Is FLAC to WAV really lossless?

Yes. FLAC is lossless compression, so decoding it gives back the original samples exactly; the WAV is bit-identical to the audio the FLAC was made from.

Are tags (artist, album, cover) kept?

WAV has very limited tag support, so titles and artwork are not carried over. Keep the FLAC as your master copy.

Why is the WAV bigger?

FLAC compresses; WAV does not. A 30 MB FLAC becomes roughly a 50 MB WAV.

Is the file uploaded?

No. Decoding runs in your browser.

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FLAC to WAV

FLAC and WAV hold identical audio; only the packaging differs. Unpack an album for a device or editor that insists on WAV, with nothing lost.

Runs in your browser — files never leave your device.

Drop FLAC files here

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Why convert FLAC to WAV

FLAC is lossless compression: it stores exactly the same samples as WAV in about 60 % of the space. Some DJ software, older car head units, samplers and Windows tools still refuse it, so a bit-perfect WAV copy is the fix.

Because both formats are lossless, this conversion is exact — the WAV contains the same 16- or 24-bit samples the FLAC held, at the same sample rate, unless you choose to change them.

How to convert FLAC to WAV

Drop the FLAC files onto the page (whole albums are fine).
Keep “Same as source” for bit depth and sample rate to stay bit-perfect.
Click Convert and download the WAVs or a ZIP.

About the formats

FLAC · Free Lossless Audio Codec · .flac

Lossless compressed audio, about half the size of WAV with bit-identical playback; the format of choice for music archives and hi-fi downloads.

FLAC is open and royalty-free and supports up to 32-bit, 8 channels and 655 kHz.
Decoding FLAC is light, so most phones and players handle it; some car stereos and iTunes do not.
Converting FLAC to MP3 is lossy; keep the FLAC as the master.

WAV · Waveform Audio · .wav

Uncompressed PCM audio, the studio and archival standard: perfect quality, about 10 MB per minute at CD quality.

WAV is a container; almost all WAVs hold uncompressed 16- or 24-bit PCM.
A 4 GB file-size limit applies to standard WAV; long recordings use RF64 or BWF.
Because nothing is compressed, converting WAV to MP3 is the fastest way to shrink audio 10×.

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