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WAV to FLAC Converter

Convert WAV files to FLAC 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.

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.

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.

Learn more about converting WAV to FLAC

When you'd do this

You're archiving recordings or a CD collection and want them lossless, but WAVs take too much room.

What to expect

A 4-minute CD-quality WAV is about 40 MB. The FLAC comes out at about 30 MB at most, and usually nearer half the WAV — music compresses less than speech or silence, but it's always the same sound.

Recommended settings

Use the WAV's own bit depth: 24-bit for studio recordings, 16-bit (the default) for CD audio. A 24-bit WAV made 16-bit is rounded, which is no longer lossless.

Where it plays

Android phones, Windows, VLC, foobar2000 and most music players; on iPhone in the Files app. iTunes and Apple Music don't play FLAC.

Good to know

  • A FLAC made here can be up to 60 minutes long.
  • A rate FLAC's encoder doesn't take (11.025 kHz, say) is resampled, and the row says so.
  • Tags you'd want in an archive aren't added — tag the FLACs afterwards.

How to do it

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

Questions

Is FLAC really lossless?
Yes. Decoded, a FLAC gives back exactly the samples that went in.
How much smaller is FLAC than WAV?
Usually a half to two thirds of the WAV for music; more for speech and quiet recordings.
Will FLAC play on my iPhone?
In the Files app and apps like VLC, yes; in Apple Music, no.
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