Most modern media players will happily play FLAC files; however, it is best to check which formats are supported by your preferred player or program before purchasing them. One notable exception is Apple's iTunes software, which has never supported FLAC.

If you are an iTunes user and your order is in CD quality, Hi-Res or Hi-Res+ (ie anything other than MP3 quality), then you'll need to select the ALAC format rather than FLAC (which is the default) when downloading the files. This is because the FLAC format isn't supported by iTunes. Alternatively, you can download in FLAC - but you will then need to convert the files to ALAC with a conversion program before they will play in iTunes.