Native macOS · Lossless

A real FLAC player for Mac

Oort plays lossless FLAC and ALAC on your Mac with gapless playback and an 8-band parametric EQ — from Dropbox, OneDrive, iCloud, or local files. No subscription, no re-encoding.

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FLAC · ALAC · AAC · MP3 — from cloud or local
Oort playing a lossless FLAC library on macOS with gapless playback and EQ

macOS can decode FLAC. The Music app still won't manage it.

If your library is built on FLAC, the Mac is a frustrating place to live. Apple's ecosystem is built around ALAC and AAC — the Music app won't import your FLAC files, won't organize them, and won't build a proper library from them. You're left converting everything to ALAC (and doubling your storage) or hunting for a player that treats FLAC as a first-class citizen.

Oort is that player. It's a native Mac app that plays FLAC and ALAC directly, reads their tags, and builds a real browsable library — artists, albums, art, playlists — without re-encoding a single file. Your lossless stays lossless.

Gapless, the way lossless is meant to be heard

People rip to FLAC for a reason, and a lot of those albums only work played end to end — live recordings, classical works, concept records, DJ mixes. Oort prefetches the next track and hands off with no silence between songs, so gapless albums play exactly as they were mastered. Pair that with the 8-band parametric EQ (filter type, frequency, gain, and Q per band) and you can tune the sound to your headphones or room without touching the source files.

Oort 8-band parametric EQ shaping lossless FLAC playback on Mac

Your lossless library can live in the cloud

FLAC files are big, and a serious lossless collection can be hundreds of gigabytes — more than most Macs want to give up. Oort is unusual among FLAC players: it streams your lossless library straight from Dropbox, OneDrive, and iCloud Drive, caching what you play, so you can keep terabytes of FLAC in the cloud and still play it natively on your Mac. Local folders and external drives work too, or mix all of them into one library.

A lossless player that isn't a subscription

Most polished Mac music players today are either subscriptions or push you toward one. Oort is a one-time $9.99 purchase with a 14-day free trial — buy it once, own it, including updates. If you've been looking for a FLAC-friendly cloud music player for Mac or a native foobar2000 alternative, this is it.

Why Oort for lossless

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True FLAC support

Play and organize FLAC and ALAC natively — no converting to ALAC, no doubling your storage.

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Gapless + EQ

Seamless album playback and a full 8-band parametric EQ for real tone control.

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Cloud or local

Stream lossless from Dropbox, OneDrive, and iCloud, or play local files — or both.

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Clean metadata

Album art and tags brought in automatically for a tidy, browsable library.

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Native speed

Swift-built for macOS — light and fast even across huge lossless collections.

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Buy once

$9.99 one time, 14-day free trial. No subscription, ever.

Every feature Oort ships with

One native app — here's everything it does.

Your library, from anywhere

  • Connect Dropbox, OneDrive, iCloud Drive, and local folders
  • Merge every source into one library — files stay in place, never re-uploaded
  • Add or remove any source anytime
  • Browse by Folders, Artists, Albums, Years, Decades, and Favorites
  • Fast search across every connected source at once

Every format, played right

  • Lossless FLAC and ALAC at full quality
  • AAC, MP3, M4A, WAV, AIFF, and CAF
  • Your lossless stays lossless — no re-encoding

Playback built for albums

  • Gapless playback with next-track prefetch — no silence between songs
  • Shuffle across everything or within the current album
  • Repeat all, one track, or the current album
  • Sleep timer with presets or a custom time
  • Play queue — add to queue, play next, or replace
  • Saved playlists, always one click away
  • Smart priority: an active playlist plays first, then your queue, then the library resumes

Sound shaping

  • 8-band parametric EQ
  • Per-band filter type, frequency, gain, and Q
  • Tune the sound to your headphones or room — source files are never touched

Stream & Discard

  • Streams tracks on demand and caches what you play
  • Optional Stream & Discard mode keeps only the current and next track and deletes the rest
  • Play a cloud-sized library while leaving almost nothing on your Mac's drive

A tidy, self-organizing library

  • Album art and clean metadata pulled in automatically
  • Background metadata fill tags your whole library as you listen
  • Two refreshes: Update Filters (fast rebuild) or Full Rescan (re-walk the cloud)
  • Favorite (♥) any track and browse a dedicated Favorites view

Visuals & interface

  • Three audio-reactive visualizers — Acid Trip, Synthwave, and Arcade Cabinet
  • Each opens in its own resizable window that remembers size and position
  • Compact mini-player keeps playback, gapless, and EQ a click away

Native, private, yours

  • Swift-native macOS — fast and light across tens of thousands of tracks
  • No accounts, no tracking, no ads — sign in to your own cloud and you're done
  • One-time $9.99 with a 14-day free trial and Restore Purchases
  • Free updates — native iPad and iPhone versions on the way

One price. No subscription. Ever.

Try every feature free for 14 days. Unlock it once and it's yours for good.

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$9.99
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  • Native FLAC & ALAC lossless playback
  • Gapless playback with prefetch
  • 8-band parametric EQ & audio-reactive visualizers
  • Stream from Dropbox, OneDrive, iCloud & local
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FLAC on Mac FAQ

Can macOS play FLAC files?

Modern macOS can decode FLAC, but Apple's Music app won't import or organize FLAC files into your library. Oort plays FLAC natively on Mac — it builds a real, browsable library from your FLAC files with album art, gapless playback, and an EQ.

Does Oort play FLAC gapless?

Yes. Oort prefetches the next track and transitions with no silence between songs, so gapless FLAC albums — live recordings, classical, DJ mixes — play exactly as they were mastered.

What lossless formats does Oort support?

Oort plays FLAC and ALAC lossless, plus AAC and MP3. Your high-resolution files play at full quality.

Can Oort play FLAC files stored in the cloud?

Yes. Oort streams FLAC directly from Dropbox, OneDrive, and iCloud Drive as well as local folders, so a large lossless library doesn't have to sit on your Mac's internal drive.

Is Oort a good FLAC player alternative to Apple Music on Mac?

If your library is FLAC-based, yes. Apple Music and the Music app are built around ALAC/AAC and won't manage FLAC. Oort is designed to play and organize FLAC natively, with a one-time price and no subscription.

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Everything the native Mac music player does.

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