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FLAC to WAV

FLAC is a lossless archive of a recording, usually ripped from a CD or bought from a store that sells the master

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What the conversion sites charge

Convertio$6.99 / monthconverts on their servers, with a daily cap
Zamzar$12 / monthconverts on their servers, with a size cap
CloudConvert$10 / monthconverts on their servers, priced per minute
PixPunkFreeno upload, no account, no daily cap

Going from FLAC to a lossy format is the one conversion where the source really is the master, so the setting you pick here is the only quality decision that has ever been made about this file. Their caps exist because every conversion runs on a machine they rent. Yours runs on the machine in front of you.

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    Where your FLAC came from

    FLAC is a lossless archive of a recording, usually ripped from a CD or bought from a store that sells the master. It is perfect and it is enormous.

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    Why you are converting it

    A DAW, a CD burner or a piece of hardware that reads WAV and nothing else. Both formats are lossless, so this is a container change rather than a compromise.

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    What it costs

    Nothing at all, in either direction. FLAC is compressed losslessly and WAV is not compressed, so the samples that come out are bit for bit the samples that went in, in a file roughly twice the size.

FAQ

How do I convert FLAC to WAV?
Drop the file on this page and press the button. It runs in your browser, so there is no upload, no account and no daily limit.
Why will my device not open a FLAC file?
Phones with limited storage, car stereos, and most streaming or upload paths, which is not a capability problem so much as a size one.
Is there anything odd about FLAC?
Going from FLAC to a lossy format is the one conversion where the source really is the master, so the setting you pick here is the only quality decision that has ever been made about this file.
Does converting to WAV lose quality?
Nothing at all, in either direction. FLAC is compressed losslessly and WAV is not compressed, so the samples that come out are bit for bit the samples that went in, in a file roughly twice the size.
Is the file uploaded?
No. The decode and the encode both happen in the page, and no request carries the audio anywhere. Watch the network panel while it runs.

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