weconvertit

Audio

FLAC to WAV Converter

Free, private, and instant — your files never leave your device.

Loading converter…

Decoding FLAC to WAV unpacks the losslessly-compressed audio into raw, uncompressed PCM. No quality is lost in this direction — WAV and FLAC both store the same audio data, and every DAW, video editor, and audio processing tool accepts WAV.

When you’d want this conversion

  • Importing FLAC audio into a DAW like Pro Tools, Ableton, or Logic that prefers or requires WAV.
  • Using FLAC audio in video editing software that doesn't support FLAC directly.
  • Feeding audio into legacy audio processing tools built before FLAC was common.
  • Meeting a delivery specification that explicitly requires WAV/PCM.

What to watch for

WAV files are significantly larger than FLAC — a 25 MB FLAC may decompress to 50–70 MB WAV. Make sure you have the disk space before converting large libraries.
WAV has limited metadata support — tags stored in the FLAC may not transfer to the WAV.
From.flac

FLAC

Free Lossless Audio Codec

  • Lossless
  • Size: medium (15–25 MB / song)
  • Best for: archival, audiophile listening, music libraries
To.wav

WAV

Waveform Audio File Format

  • Lossless
  • Size: very large (30–50 MB / song)
  • Best for: studio recording, DAW editing, audio production

More FLAC Conversions

FLAC to MP3 Converter FLAC to AAC Converter

Convert Other Formats to WAV

MP3 to WAV Converter AAC to WAV Converter OGG to WAV Converter M4A to WAV Converter

Related Tools

Convert WAV to FLAC Audio Converter All Conversions

How to Use

  1. 1

    Drop your audio file onto the converter above, or click to browse.

  2. 2

    Select your target format from the format buttons.

  3. 3

    Click Convert — processing happens entirely in your browser.

  4. 4

    Preview the result with the built-in audio player, then download.

Frequently Asked Questions

Does converting FLAC to WAV lose any quality?

No. FLAC is losslessly compressed — decoding it to WAV produces bit-for-bit identical PCM audio. This is always a lossless conversion.

Why does my DAW need WAV instead of FLAC?

Many DAWs and audio tools built before ~2010 didn't include FLAC decoders. Even modern DAWs sometimes use WAV as the internal format for session files and audio clips because it requires no decoding step.

Will the resulting WAV be 16-bit or 24-bit?

The bit depth is inherited from the source FLAC. If your FLAC is 24-bit 96 kHz (common for studio masters), the resulting WAV will also be 24-bit 96 kHz.

Convert any audio format

Drop any audio file into the converter — MP3, WAV, M4A, AAC, OGG, FLAC, or Opus.

Audio Converter