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Supported Formats
Chris Funderburg edited this page Oct 1, 2026
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Bòcan plays all formats supported by macOS Core Audio plus additional formats via its built-in FFmpeg engine.
| Engine | Formats |
|---|---|
| Core Audio | FLAC, ALAC/M4A, MP3, AAC, AIFF, WAV |
| FFmpeg engine | OGG Vorbis / Speex / Ogg FLAC, Opus, MP2/MP1, AC-3, DTS, WMA, Wave64, RF64, Matroska/MKV/WebM, AU/SND, APE (Monkey's Audio), WavPack, DSD (DSF/DFF) |
ID3v2 (MP3), Vorbis Comments (FLAC/OGG/Opus), MP4/iTunes tags (M4A/AAC), APEv2.
This page is the short list. For file extensions, the engine for each format, and the formats Bòcan does not play, see Formats in the feature list.
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