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Fluke 0.2.5

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Fluke is a small Mac OS X utility that lets you listen to your FLAC files right within iTunes without needing to convert anything. Simply feed your FLACs into it and watch the magic happen!

The developer's website offers step-by-step advice to get Fluke up and running, as well as detailed information on how the app works.

What's New

Version 0.2.5:

Bug fixes: PPC support, single file import bug.

Requirements
PPC / Intel, Mac OS X 10.5 or later.

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Bigrockcrib reviewed on 25 May 2012

Received iTunes error message each time attempted to add to library as apple lossless file. Tried to re-downloading file, adding file from different locations, but nothing seemed to work. Finally just deleted file. Good riddance fluke! XLD was just as simple to use and worked the first time! What good is "free" if the product doesn't work!

[Version 0.2.5]

ragbull1979 commented on 01 Sep 2011

How can I tell I-tunes to run in 32-bit?

[Version 0.2.5]

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MacUpdate---Ryan replied on 01 Sep 2011

If you right click on iTunes and choose Get Info, there is an option to open in 32-bit mode.

swillis11 reviewed on 25 Jul 2011

I just posted that this does not work for Lion and iTunes 10.4, but this is not true. You have to tell iTunes to run in 32-bit mode since the update switched it to 64-bit mode.

I found this fix in this thread:

http://groups.google.com/group/flukeformac/browse_thread/thread/9fb06519a53a92ba

[Version 0.2.5]

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zitronenmelissa reviewed on 21 Jul 2011

It was a must-have for me, getting my FLAC-Collection in the iTunes Library, but it doesn´t work with Lion OS X and iTunes 10.4 : (

[Version 0.2.5]

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swillis11 replied on 25 Jul 2011

Same for me... I would really like to have iTunes be able to play FLAC with Lion and iTunes 10.4... I think I have high expectations switching over from foobar2000 on windows.

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Echorob replied on 27 Feb 2012

Just turn your flacs into ALAC with XLD. Very quick, very easy and they will play gapless unlike fluke.

+26

Gary_box reviewed on 09 Jan 2011

Works ok but has issues with tags.
Useful nevertheless.

[Version 0.2.5]

ma61 reviewed on 18 Dec 2010

Couldnt be easier. Nice job

[Version 0.2.5]

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KZX72 commented on 10 Jan 2009

Anyone else having trouble getting the track numbers to show up? This is so close to a workable solution but the lack of track numbers (and artwork) kills it.

[Version .11]

dr9553 commented on 15 Sep 2008

I was able to retag items, and then get artwork form the iTunes store for some flacs i have with no problem. only thing i would want is the ability to put my flacs on my ipod and i will be all set!

[Version .11]

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Derekcurrie replied on 08 Oct 2008

Putting FLAC files onto an iPod is rather pointless until such time as Apple adds the code to iPods to allow FLAC files to be played. Beats me why Apple didn't add this ability years ago. It costs Apple nothing at all to do so as FLAC is Open Source. The only reason I know of that Apple stick with Apple Lossless is that it allows the inclusion of DRM rubbish. FLAC does not. But there is nothing inherently subversive or pirate oriented about FLAC.

Pester Apple to get native FLAC support in iTunes and the iPod.

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+26

Ossie commented on 14 Sep 2008

No art = not worth the trouble. I've written developer a couple times. No response.

[Version .11]

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TSMelo replied on 14 Sep 2008

To tell you the truth, I believe that this is not a problem of Fluke, but a limitation of the method used... However, I agree that withour artwork support it's more practical to just convert to ALAC and move on... Not that this doesn't have it's shortcomings too, of course...

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TSMelo commented on 14 Sep 2008

I have tried it over and over and I always gave up due to the lack of artwork support...

So, here is a question to anyone who is already using it: does Fluke has managed to solve this issue or is this still (and maybe forever) a problem? I'm asking because I have already installed it several times just to check for this and every time I had to uninstall...

[Version .11]

nerdic had trouble on 24 Apr 2009

Works fine, except for flac files with their file names and tags containing non western characters like japanese. All you will see is a large amount of questionmarks.

[Version .11]