Convert ALAC to WAV

Tested on Windows 11, 24 October 2026

Convert ALAC audio to WAV in your browser or in the Filoshi app for Windows. WAV stores the decoded audio without further loss. Nothing is uploaded.

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How to convert ALAC to WAV in your browser

  1. 1
    Drop your ALAC file
    Drag it onto Filoshi above, or press Choose your ALAC file to pick it on your computer.
  2. 2
    Filoshi converts it
    WAV is chosen already. FFmpeg, compiled to WebAssembly, converts it inside this browser tab.
  3. 3
    Save your WAV file
    Download it when it is ready. Nothing was sent to a server.
Source format

What is ALAC?

Apple Lossless Audio Codec (.alac). ALAC is Apple's lossless codec: like FLAC it decodes to exactly the original audio, at roughly half the size of WAV. Apple released it as open source in 2011; iTunes, Apple Music and iPhones play it natively.

Common use: Lossless music on Apple devices

Output format

What is WAV?

Waveform Audio (.wav). WAV is Microsoft's audio container, almost always holding uncompressed PCM samples. Nothing is thrown away, so it is the usual format for recording and editing, but a minute of CD-quality stereo takes about 10 MB.

Common use: Recording, audio editing, sound effects, CD ripping

Questions about ALAC to WAV

Is converting ALAC to WAV free?
Yes, one file at a time: the converter on this page runs in your browser, files up to 100 MB, no sign-up. The Filoshi desktop app ($29 once, for Windows) converts many files at once and has no size limit.
Does converting ALAC to WAV lose quality?
No. Both ALAC and WAV store audio without loss, so the converted file holds exactly the same sound; it may be larger, because WAV is uncompressed.
Is my ALAC file uploaded anywhere?
No. The converter on this page runs in your browser with FFmpeg compiled to WebAssembly; your ALAC file is read and converted on your device and never sent to a server. The desktop app works the same way, offline.
Has ALAC to WAV been tested?
Yes. ALAC to WAV is one of the 1,841 conversions that passed Filoshi's automated test matrix on Windows 11.
Can I convert many ALAC files at once?
Yes, in the desktop app. Drop as many ALAC files as you like on the window, pick WAV once for all of them, and each file shows its own progress. The new files appear next to the originals, which are never changed.

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Convert to WAV

MP3 to WAVAAC to WAVOGG to WAVFLAC to WAVM4A to WAVWMA to WAVOPUS to WAVAIFF to WAV

Need ALAC to WAV for many files?

The browser converter handles one file at a time. The Filoshi app for Windows converts as many as you drop, runs offline, and has 1,841 tested conversions.

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