AVI to WAV converter
A free AVI to WAV converter for Audio Video Interleave files. Browser-based pairs here usually run in this tab, with no file upload.
Drop your AVI files here
or browse your device · paste with Ctrl+V
Accepts .avi files. You can queue several files; each is processed one after another on your own device.
Your files never leave this device — there is no upload and no server to delete them from.
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Add your AVI files
Drop them onto the box above or click to browse. They are read straight from disk — nothing is sent anywhere.
- 02
Check the settings
WAV is already selected. Open the gear icon on any row if you want to change quality, dimensions or codec before converting.
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Download your WAV
Press convert and wait for the row to finish. Convert several files and you can take them all as a single ZIP.
AVI
Audio Video InterleaveMicrosoft's 1992 container, still everywhere in old camera footage and legacy archives. It predates streaming and variable frame rate, so converting to MP4 usually both shrinks the file and fixes playback.
- Developed by
- Microsoft
- Released
- 1992
- Extension
- .avi
- MIME type
- video/x-msvideo
- Compression
- Lossy or lossless
WAV
Waveform Audio File FormatRaw uncompressed PCM in a Microsoft/IBM wrapper. Nothing is thrown away, which makes it the standard for recording and mastering — and roughly ten times larger than the MP3 of the same audio.
- Developed by
- Microsoft / IBM
- Released
- 1991
- Extension
- .wav, .wave
- MIME type
- audio/wav
- Compression
- Uncompressed
- WAV stores the incoming samples as provided, so this step does not add generic quality loss. If the source AVI was already lossy, those earlier losses remain.
- Only the audio track survives this conversion — the picture is discarded entirely.
Questions about converting AVI to WAV
Is this AVI to WAV converter free?
Yes. Converting AVI to WAV here is free, with no account, no watermark and no daily quota. The work runs on your own device, so there is no server cost to pass on to you.
Is my AVI file uploaded anywhere?
For browser-based pairs, your file is read locally and converted by ffmpeg in this tab. No file payload is uploaded; you may still see analytics and engine downloads in network logs.
Is there a file-size limit for AVI to WAV?
There is no imposed upload cap when it runs in-browser, but each conversion still depends on your device and browser memory. Large videos are the first practical limit, then memory-heavy documents or images.
Does converting AVI to WAV lose quality?
No. WAV stores its data losslessly, so everything in your AVI file is preserved exactly.
Can I convert several AVI files to WAV at once?
Yes. Drop in several files and each gets its own row; they are processed one after another on your device. You can download them one by one or as one ZIP.
Does AVI to WAV work on a phone, Mac or Chromebook?
Most modern browsers on Windows, macOS, Linux, ChromeOS, Android and iOS work. Very large videos are often more reliable on desktop or a browser with more memory.
Why do some conversions take longer on first run?
The conversion engine has to download first. Small codec bundles are fast, while ffmpeg is commonly 12–30 MB; later conversions of similar type use the cached engine.
I converted a file and the output is blank or unusable. What should I check?
Start over with default settings, then change one option at a time (quality, bitrate, page size, or codec) to isolate what changed behavior. If it keeps failing, retry with a smaller file and confirm the source format matches the pair.
Convert other formats to WAV
41 formats can become WAV here.
Convert AVI to other formats
A AVI file can become any of these.