TAK Player
Play TAK (Tom's lossless Audio Kompressor) files directly in your browser. Powered by FFmpeg WebAssembly. Open .tak rips without installing the TAK codec.
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What is TAK Player?
The TAK Player opens .tak recordings with a WebAssembly decoder running on your device. Select a file, wait for decoding, then use the playback controls to listen or seek through it. Mono sources play centrally through both stereo channels without changing the original recording.
How does TAK Player work?
TAK, short for Tom's lossless Audio Kompressor, is a lossless audio format. Its decoder reconstructs the encoded source samples. This page runs FFmpeg's tak decoder in WebAssembly and prepares PCM audio for the browser controls.
FFmpeg produces a 16-bit stereo WAV at 44.1 kHz. The browser can resample that intermediate file again to its audio-context rate. Mono becomes two channels, and higher-resolution material is reduced for listening; keep the original TAK for archival fidelity.
Key Features
- Decodes TAK with the FFmpeg tak decoder
- Opens lossless files with the .tak extension
- Mono files play on both left and right channels
- Converts decoded TAK audio to a stereo listening buffer
- Play, pause, and seek controls
- No TAK codec or desktop player to install
Common Use Cases
Verify a TAK rip
Play a .tak file from start to finish to confirm that the rip is complete and has no glitches.
Open TAK files away from your main PC
Listen to a lossless archive on a laptop, Mac, or Chromebook that has no TAK support.
Check an archive before moving it
Confirm that TAK files in an old backup still decode before you copy them to a new library.
Audition a track before converting it
Hear the source first so you know it is intact before you convert it to another lossless format.
How to Use This Tool
Choose a TAK file
Click the upload area or drop a .tak file onto it.
Wait for the decoder
The first file downloads the FFmpeg WebAssembly binary from a CDN. It stays loaded for the rest of the session.
Press play
Start playback to hear the decoded TAK stream.
Move through the track
Drag the progress control to jump to a position, or pause where you are.
Pro Tips
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Lossless files are far larger than MP3 files, and the whole TAK file is read into memory first. A long album image takes longer to start than a single track.
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Choose an actual TAK recording rather than renaming another format; a changed extension does not change the codec.
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The intermediate WAV uses 16-bit samples. Browser playback can resample it, so this is a listening preview rather than an archival decoder output.
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Only the audio is decoded. Tags, cover art, and any CUE sheet that came with the file are not read.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I open a TAK file?
Open the TAK Player in a browser, choose the .tak file, and press play. FFmpeg decodes it in WebAssembly, so you do not need to install the TAK codec.
What is a TAK file?
A TAK file holds audio compressed with Tom's lossless Audio Kompressor. It stores the full recording without discarding samples, so it is a lossless alternative to FLAC.
Is TAK lossless?
Yes, the codec is lossless. This player's listening path is different: it converts to a 16-bit stereo WAV at 44.1 kHz, and Web Audio can resample that WAV again for playback.
What software plays TAK files?
Software with FFmpeg's TAK decoder can read the format. This page loads that decoder in WebAssembly, so it does not depend on a native TAK decoder in the browser.
Why does my mono TAK file play on both speakers?
The player converts every file to two channels. A mono recording is copied to the left and right channels, so it sounds centered.