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FLAC to WV converter, without the upload.

Turn FLAC audio files into WV. It is converted in your browser, so the file never leaves your device.

Drop FLAC files here

or choose from your computer paste with Ctrl V

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How to convert FLAC to WV

  1. Add your FLAC audio files

    Drop FLAC files onto the box above, or click it to choose them. ToAny reads the file's contents to detect the type, so a wrong extension does not matter.

  2. WV is already chosen

    Press Convert. Open Options first if you want to change the defaults. The work happens in this tab.

  3. Download

    Save the WV, or download everything as one ZIP if you converted several files.

Why ToAny

  • Private by construction

    The FLAC to WV converter is part of this page and runs inside your browser. Your audio files are never sent to ToAny or to anyone else.

  • No upload, no queue

    Nothing has to travel to a server and back, so the conversion starts the moment you press Convert, even on a slow connection.

  • Free, without an account

    No sign-up, no email address and no watermark. Add several files and download them together as a ZIP.

FLAC to WV: what to expect

FLAC files are large, and Apple Music, many car stereos and older players will not play them. WavPack shrinks audio without losing any of it. FLAC is at home in archiving music at full quality; WV is the usual choice for archiving CDs and recordings without losing anything.

The defaults suit most files. Under Options you can trim the start and end.

This pair uses the compatibility engine, ffmpeg built for the browser, because WV cannot be written by the browser's built-in codecs. It is a one-off download of about 10 MB that the browser keeps, it is slower than the built-in codecs, and it takes files up to 1 GB.

FLAC vs WV

FLAC

FLAC audio

FLAC compresses audio to roughly half the size of WAV without losing anything, like a ZIP for sound. It is the standard for lossless music collections. Apple's Music app is the notable holdout.

Opens in Android, Windows, VLC, most hi-fi players; Apple Music does not import it

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WV

WavPack audio

WavPack is a free lossless audio compressor. It shrinks a recording to roughly half its WAV size while allowing the exact original to be rebuilt, and it also has a hybrid mode that writes a small lossy file plus a correction file.

Opens in foobar2000, VLC and many audio players; few phones

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FLAC compared with WV
FLACFLAC audioWVWavPack audio
Stands forFree Lossless Audio CodecWavPack
TypeAudioAudio
CompressionLosslessLossless (with an optional lossy hybrid mode)
Introduced2001, by Josh Coalson and the Xiph.Org FoundationThe late 1990s, by David Bryant
Opens inAndroid, Windows, VLC, most hi-fi players; Apple Music does not import itfoobar2000, VLC and many audio players; few phones
Best forArchiving music at full qualityArchiving CDs and recordings without losing anything
File extension.flac.wv

Questions

Are my audio files uploaded anywhere?

No. The FLAC to WV conversion runs inside your browser, on your own phone or computer. The file is not sent to ToAny or to anyone else.

Does converting FLAC to WV reduce quality?

No further quality is lost: WV stores the decoded audio exactly. The result is identical in content.

Can I convert several FLAC files at once?

Yes. Add as many as you like, convert them together and download each result or all of them as one ZIP.

How do I convert FLAC to WV on Windows, Mac, iPhone or Android?

The steps are the same everywhere because ToAny runs in the web browser: open this page in a current version of Chrome, Edge, Safari or Firefox, add the FLAC file, press Convert and save the WV. There is nothing to install.

Is there a file size limit?

Yes. FLAC to WV runs on the compatibility engine, which takes files up to 1 GB, and a long clip takes a while because it is slower than the browser's built-in codecs. Beyond that the limit is your device's memory, since nothing is uploaded; a computer copes with large files better than a phone.