Two major browsers makers, Mozilla and Google, are adding support for the FLAC audio format this month, with the releases of Firefox 51 and Chrome 56.

 

FLAC is an acronym that stands for Free Lossless Audio Codec, a relatively new file format for storing audio data with minimal data loss.

 

The format is well known among music lovers, who often prefer to listen to music files stored in FLAC format due to the higher sound quality that these files provide.

 

For many years, the downside to using FLAC files on the web was their huge size, with streaming providers opting for smaller audio file formats, such as MP3, WAV, and others.

 

But as bandwidths have grown all over the world, both streaming providers and browser makers are now turning their sights to FLAC in order to improve their quality of service.

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