YouTube to WAV Converter

WAV is the uncompressed, lossless audio format that editors, producers and DAWs (Ableton, FL Studio, Audacity, Premiere, Logic) expect. Paste a YouTube link above and download the audio as a clean 16-bit / 48kHz WAV file, free, no signup, ready in seconds. Unlike MP3, WAV keeps every sample exactly as decoded, with no compression artefacts introduced. If you want a small file instead of an editable one, the audio extraction page covers MP3 at every bitrate.

WAV has no quality ladder to choose from. There is one button, the estimated size, and the exact specification of what you get.

That single button is the whole choice. The size is worked out from the video's length before anything downloads, so a long recording will not catch you out.

• Editing without generation loss. Every time you re-export an MP3 you re-compress it. WAV is lossless, so it survives repeated editing untouched, the right choice for sampling, remixing and post-production.
• DAW and editor compatibility. WAV imports natively into every audio and video editor without transcoding.
• Full dynamic range. 16-bit/48kHz WAV matches the sample rate of YouTube’s own audio stream, so nothing is resampled on the way out.

Important truth most converters hide: YouTube stores audio in lossy formats (AAC/Opus) at roughly 128-160kbps. Exporting that as WAV makes a lossless container, but it cannot recreate detail YouTube's compression already discarded. The WAV is a perfect copy of a lossy source, not true studio-master quality. So WAV is the right pick when you need an editing-friendly, lossless working file (no further generation loss), not because it magically restores fidelity. If you just want to listen, a 320kbps MP3 sounds the same at about a fifth of the size.

WAV is big: about 11 MB per minute (roughly 660 MB an hour), because it's uncompressed. A 4-minute song comes to around 46 MB. For long recordings where you only need to listen, use the MP3 converter instead; reach for WAV specifically when a project needs a lossless working file.

Runs entirely in the browser, no software. On desktop the WAV lands in your Downloads folder ready to drag into your DAW. On iPhone use Safari (file goes to Files → Downloads); on Android it saves to Downloads. Very long videos may take a moment given the file size.

Convert only audio you have the right to use, your own uploads, licensed content or Creative Commons material. See our legality guide. This educational tool is not affiliated with YouTube.