WAV to MP3
Convert large WAV recordings into small MP3 files you can share anywhere.
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🔒 Runs 100% in your browser with FFmpeg — your file is never uploaded to a server. First use loads the converter engine (about 31 MB, cached in your browser afterwards). WAV files shrink to roughly a tenth of their size as MP3.
How to Use WAV to MP3
Follow these 3 simple steps to get started in seconds
Choose your file
Choose your WAV file (up to 300 MB).
Click Convert
Pick an MP3 quality — 128, 192 or 256 kbps — and click Convert.
Download your file
Download the MP3 when it is ready.
Why use this WAV to MP3 tool?
Designed for speed, privacy, and maximum efficiency without subscriptions
WAV files are huge
MP3 keeps the sound at roughly a tenth of the size.
Ideal for voice recordings, music demos and podcast audio.
Ideal for voice recordings, music demos and podcast audio.
You choose the bitrate
speech is fine at 128 kbps, music deserves 192 or more.
100% private
nothing is uploaded, ever.
Frequently Asked Questions About WAV to MP3
No. Conversion runs entirely in your browser with FFmpeg. Your file never leaves your device.
The first use downloads the converter engine (about 31 MB). After that it is cached in your browser.
Roughly 10x smaller than WAV. A 100 MB recording becomes about 10 MB at 128 kbps.
MP3 is lossy, so technically yes — but at 192 kbps or higher the difference is inaudible for most ears.
300 MB per WAV file. WAV is uncompressed, so very long recordings should be split first.
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