Free online FLAC to TXT converter

Source format: FLAC

FLAC stands for Free Lossless Audio Codec. It is a compressed audio format that preserves the original audio quality, making it popular for music libraries, studio recordings, and archival storage.

Because FLAC is an audio format, it cannot be converted to plain text the way an image or document format can be converted to another. A .txt file can only store characters, so the result must come from metadata, lyrics, comments, or a transcript generated from the audio.

Target format: TXT

TXT is a plain text format that stores unformatted characters only. It is widely supported and is commonly used for notes, logs, captions, transcripts, and exported metadata.

The advantage of TXT is its simplicity and compatibility. The limitation is that it cannot preserve audio, formatting, or rich structure.

How to get text from a FLAC file

1. Export embedded metadata
If your FLAC file contains tags such as artist, album, title, comments, or lyrics, you can copy or export that information into a text file.

Tools such as MediaInfo, Mp3tag, Kid3, and MusicBrainz Picard can display FLAC tags. In many cases, you can copy the fields manually or use an export function to save them as text.

With command-line tools, you can inspect metadata and redirect the output to a file. For example, ffprobe -v quiet -show_format -show_streams input.flac > output.txt writes technical information about the file into a text document.

2. Extract lyrics or comments
If the FLAC file includes embedded lyrics or comment fields, open it in a tag editor and copy those fields into a .txt file. This is useful when you only need the text already stored inside the audio file.

3. Transcribe the audio
If you want a transcript of a speech or a singing performance, you need speech-to-text software rather than a simple file converter. Open the FLAC file in a transcription tool, run the transcription, and export the result as .txt.

Desktop transcription tools based on Whisper are a common choice for this task. Accuracy depends on audio quality, background noise, accents, and whether the content is speech or music.

4. Use the built-in converter on 101convert.com
You can convert the file on 101convert.com for free, without installing any software. Upload the FLAC file, transcribe speech, and download the resulting text file. Suitable only for small files and short audio lengths.

Important limitations

FLAC to TXT is not a direct media conversion. A text file cannot contain audio, so the output will only be useful if the FLAC file already contains text-based data or if you generate a transcript from the audio.

If you are exporting metadata, the result depends on how complete the tags are. If you are transcribing audio, the result depends on the clarity of the recording and the quality of the transcription engine. In either case, you may still need to review and edit the text manually.