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MPG to FLAC converter, without the upload.

Pull the audio out of an MPG video as a FLAC. It is converted in your browser, so the file never leaves your device.

Drop MPG files here

or choose from your computer paste with Ctrl V

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How to convert MPG to FLAC

  1. Add your MPG videos

    Drop MPG (MPEG) files onto the box above, or click it to choose them. ToAny reads the file's contents to detect the type, so a wrong extension does not matter.

  2. FLAC is already chosen

    Press Convert. Open Options first if you want to change the defaults. The work happens in this tab and can take a while for large files.

  3. Download

    Save the FLAC, or download everything as one ZIP if you converted several files.

Why ToAny

  • Private by construction

    The MPG to FLAC converter is part of this page and runs inside your browser. Your videos are never sent to ToAny or to anyone else.

  • No upload, no queue

    Nothing has to travel to a server and back, so work starts the moment you press Convert. How long it takes depends on your device and the size of the file.

  • Free, without an account

    No sign-up, no email address and no watermark. Add several files and download them together as a ZIP.

MPG to FLAC: what to expect

MPG does not play in browsers or on phones and is far larger than MP4. FLAC keeps full quality at about half the size of WAV. MPG is at home in DVDs, Video CDs and old camcorder footage; FLAC is the usual choice for archiving music at full quality. The FLAC contains the soundtrack only; the picture is dropped.

The defaults suit most files. Under Options you can trim the start and end. This is demanding work for a browser: a long or high-resolution file can take several minutes, and your device does all of it, so keep the tab open.

This pair uses the compatibility engine, ffmpeg built for the browser, because MPG is not handled by the browser's built-in codecs. It is a one-off download of about 10 MB that the browser keeps, it is slower than the built-in codecs, and it takes files up to 1 GB.

MPG vs FLAC

MPG

MPEG video

MPG files hold MPEG-1 or MPEG-2 video, the formats of Video CDs, DVDs and early digital camcorders. They are large by modern standards and do not play in browsers.

Opens in VLC, Windows Media Player, DVD software; not browsers or phones

MPG converter
FLAC

FLAC audio

FLAC compresses audio to roughly half the size of WAV without losing anything, like a ZIP for sound. It is the standard for lossless music collections. Apple's Music app is the notable holdout.

Opens in Android, Windows, VLC, most hi-fi players; Apple Music does not import it

FLAC converter
MPG compared with FLAC
MPGMPEG videoFLACFLAC audio
Stands forMPEG-1 / MPEG-2 videoFree Lossless Audio Codec
TypeVideo formatAudio
CompressionLossyLossless
Introduced1993, by the Moving Picture Experts Group2001, by Josh Coalson and the Xiph.Org Foundation
Opens inVLC, Windows Media Player, DVD software; not browsers or phonesAndroid, Windows, VLC, most hi-fi players; Apple Music does not import it
Best forDVDs, Video CDs and old camcorder footageArchiving music at full quality
File extension.mpg, .mpeg.flac

Questions

Are my videos uploaded anywhere?

No. The MPG to FLAC conversion runs inside your browser, on your own phone or computer. The file is not sent to ToAny or to anyone else.

Does converting MPG to FLAC reduce quality?

The soundtrack is re-encoded as FLAC. FLAC itself adds no loss.

Can I convert several MPG files at once?

Yes. Add as many as you like, convert them together and download each result or all of them as one ZIP.

How do I convert MPG to FLAC on Windows, Mac, iPhone or Android?

The steps are the same everywhere because ToAny runs in the web browser: open this page in a current version of Chrome, Edge, Safari or Firefox, add the MPG file, press Convert and save the FLAC. There is nothing to install.

Is there a file size limit?

Yes. MPG to FLAC runs on the compatibility engine, which takes files up to 1 GB, and a long clip takes a while because it is slower than the browser's built-in codecs. Beyond that the limit is your device's memory, since nothing is uploaded; a computer copes with large files better than a phone.