Convert WAV to audio

WAV in, audio out: free, no signup, and both files delete themselves within an hour.

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WAV audio

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Video Formats

MP4 (.mp4)

MOV (.mov)

AVI (.avi)

GIF (.gif)

3GP (.3gp)

FLV (.flv)

M4V (.m4v)

MK3D (.mk3d)

MOOV (.moov)

MPA (.mpa)

MPE (.mpe)

MPEG (.mpeg)

MPG (.mpg)

MXF (.mxf)

QT (.qt)

VOB (.vob)

WEBA (.weba)

Audio Formats

MP3 (.mp3)

WAV (.wav)

M4A (.m4a)

AAC (.aac)

FLAC (.flac)

OGG (.ogg)

AIF (.aif)

AIFC (.aifc)

AIFF (.aiff)

AMR (.amr)

AU (.au)

CAF (.caf)

DSS (.dss)

GSD (.gsd)

GSM (.gsm)

M2V (.m2v)

MP2 (.mp2)

MPGA (.mpga)

MTS (.mts)

MUS (.mus)

OGA (.oga)

OGV (.ogv)

OGX (.ogx)

RM (.rm)

SWF (.swf)

TS (.ts)

WEBM (.webm)

WMA (.wma)

WMV (.wmv)

XSPF (.xspf)

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

Sometimes the job isn't "WAV to something specific" so much as "away from WAV": this tool takes your WAV and hands back audio in whichever format the destination will actually accept. Pick MP3 for maximum reach or WAV for editing headroom; either way, the audio inside your WAV makes the trip intact.

A classic WAV to audio job: raw voice recordings and studio session exports, bound for wherever the sound needs to play next.

Why flip WAV to audio

WAV is audio with nothing taken away: every sample intact, every megabyte accounted for. It was born in 1991, Microsoft and IBM, and its real weak spot is being carried around: it refuses to shrink.

Whatever the recording, audio just wants to be heard: the trick is picking a shape that plays where you need it. Stands in for any audio format Flippy can read: MP3, WAV, FLAC, AAC and friends. That makes it the right destination when what you need is any sound file: music, voice memos, podcasts, session exports.

How to convert WAV to audio

1
Drop your WAV file into the flipper above, or click to browse for it.
2
Pick the audio format you want as the output.
3
Hit Convert, give it a moment, then download your new file.

Best settings for WAV to audio

Settings for WAV to audio depend on the format you land on: MP3 for maximum reach, WAV for editing headroom, FLAC when it must stay lossless. Whatever you pick, Flippy converts your WAV once, along the gentlest path available.

WAV vs audio, side by side

	WAV	audio
Born	1991, Microsoft and IBM	wherever your microphone, DAW or download came from
Type	audio · uncompressed	audio · any format
Best for	recording, editing and mastering, where every last bit matters	any sound file: music, voice memos, podcasts, session exports
Weak spot	being carried around: it refuses to shrink	nothing in particular; the limits belong to whichever format it happens to be wearing
Typical size	about 10 MB per minute at CD quality: ten times the size of an MP3	anywhere from tiny voice notes to studio-sized masters
Plays on	Universal on desktops and pro audio gear; clumsy on the mobile web.	Depends entirely on the format it lands in.

Questions people ask

Will converting WAV to audio lose quality?

Flippy always picks the gentlest path: container swaps and extractions copy your streams untouched, and re-encodes happen once, at quality matched to the source.

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

It depends on the format you pick as the output: lossy formats land a few megabytes per minute, lossless several times that.

How long does WAV to audio 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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