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FLAC to WAV

The same lossless sound, unpacked into the file every editor and sampler loads.

This one runs on your credits. The same lossless sound, unpacked into the file every editor and sampler loads.

Sign in and get 500 free credits every month — enough for many files — then drop the file in the workbench and run flac to wav there.

Pick a file below to see exactly what it would cost.

More free conversions, where you upload. The Fylane extension does the same work inside any upload form, on its own free share every day.Add to Chrome

How to convert FLAC to WAV

Drop the FLAC.
Nothing to choose.
Press Convert and download the WAV.

What happens to your file

FLAC is lossless, so decoding it gives back the exact samples that went in; they are written as 16-bit PCM at the original sample rate. A 24-bit FLAC is dithered to 16 bits, which is what CD and most editors expect; the file is around twice the size of the FLAC.

Questions

Is anything lost going FLAC to WAV?

Nothing at 16 bits. A 24-bit master loses its extra bits of headroom — for mastering work, keep the FLAC and load it directly.

Do it once, not on every form

Fixing a file here means downloading it and going back to the form. The Fylane extension does this work inside the form instead, on the file you already have.

And it keeps the result. The next application that asks for a résumé, a cover letter and a photo fills all three from one tap, each one refitted to what that site accepts.

Your files stay in the browser, encrypted, on your machine. Nothing is uploaded to keep them and nothing is sent anywhere to fill a form.

Filmed from the extension: three upload fields on a job application, filled from one tap.

Add to Chrome — free What it does

Do this in code

curl -X POST https://api.fylane.dev/v1/jobs \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $FYLANE_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
    "file_id": "<file id>",
    "operation": "audio.convert",
    "options": {
      "format": "wav"
    }
  }'

The same operation, audio.convert — mp3, wav, aac, flac, ogg, opus or aiff out of whatever came in. Upload first with the quickstart; every option is on the operations page. 500 free credits a month, then $5 per thousand.