YouTube to FLAC Converter - How to Convert/Download YouTube to FLAC

Step by Step Guide on How to Convert and Download YouTube Video/Audio to FLAC

November 2nd, 2012 by Emily Moore

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Overview

Though there are lots of YouTube Downloader/Converters which can easily convert YouTube to MP3, there are few ones which can download and convert YouTube to FLAC. The following article will introduce a powerful YouTube to FLAC Converter and a step by step guide on how to download YouTube video or audio to FLAC format.

YouTube to FLAC Converter

Bigasoft Video Downloader Pro, the professional YouTube to FLAC Conversion software, can fast download as well as convert YouTube to FLAC with almost no loss of audio quality on Mac (OS X Mountain Lion included) or Windows (Windows 8 included).

Main Function:

Directly download online YouTube movies or music to FLAC audio format
Convert already downloaded YouTube files whatever it is in FLV, MP4, H.264, WebM to FLAC
Download and convert YouTube to other audio formats including MP3, WMA, WAV, M4A, AC3, AIFF, OGG, AU, RA and MP2 and etc.
Download and convert YouTube video to MP4, AVI, WMV, MOV, MPG, MKV, ASF, VOB and more.
Download and convert online movies and music from all popular video sites like Facebook, Google Videos, Metacafe, eHow, Vimeo, MTV, BBC, Dailymotion, etc.

How to Download YouTube to FLAC?

The following is a step by step guide on how to download online YouTube video, music video to FLAC with the help of YouTube to FLAC Converter. (If you already downloaded YouTube files and want to convert the downloaded YouTube to FLAC, you may refer to the detailed guide at How to Convert Downloaded YouTube to FLAC?.)

Preparation: Launch Bigasoft Video Downloader Pro

Free download the powerful YouTube FLAC Downloader for Mac or Windows - Bigasoft Video Downloader Pro (Mac Version, Windows Version), install and launch it, the following Download panel will pop up.

YouTube to FLAC Converter for Mac OS X Mountain Lion

Step 1 Add YouTube URL

Copy the URL of the YouTube video or music video which you want to download to FLAC, and then paste it to the text box on the left side of Paste URL.

How to download YouTube Movie/Music to FLAC

Step 2 Select FLAC as output format

Click the "Automatically Convert to" drop-down button to select FLAC - Free Lossless Audio Codec(*.flac) as output audio format from the "General Audio" category. (Make sure that the "Automatically Convert to" option is checked)

Step 3 Download YouTube to FLAC

Click the "Download" button to start and finish downloading YouTube to FLAC.

How to Convert Downloaded YouTube to FLAC?

The following is a detailed guide on how to convert the already downloaded YouTube to FLAC audio format:

How to Convert already downloaded YouTube to FLAC

Launch Bigasoft Video Downloader Pro as you do in the above step by step guide.
Hit the "Convert" tab to go to the "Convert" panel
Press the "Browse" button to add the YouTube files you have already downloaded.
Press the "Convert to" drop-down button to select FLAC from the "General Audio" category
Click the "Convert" button to start converting YouTube files to FLAC, it will be finished with high output audio quality.

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