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What is SHN?

Shorten (SHN) is an early lossless audio compression format developed by Tony Robinson in 1993. It was widely adopted for trading live concert recordings in online communities and remains present in many legacy music archives, though it has been largely superseded by FLAC.

Format Details

Full Name
Shorten Lossless Audio
Extension
.shn

Key Features

  • Lossless compression
  • Fast encoding/decoding
  • Live concert recording standard
  • Legacy archive format

Frequently Asked Questions

Upload your file, select SHN as the output format, and click Convert. Your converted file will be ready to download in seconds.
You can convert most audio formats to SHN, including MP3, WAV, FLAC, M4A, OGG, and more.
Yes! You can convert up to 5 files per day completely free. No registration required.