WMV to WAV converter
A free WMV to WAV converter for Windows Media Video files. Browser-based pairs here usually run in this tab, with no file upload.
Drop your WMV files here
or browse your device · paste with Ctrl+V
Accepts .wmv 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 WMV 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.
WMV
Windows Media VideoMicrosoft's proprietary format from the Windows Media era. Outside Windows it is awkward to play, so in practice it is far more often a source to convert away from than a target.
- Developed by
- Microsoft
- Released
- 1999
- Extension
- .wmv
- MIME type
- video/x-ms-wmv
- Compression
- Lossy
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
- WMV is lossy and WAV is lossless. Re-saving cannot recover details removed by the lossy source. The output is usually larger with similar visible quality, not a repaired original.
- Only the audio track survives this conversion — the picture is discarded entirely.
Questions about converting WMV to WAV
Is this WMV to WAV converter free?
Yes. Converting WMV 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 WMV 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 WMV 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 WMV to WAV lose quality?
Nothing is intentionally discarded in this step, because WAV is lossless. A WMV file encoded with lossy settings stays lossy, so missing detail is not recovered.
Can I convert several WMV 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 WMV 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 WMV to other formats
A WMV file can become any of these.