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Convert wav audio files

Uncompressed audio. The raw recording, exactly as it was captured. A RIFF container with a fmt chunk describing the sample rate and bit depth, and a data chunk holding the samples themselves. That is the format you end up with when something needs to look the same on every screen, which is why it keeps turning up in editing a recording before exporting it. From here it can become a range of other formats. The remaining 2 conversions are next in the queue and will be free.

At a glance

Source
WAV
Where it runs
Your browser
Cost
Free, unlimited
Account
Not needed
WAV

Converter

Universal converter

On device

Drop one or more wav audio files.

or select wav audio

Your file never leaves this browser

    About the format

    Uncompressed audio.

    A RIFF container with a fmt chunk describing the sample rate and bit depth, and a data chunk holding the samples themselves.

    Where it is good
    • No loss at all — the samples are exactly what was recorded
    • Every editor and every system understands it
    • Perfect for editing before a final lossy encode
    Where it falls short
    • Enormous — a three-minute recording is about 30 MB
    • No metadata beyond the basics
    • No compression, so it is impractical to send
    You will find it on
    Recording studios, audio editors, game sound pipelines

    The thing people miss

    A one-minute stereo recording at 44.1 kHz is about 10 MB as WAV and about 1 MB as MP3 at a good bitrate.

    Where it goes next

    Editing a recording before exporting it

    Real jobs

    What people are actually doing with WAV

    Editing a recording before exporting it

    Archiving a master that must never lose quality

    Feeding a system that refuses compressed audio

    How to

    Converting a WAV file

    1. 01

      Add your wav audio

      Drag the file onto the drop zone, or tap to browse. Only one file is needed.

    2. 02

      Pick what you want it to become

      Every format this file can become is listed in the switchboard. Pick one and the converter opens with sensible defaults already set.

    3. 03

      Download the result

      Your converted file downloads straight to your device. Nothing was uploaded, so there is no file to delete from a server afterwards.

    Also available

    WAV converts into

    Queued for the servers

    MP3MP3 audioAACAAC audio

    Questions

    WAV conversion questions

    How do I convert WAV to another format?

    Add your wav audio file to the drop zone, choose the target format, adjust the options if you want to, and press convert. The finished file downloads immediately.

    Is my file uploaded anywhere?

    For most conversions, no. They run entirely inside your browser tab. The file is read from your device and the result is written back to your device.

    Do I need an account?

    No. There is no signup step, no email capture and no usage counter. Open the tool, convert the file, close the tab.

    Will there be a watermark or a page limit?

    Neither. On-device conversions produce a clean file with no branding and no cap on pages, size or number of files.