Convert WAV to FLAC

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

Flipping WAV to FLAC 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 WAV runs about 10 MB per minute at CD quality: ten times the size of an MP3, while the FLAC you'll download comes in at around 5 MB per minute: half of WAV, five times an MP3.

A classic WAV to FLAC job: raw voice recordings and studio session exports, bound for the archive shelf, at half the size of WAV.

Why flip WAV to FLAC

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.

FLAC is the audiophile's handshake: CD-perfect sound at roughly half the shelf space. Free Lossless Audio Codec: think ZIP for sound: it decompresses back to the exact original. That makes it the right destination when what you need is archiving music with zero quality loss and a genuine size saving.

How to convert WAV to FLAC

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

Best settings for WAV to FLAC

Settings for WAV to FLAC: there is no quality dial to fret over, since every FLAC compression level decodes to bit-identical audio; higher levels just pack a little tighter. Every sample in your WAV survives the trip regardless, so this is the rare flip you cannot get wrong.

WAV vs FLAC, side by side

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

Questions people ask

Will converting WAV to FLAC lose quality?

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

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

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

Where will the FLAC file play?

Hi-fi gear, Android, VLC, most desktop players; iTunes and Apple Music look away. That's the usual reason people leave WAV behind: FLAC simply opens in more of the places that matter.

How long does WAV to FLAC 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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