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FLAC to WAV Converter

Convert FLAC files to WAV in your browser — nothing is uploaded.

MP3, WAV, FLAC, M4A, M4B, MP4, AAC, OGA or WEBA, one or many. Drop them here or paste with ⌘V / Ctrl+V. Choose what each becomes on its row.

Runs on your device. Files are read and converted in your browser and aren't uploaded.

FLAC

  • Lossless
  • Compressed
  • Music archives

Lossless audio in about half the space of a WAV. FLAC keeps every sample but packs it tightly, which makes it the favourite for music collections and archives. Most players and Android phones play it; Apple Music and iTunes don't.

WAV

  • Lossless
  • Uncompressed
  • Made for editing

Sound stored exactly as it was recorded, with no compression. WAV files are big — about 10 MB a minute at CD quality — but every editor, DAW and computer opens them, so they're the standard for recording, editing and handing over masters.

Learn more about converting FLAC to WAV

When you'd do this

Your DAW, sampler, DJ software or CD burning app takes WAV but not FLAC, or you need plain WAVs for a client.

What to expect

A 4-minute FLAC of a CD track is typically about 24 MB. The WAV is about 40 MB at 16-bit: bigger, but exactly the same sound.

Recommended settings

Match the FLAC: 16-bit for CD rips (the default), 24-bit for hi-res and studio files — at 16-bit a 24-bit FLAC is rounded.

Where it plays

Every editor, DAW, CD burner, computer and phone.

Good to know

  • Track tags and cover art aren't copied.
  • A WAV made here can be up to 60 minutes long and 1 GB.
  • Safari reads a FLAC whole: there it can be up to 200 MB and 30 minutes.

How to do it

  1. Choose your FLAC files, or drop them on the page — as many as you like.
  2. Each is set to WAV. Change one on its own row if you like, and the bit depth and the channels in Settings.
  3. Convert all, then download each WAV, or all of them in one .zip.

Questions

Does FLAC to WAV lose quality?
No. Both are lossless: at the FLAC's own bit depth the WAV is sample for sample the same.
Should I choose 16-bit or 24-bit?
The FLAC's own: 16-bit for CD-quality files, 24-bit for hi-res ones.
Can I convert many FLACs at once?
Yes, and download the WAVs together as a .zip.
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