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WAV to AAC

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

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What changes from WAV to AAC

Sound qualityEncoded at 192 kbps, which most people can’t tell from the original
Tags and cover artTitle, artist, album and cover carried over where AAC holds them; lyrics and some rarer tags aren’t yet
File sizeUsually smaller: AAC compresses more tightly than WAV

When to use AAC: Streaming audio, digital radio and soundtracks taken from video files.

Options

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

  • Quality: 96 to 320 kbps

The two formats

.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

.aac

AAC audioAdvanced Audio Coding

A lossy codec standardised by MPEG in 1997 as the successor to MP3, usually sounding better at the same bit rate. A bare .aac file holds the raw stream without an MP4 wrapper.

Streaming audio, digital radio and soundtracks taken from video files.

Opens in Music, QuickTime, VLC, Windows Media Player, most phones

About AAC files

Questions

How do I convert WAV to AAC?

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

Is my WAV 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.

Will I lose quality?

AAC is a compressed format, and Anyfile saves at high quality, so the difference is very hard to notice. For no loss at all, keep the WAV.

Can I convert several WAV files at once?

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