Convert WAV to MP3
Private by design: the conversion runs on your device. Nothing is uploaded.
- Choose the target format
- Drop your file (or click to browse)
- Download the converted file
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Output format: mp3
WAV is what a field recorder, an interview rig or a DAW export hands you, and it is enormous: about ten megabytes per minute in stereo, which is why the file bounces off mail limits and podcast uploaders. An MP3 at 192 kbps carries the same session at roughly a tenth of that weight. The encode runs on this device, which counts for something when the recording is a confidential interview.
Frequently asked questions
- How much smaller is the MP3 than the WAV?
- Around one tenth, for a standard CD quality source. An hour of interview drops from roughly 600 megabytes to something you can attach to an email.
- Is MP3 good enough for a podcast or a lecture?
- Comfortably. Spoken word is the easiest job an MP3 encoder is ever handed, and 192 kbps sits far above what the format needs for a voice.
- Should I edit before or after converting?
- Edit first, while the audio is still WAV, and convert at the very end. Every export to MP3 is a fresh lossy encode, so you want exactly one of them in the chain.