lossless Audio

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

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

    • FLAC is Free and Open SourceWavPack is also Free and Open Source
  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. Opus icon
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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.

    6 Opus alternatives

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • International

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux

    Opus Features

    1.  Low Latency
    2.  Royalty free

    Opus VS WavPack

     
  4. 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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    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

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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

    Nero AAC Codec VS WavPack

     
  7. TAK icon
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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.

    10 TAK alternatives

    License model

    • FreeProprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Winamp
    • foobar2000

    TAK Features

    1.  Lossless Audio

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