Apple Lossless
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Apple Lossless is a proprietary lossless compressed format from Apple that is natively supported in iTunes.
The Quicktime codec handles ALAC on Windows and Mac platforms.
See AppleLosslessUnix for information on how to install the appropriate codecs for using Apple Lossless on UNIX/Linux.
See AAC for more information on the 'other' .m4a designated format.
Media formats (codec comparison)
AAC -
AAC+ -
Apple Lossless -
CD -
DVD -
FLAC -
M3U -
MP3 -
Ogg Vorbis -
WAV -
WMA