AIFF to WAV

Convert AIFF to WAV in three steps

1. Choose one or more AIFF files, or try the included sample.
2. Convert to WAV. Keep this tab open while it works.
3. Listen to the preview and save individual files or download the batch as a ZIP.

When AIFF to WAV is the right move

AIFF is Apple’s uncompressed audio format, and you will meet it in Logic and GarageBand exports, sample libraries, and old Mac music collections. WAV is the format editors, samplers, burners, and speech tools accept without fuss, so converting closes the gap between the file you have and the tool you need. Everything stays on your device while it runs, so private recordings never reach a server.

What happens to the audio inside

The converter opens the AIFF file and reads uncompressed PCM audio, usually 16-bit or 24-bit. It decodes that audio and writes uncompressed 16-bit PCM that you can edit repeatedly without extra generation loss. Unpacking AIFF audio to WAV does not add detail that the source never had. It gives you a plain, uncompressed copy that anything can read.

Size and settings

One minute of CD-quality stereo takes about 10 MB, and mono at 44.1 kHz takes about 5 MB. Choose WAV when the next step is editing, transcription, or loading the sound into hardware. Choose MP3 when you only want to share or store it. The sample rate and channel layout of your AIFF file are carried across, so a mono recording stays mono.

Troubleshooting and tips

AIFF files are large, about 10 MB per stereo minute, so a long session uses plenty of memory. A 24-bit AIFF is written as 16-bit when you convert it to WAV. The first conversion of this format downloads an extra decoder of about 30 MB, and your browser keeps it for later. Only the decoder is downloaded. Your file is never uploaded. Convert a short file first to confirm that your browser can decode it, then run the rest as a batch and download the ZIP. Keep the original AIFF until you have listened to the WAV from beginning to end.