Turn WAV audio files into AC3. It is converted in your browser, so the file never leaves your device.
Drop WAV files here
or choose from your computer paste with Ctrl V
from Photos or Files
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Drop WAV 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.
Press Convert. Open Options first if you want to change the defaults. The work happens in this tab.
Save the AC3, or download everything as one ZIP if you converted several files.
The WAV to AC3 converter is part of this page and runs inside your browser. Your audio files are never sent to ToAny or to anyone else.
Nothing has to travel to a server and back, so the conversion starts the moment you press Convert, even on a slow connection.
No sign-up, no email address and no watermark. Add several files and download them together as a ZIP.
WAV files are about ten times larger than an MP3 of the same recording. AC3 is what DVD authoring tools, TVs and home-theatre systems expect for surround sound. WAV is at home in recording, editing and mastering; AC3 is the usual choice for surround-sound film audio. AC3 is lossy, so keep the WAV original if you may need full quality later.
The defaults suit most files. Under Options you can choose the bitrate and trim the start and end.
This pair uses the compatibility engine, ffmpeg built for the browser, because AC3 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. AC3 is written at 192 kbps unless you choose another bitrate.
WAV stores audio as raw, uncompressed samples. Nothing is lost, which makes it the standard working format in audio editing, and files run to about 10 MB per minute at CD quality.
Opens in Every computer, audio editor and most phones
WAV converterAC3 is the codec behind Dolby Digital, the surround-sound format of DVDs, digital television and many streaming services. A file can carry up to 5.1 channels. Most stereo music players do not handle it, so the track is usually extracted for editing or for devices that expect something else.
Opens in TVs, home-theatre receivers, DVD and Blu-ray players and VLC; many phones and browsers do not play it directly
AC3 converter| WAVWAV audio | AC3Dolby Digital audio | |
|---|---|---|
| Stands for | Waveform Audio File Format | Dolby Digital (Audio Codec 3) |
| Type | Audio | Audio |
| Compression | None (uncompressed PCM) | Lossy |
| Usually contains | PCM | Dolby Digital, up to 5.1 channels |
| Introduced | 1991, by Microsoft and IBM | The early 1990s, by Dolby Laboratories |
| Opens in | Every computer, audio editor and most phones | TVs, home-theatre receivers, DVD and Blu-ray players and VLC; many phones and browsers do not play it directly |
| Best for | Recording, editing and mastering | Surround-sound film audio |
| File extension | .wav, .wave | .ac3 |
No. The WAV to AC3 conversion runs inside your browser, on your own phone or computer. The file is not sent to ToAny or to anyone else.
AC3 is a lossy format, so a small amount of detail is traded for a smaller file. At the default setting the difference is hard to notice. You can choose the bitrate under Options.
Yes. Add as many as you like, convert them together and download each result or all of them as one ZIP.
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 WAV file, press Convert and save the AC3. There is nothing to install.
Yes. WAV to AC3 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.