WMV
Windows Media video
WMV is Microsoft's own video format from the Windows Media Player era. Outside Windows it needs extra software, and browsers do not play it.
Opens in Windows; needs extra software on Mac, iPhone and Android
WMV converterWMV to WAV converter, without the upload.
Pull the audio out of a WMV video as a WAV. It is converted in your browser, so the file never leaves your device.
Drop WMV files here
or choose from your computer paste with Ctrl V
from Photos or Files
Ready · other file types work too0 bytes uploaded, ever
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- On your device · nothing is uploaded
- No account, no email
- Batch and ZIP download
- Free
- WAV: sound only
How to convert WMV to WAV
Add your WMV videos
Drop WMV 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.
WAV is already chosen
Press Convert. Open Options first if you want to change the defaults. The work happens in this tab and can take a while for large files.
Download
Save the WAV, or download everything as one ZIP if you converted several files.
Why ToAny
Private by construction
The WMV to WAV converter is part of this page and runs inside your browser. Your videos are never sent to ToAny or to anyone else.
No upload, no queue
Nothing has to travel to a server and back, so work starts the moment you press Convert. How long it takes depends on your device and the size of the file.
Free, without an account
No sign-up, no email address and no watermark. Add several files and download them together as a ZIP.
WMV to WAV: what to expect
WMV does not play on Macs, phones or in browsers without extra software. WAV is uncompressed, so audio editors and transcription tools accept it without fuss. WMV is at home in legacy Windows playback; WAV is the usual choice for recording, editing and mastering. The WAV contains the soundtrack only; the picture is dropped.
The defaults suit most files. Under Options you can trim the start and end. This is demanding work for a browser: a long or high-resolution file can take several minutes, and your device does all of it, so keep the tab open.
This pair uses the compatibility engine, ffmpeg built for the browser, because WMV is not handled 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.
WMV vs WAV
WAV
WAV audio
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 converter| WMVWindows Media video | WAVWAV audio | |
|---|---|---|
| Stands for | Windows Media Video | Waveform Audio File Format |
| Type | Video format | Audio |
| Compression | Lossy | None (uncompressed PCM) |
| Usually contains | WMV video with WMA audio in an ASF container | PCM |
| Introduced | 1999, by Microsoft | 1991, by Microsoft and IBM |
| Opens in | Windows; needs extra software on Mac, iPhone and Android | Every computer, audio editor and most phones |
| Best for | Legacy Windows playback | Recording, editing and mastering |
| File extension | .wmv | .wav, .wave |
Questions
Are my videos uploaded anywhere?
No. The WMV to WAV conversion runs inside your browser, on your own phone or computer. The file is not sent to ToAny or to anyone else.
Does converting WMV to WAV reduce quality?
The soundtrack is re-encoded as WAV. WAV itself adds no loss.
Can I convert several WMV 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 WMV to WAV 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 WMV file, press Convert and save the WAV. There is nothing to install.
Is there a file size limit?
Yes. WMV to WAV 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.