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FLAC to WAV

Anyfile converts a FLAC audio to a WAV audio for free, right in your browser: the file is never uploaded.

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What changes from FLAC to WAV

Sound qualityNothing lost
Tags and cover artTitle, artist, album and cover carried over where WAV holds them; lyrics and some rarer tags aren’t yet
File sizeUsually larger: WAV compresses less tightly than FLAC

When to use WAV: Recording, editing and mastering, and sound effects for video and games.

Options

Open the file in the audio editor to choose before downloading:

  • Bit depth: 16 or 24-bit, or 32-bit float

The two formats

.flac

FLAC audioFree Lossless Audio Codec

A lossless audio codec created by Josh Coalson in 2001 and now maintained by the Xiph.Org Foundation. Files are noticeably smaller than WAV yet decode to an exact copy of the original.

Archiving CDs and high-resolution music without any loss of quality.

Opens in VLC, foobar2000, Windows Media Player, Audacity

About FLAC files

.wav

WAV audioWaveform Audio File Format

Microsoft and IBM’s audio format from 1991. It normally stores uncompressed PCM samples, keeping full quality at the cost of large files.

Recording, editing and mastering, and sound effects for video and games.

Opens in Music, QuickTime, Windows Media Player, VLC, every audio editor

About WAV files

Questions

How do I convert FLAC to WAV?

Drop your FLAC file on this page, or choose it. Anyfile converts it on your device in a moment and the WAV downloads straight away. To change it first, open it in the audio editor.

Is my FLAC file uploaded anywhere?

No. The file is read and converted by your own browser, and nothing is sent to a server. You can check: open your browser’s developer tools, go to Network, and convert a file. No upload appears.

Can I convert several FLAC files at once?

Yes. Drop them together and you get one ZIP with every WAV inside.