What audio quality formats does TIDAL offer?

TIDAL’s paid subscription options, HiFi and HiFi Plus, offer the opportunity to experience best-in-class audio quality.

TIDAL HiFi gives you on-demand access to a catalog of over 100 million songs in lossless (FLAC) audio quality (16-bit, 44.1 kHz).

Additionally, you can choose to listen in compressed AAC quality (up to 320 kbps) to conserve your data usage, if you have a weak WiFi or mobile data signal, are reaching your data cap, or are running out of download space on your mobile device.

TIDAL HiFi supports the following sound options:

High – Lossless (FLAC) quality audio (16-bit, 44.1 kHz)

Low (up to 320 kbps) – Listen to the music you love using lower data usage with compressed AAC files

TIDAL HiFi Plus is our premium subscription that gives you access to millions of songs in HiRes FLAC and Master Quality Authenticated audio (up to 24-bit, 192 kHz), over 100 million songs in lossless (FLAC) audio quality (16-bit, 44.1 kHz), and lets you experience immersive audio formats like Dolby Atmos and Sony 360 Reality Audio.

Additionally, you can choose to listen in compressed AAC quality (up to 320 kbps) to conserve your data usage if you have a weak WiFi or mobile data signal, are reaching your data cap, or are running out of download space on your mobile device. 

TIDAL HiFi Plus supports additional, innovative sound formats:

Max* –High fidelity lossless audio up to 24-bit, 192 kHz with HiRes FLAC (Free Lossless Audio Codec), an open-source format that every artist can create and deliver their music in, and Master Quality Authenticated audio (MQA).

High – Lossless audio with FLAC (16-bit, 44.1 kHz)

Low (up to 320 kbps) – Listen to the music you love using lower data usage with compressed AAC files.

Immersive Audio – Dolby Atmos and Sony 360 Reality Audio precisely place sound around you to create an immersive environment. 

*By selecting Max quality, you’ll get the best source file for playback that TIDAL has to offer.
 

For more information on High Fidelity (HiFi) sound optimization, click here.