Due to the codec not being ported, it is incapable of playing Apple Lossless and AIFF audio files.

Due to its low processing power the only iTunes-supported file format that the iPod does not support is Apple Lossless.

Albums are currently available in either Apple Lossless or Flac format.

Additionally, variable rate encoding is inherent in lossless compression schemes such as FLAC and Apple Lossless.

Apple Lossless (.

A lossless digital version includes a choice of Apple Lossless or FLAC for US$14.

Apple Lossless (in version 6.5.1)

Lossless codecs include FLAC, a free lossless codec, Apple Lossless and others.

It is available in AAC, MP3, Apple Lossless and WAV digital music formats.

The Apple Lossless (ALAC) codec was reverse-engineered and an independent encoder and decoder was released.