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What is a WAV file?
Uncompressed studio audio. WAV keeps every sample, which makes it the standard for recording, editing and mastering.
Pros
- Lossless and uncompressed — no quality loss
- Opens in every audio editor and DAW
Cons
- Very large: about 10 MB per minute of stereo audio
- Limited metadata support
How to open WAV files
VLC, foobar2000 and most music players open WAV. It also plays natively on Windows, macOS, iPhone and Android.
Is WAV lossy or lossless?
WAV is lossless: it preserves every sample of the original recording. The audio is stored uncompressed.
When should you convert WAV?
WAV keeps every sample, which makes it the standard for recording, editing and mastering. If the app or device you need doesn't accept WAV, convert it to MP3 — the most widely supported alternative.
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WAV at a glance
- Full name
- Waveform Audio File Format
- Developed by
- Microsoft & IBM
- Introduced
- 1991
- Contains
- uncompressed PCM
- MIME type
- audio/wav
- Best for
- audio editing, recording, sound effects, mastering