WAV Compressor

Pick a quality, keep what matters. Free, fast, no signup.

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WAV −60%

Drop your WAV here: we'll shrink it

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  • Free, no signup
  • No watermark, ever
  • Files auto-delete in 1 hour
  • Nothing to install

WAV is audio with nothing taken away: every sample intact, every megabyte accounted for. Raw PCM samples in a RIFF wrapper. No compression of any kind.

Born
1991, Microsoft and IBM
Type
audio · uncompressed
Typical size
about 10 MB per minute at CD quality: ten times the size of an MP3
Plays on
Universal on desktops and pro audio gear; clumsy on the mobile web.
Fun fact
WAV's RIFF structure is Microsoft's little-endian remix of a 1985 Electronic Arts format built for the Amiga.

What compressing WAV actually does

WAV is completely uncompressed: about 10 MB per minute at CD quality: ten times the size of an MP3: which makes it the most shrinkable thing you can upload. The honest catch: a WAV stays WAV, so for a serious size cut the winning move is usually a format flip to FLAC (lossless, about half) or MP3 (a tenth). This tool handles the gentle path; the converter handles the dramatic one.

Questions people ask

How much smaller will my WAV get?

It depends on how generously it was encoded: WAV typically runs about 10 MB per minute at CD quality: ten times the size of an MP3, and most files give up 30–70% at the medium preset before quality visibly suffers.

Will I lose quality working with WAV here?

WAV keeps every sample, so quality decisions only enter when you choose a lossy output: and Flippy will be upfront about that trade.

Is this WAV compressor really free?

Yes: free for everyday use with no daily cap, no signup, and your files delete themselves from our servers within an hour. Pro exists for heavy days: bigger files, whole folders at once.

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