One problem some Mac users experience is compatibility with certain audio file types. iTunes is great, but its format support is rather limited. What is most annoying, however, is people still package audio in proprietary formats without giving a second thought to universal compatability. Such was the case when I downloaded some music last night only to find it wouldn’t play in iTunes because of the FLAC file extension. Rather than go through the pains of finding a utility to convert it to MP3, I downloaded Fluke.

Fluke is great in that instead of converting the files, it installs the necessary codecs and files for iTunes to play FLAC files. It’s as simple as downloading and installing the program, closing iTunes, and then opening the offending files with Fluke. The songs are then automatically imported into iTunes. What more could you ask for? Granted, the songs won’t be able to be exported to an iPod, but given how easy Fluke is to use and the fact that it’s free, who’s complaining?