Convert WAV to ALAC

Tested on Windows 11, 24 October 2026

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

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How to convert WAV to ALAC in your browser

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

Output 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

Questions about WAV to ALAC

Is converting WAV to ALAC 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 WAV to ALAC lose quality?
No. Both WAV and ALAC store audio without loss, so the converted file holds exactly the same sound.
Is my WAV file uploaded anywhere?
No. The converter on this page runs in your browser with FFmpeg compiled to WebAssembly; your WAV file is read and converted on your device and never sent to a server. The desktop app works the same way, offline.
Has WAV to ALAC been tested?
Yes. WAV to ALAC is one of the 1,841 conversions that passed Filoshi's automated test matrix on Windows 11.
Can I convert many WAV files at once?
Yes, in the desktop app. Drop as many WAV files as you like on the window, pick ALAC 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 ALAC

MP3 to ALACAAC to ALACOGG to ALACFLAC to ALACM4A to ALACWMA to ALACOPUS to ALACAIFF to ALAC

Need WAV to ALAC 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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