WAV to OGG converter
Convert WAV to OGG in your browser. No upload and no account: the file never leaves your device, so the only size limit is your device’s memory.
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Need it the other way round? Convert OGG to WAVRead more about the WAV format and the OGG format, or see every audio tool and all audio conversions.
Should you convert WAV to OGG?
A game engine or open-source project wants compact, royalty-free Ogg Vorbis sound effects.
A good trade for listening and sharing: OGG is a fraction of the size of WAV, and at 192 kbps or more the difference is inaudible for most people. Keep the WAV as your master if you’ll edit or convert again.
WAV is uncompressed, studio-quality audio; OGG is open-source lossy audio, common in games and on Android. Use OGG for game engines, Android apps and open-source projects that prefer free formats.
| Property | WAV | OGG |
|---|---|---|
| Compression | Uncompressed | Lossy |
| Typical quality | 16-bit PCM, 44.1 or 48 kHz | roughly 96–256 kbps |
| Support | Opens everywhere | Has patchy support |
| Best for | Editing, mastering and software that insists on WAV | Game audio, open-source apps and Android sounds |
| Introduced | 1991 | 2002 |
How to convert WAV to OGG
- 01
Add your WAV
Drop your WAV file onto the box, or click to choose it. It is read from your disk and stays there.
- 02
Check the settings
The output is already set to OGG. Change the bitrate if you want to; the defaults suit most files.
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Save the OGG
Press convert and save the OGG. Several files come back together as a ZIP.
What changes when WAV becomes OGG
From lossless to lossy
WAV holds every sample; OGG keeps what the ear notices and discards the rest. Pick the bitrate by use: 128 kbps for speech, 192 to 256 kbps for music.
Expect a much smaller file
WAV: About 10 MB a minute at CD quality. OGG: Similar to or slightly smaller than MP3. Shrinking the file is often the main reason to make this conversion.
This page is put together from our notes on each format, choosing only what is true of WAV and OGG, so every pairing states the same facts the same way. How these pages are made.
Why it doesn’t upload
Recordings are often private: interviews, voice notes, unreleased music. Your browser can decode and encode audio itself, so there is no reason to send it anywhere.
How to check for yourselfWorth knowing
- About the WAV. A WAV made from an MP3 is ten times bigger but sounds exactly like the MP3; the lost detail doesn’t come back.
- About the OGG. The .ogg extension can hold Vorbis, Opus or FLAC audio, so one OGG plays in a player and the next doesn’t.
- MP3, WAV, M4A, OGG, Opus and FLAC are converted by your browser directly. WMA, AMR, APE, AC3 and the other specialist formats use the FFmpeg engine, a one-time 31 MB download.
Questions
Does converting WAV to OGG lose quality?
OGG is lossy, so a little is discarded, but at the default bitrate the difference is inaudible for nearly everyone.
Will an OGG play in my car or on my phone?
OGG has patchy support: Android, Chrome, Firefox and VLC, but not every Apple app, car stereo or editor.
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