Convert FLAC to WAV

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Converting FLAC to WAV is free: drop your FLAC above, hit convert, and download the WAV. Files delete themselves within an hour.

Flipping FLAC to WAV is that rare conversion with no quality question at all: both formats keep every sample, they just store it differently. The real difference is shelf space: your FLAC runs around 5 MB per minute: half of WAV, five times an MP3, while the WAV you'll download comes in at about 10 MB per minute at CD quality: ten times the size of an MP3.

Why flip FLAC to WAV

FLAC is the audiophile's handshake: CD-perfect sound at roughly half the shelf space. It was born in 2001, Josh Coalson; now kept by the open Xiph.Org Foundation, and its real weak spot is fitting in pockets: lossless is still large: and charming Apple's own apps.

WAV is audio with nothing taken away: every sample intact, every megabyte accounted for. Raw PCM samples in a RIFF wrapper. No compression of any kind. That makes it the right destination when what you need is recording, editing and mastering, where every last bit matters.

How to convert FLAC to WAV

1
Drop your FLAC file into the flipper above, or click to browse for it.
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Check the output format: WAV is already selected for you.
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Hit Convert, give it a moment, then download your new WAV.

FLAC vs WAV, side by side

	FLAC	WAV
Born	2001, Josh Coalson; now kept by the open Xiph.Org Foundation	1991, Microsoft and IBM
Type	audio · lossless	audio · uncompressed
Best for	archiving music with zero quality loss and a genuine size saving	recording, editing and mastering, where every last bit matters
Weak spot	fitting in pockets: lossless is still large: and charming Apple's own apps	being carried around: it refuses to shrink
Typical size	around 5 MB per minute: half of WAV, five times an MP3	about 10 MB per minute at CD quality: ten times the size of an MP3
Plays on	Hi-fi gear, Android, VLC, most desktop players; iTunes and Apple Music look away.	Universal on desktops and pro audio gear; clumsy on the mobile web.

Questions people ask

Will converting FLAC to WAV lose quality?

None at all. FLAC and WAV both keep every sample; the conversion is mathematically reversible.

Will the WAV file be bigger or smaller than my FLAC?

FLAC runs around 5 MB per minute: half of WAV, five times an MP3; WAV comes in at about 10 MB per minute at CD quality: ten times the size of an MP3. Same sound either way.

Where will the WAV file play?

Universal on desktops and pro audio gear; clumsy on the mobile web. That's the usual reason people leave FLAC behind: WAV simply opens in more of the places that matter.

How long does FLAC to WAV conversion take?

Seconds for most files: audio is light work. A long recording might take a minute; your file auto-deletes from our servers within an hour either way.

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