WAV, uncompressed audio
WAV stores sound as it is, uncompressed: every audio sample stays intact.
Strengths: It is the working format of audio editors and many professional devices.
Limits: It is huge: one minute at CD quality weighs about 10 MB.
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Convert WAV to MP3
Turn your WAV files into MP3 in seconds. Everything happens in your browser: nothing is uploaded to any server.
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Drag your files here
Or paste them with Ctrl+V. They never leave your device.
Why convert WAV to MP3?
It is huge: one minute at CD quality weighs about 10 MB. As MP3 any device plays it, from your phone to the car stereo.
About the formats
MP3, the audio that plays everywhere
MP3 compresses sound lossily, removing what the ear barely notices, so a song takes just a few megabytes.
Strengths: Any phone, car, speaker, player or program plays it, however old.
Limits: It loses some quality with each re-encode and, at the same size, sounds worse than AAC or Opus.
How to convert WAV to MP3
- 1Drop your WAV files in the box, paste them or pick them from your device.
- 2Check that the target is MP3 and open the options if you want to adjust it.
- 3Press “Convert” and download each MP3, or all of them in a ZIP.
Frequently asked questions
Is my WAV uploaded to a server to turn it into MP3?
No. The WAV to MP3 conversion runs entirely in your browser, with code downloaded from this site and executed on your device. You can check it in the Network tab of the developer tools or by going offline after the page loads.
Do I lose quality going from WAV to MP3?
A little, because MP3 is lossy; at 192 kbps or more the difference is hard to hear.
Is there a size limit?
Up to 2 GB on desktop and 500 MB on mobile (less on low-memory devices), and up to 12 hours of audio on desktop. If it is over, you are told before it starts.
Can I convert several WAV files at once?
Yes. Drop as many WAV files as you like: several are converted at the same time, depending on your processor cores, and when they finish you can download each MP3 or all of them in a ZIP.