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Convert FLAC to WAV online

Convert a FLAC file to WAV directly in your browser — the file is never uploaded to a server.

Processed on your device via WebAssembly. Nothing is sent to any server.

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Convert a FLAC file into a WAV file. Since FLAC is lossless, decoding it produces audio that's bit-for-bit identical to the original — the only real change is that WAV takes up more space on disk.

FLAC compresses audio without discarding any information, the same way a ZIP file shrinks a document without losing data. Decoding it back to WAV simply unpacks those exact samples into an uncompressed PCM container — no audio detail is added or removed in the process.

Use cases

  • Get a WAV version of a lossless FLAC track for a car stereo or older device that doesn't support FLAC.
  • Import lossless audio into a DAW or hardware sampler that only reads WAV.
  • Prepare FLAC music for software that has no FLAC decoder at all.

How it works

  1. 1

    Upload your FLAC file

    Drop the file in or select it from your device.

  2. 2

    Click Convert

    ffmpeg.wasm decodes the FLAC and writes it out as PCM WAV directly in your browser.

  3. 3

    Download the WAV

    Once it's done, download the resulting file.

Technical details

Runs ffmpeg.wasm in your browser. Because FLAC's compression is fully reversible, the resulting WAV is sample-for-sample identical to what the FLAC file was encoded from; the only difference is file size, since FLAC's compression typically shrinks audio by 40 to 60% compared to the equivalent uncompressed WAV.

Frequently asked questions

Will I lose any audio quality converting FLAC to WAV?

No. FLAC is a lossless format, so the decoded WAV is bit-for-bit identical to the original audio — nothing is discarded.

Why bother if FLAC already sounds perfect?

Because some hardware and older software simply can't decode FLAC but can play any WAV file; converting is about compatibility, not quality.

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