Ripping a CD to FLAC is a great way to preserve its quality and to have a digital copy of the music. FLAC is a lossless compression format, so the rip will be an exact copy of the original CD.

There are many programs that can be used to rip a CD to FLAC. In Windows, the built-in Media Player can do the job. Just insert the CD, right-click on its icon in the Windows Explorer, and select Rip CD.

If you’re using a Mac, the free program Homebrew can be used to rip CDs to FLAC. Open Homebrew and …