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[GH-ISSUE #1569] Feature Request: FLAC playback & Transcoding to higher quality codecs #879

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opened 2026-02-26 02:34:30 +03:00 by kerem · 3 comments

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Originally created by @Vernoxvernax on GitHub (Oct 29, 2022).
Original GitHub issue: https://github.com/koel/koel/issues/1569

Hello. I think its a shame koel supports hosting flac files but not actually playing them.

MP3 might be suitable for phone users, but I'd prefer to make use of the high quality audio files especially on my desktop.
Why not switch to a more efficient audio codec for limited-bandwidth situations, like OPUS?
As far as I know, koel already uses ffmpeg for transcoding, so it shouldn't be too hard to implement it in the backend.

Thank you for this amazing application!!

Originally created by @Vernoxvernax on GitHub (Oct 29, 2022). Original GitHub issue: https://github.com/koel/koel/issues/1569 Hello. I think its a shame koel supports hosting flac files but not actually playing them. MP3 might be suitable for phone users, but I'd prefer to make use of the high quality audio files especially on my desktop. Why not switch to a more efficient audio codec for limited-bandwidth situations, like OPUS? As far as I know, koel already uses ffmpeg for transcoding, so it shouldn't be too hard to implement it in the backend. Thank you for this amazing application!!

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@phanan commented on GitHub (Oct 30, 2022):

Koel actually does support direct streaming of FLAC by setting TRANSCODE_FLAC to false in .env. Admittedly, this could be better documented.

@phanan commented on GitHub (Oct 30, 2022): Koel actually does support direct streaming of FLAC by setting `TRANSCODE_FLAC` to `false` in `.env`. Admittedly, this could be better documented.

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2026-02-26 02:34:31 +03:00

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@Vernoxvernax commented on GitHub (Oct 30, 2022):

Koel actually does support direct streaming of FLAC by setting TRANSCODE_FLAC to false in .env. Admittedly, this could be better documented.

Oh great thanks. I am using the docker container and couldn't find it in the settings template file.

Then, how about adding a small indicator in the player so that you can check what kind of codec is being streamed? Like for example if I have both MP3 and FLAC files and TRANSCODE_FLAC disabled? Or just make another detail menu with bitrate and such?

@Vernoxvernax commented on GitHub (Oct 30, 2022): > Koel actually does support direct streaming of FLAC by setting `TRANSCODE_FLAC` to `false` in `.env`. Admittedly, this could be better documented. Oh great thanks. I am using the docker container and couldn't find it in the settings template file. Then, how about adding a small indicator in the player so that you can check what kind of codec is being streamed? Like for example if I have both MP3 and FLAC files and `TRANSCODE_FLAC` disabled? Or just make another detail menu with bitrate and such?

kerem commented

2026-02-26 02:34:31 +03:00

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@phanan commented on GitHub (Oct 30, 2022):

I don't think this information is interesting to the vast majority of users, so I'd prefer not to burden myself with the maintenance.

@phanan commented on GitHub (Oct 30, 2022): I don't think this information is interesting to the vast majority of users, so I'd prefer not to burden myself with the maintenance.

kerem referenced this issue

2026-02-26 03:31:49 +03:00

[PR #1260] [MERGED] chore: change artist name DB type to text (fixes #879) #1659

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2026-02-26 03:31:59 +03:00

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