Convert MOV to WAV.
Pull the soundtrack out of a MOV video, such as an iPhone or camera clip, as uncompressed WAV for editing.
Clean up the sound separately
Noise reduction, levelling and mixing are easier in an audio editor. Extract the soundtrack to WAV, fix it, and lay it back under the picture.
Surround stays surround
A multichannel soundtrack keeps all of its channels in the WAV.
Size change
WAV is uncompressed: about 10 MB a minute for stereo at 44.1 kHz, or a little more at 48 kHz.
How it works
- 01
Upload your MOV
Drop a file or pick one from your device. Private by default.
- 02
Extract with ffmpeg
ffmpeg drops the picture and decodes the soundtrack to 16-bit PCM WAV.
- 03
Download
Grab your WAV.
16-bit PCM WAV, opens in every editor
Keeps the original sample rate and channels
Private uploads, auto-deleted after 1 hour
No watermark, no signup to try
Open-source ffmpeg engine
Extracting WAV from MOV
This pulls the audio track out of your MOV and encodes it as WAV; the video is discarded. WAV is lossless, so the audio is kept faithfully.
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Common questions
Is it free?+
Yes. Convert MOV to WAV free. No signup and no watermark. Free covers 10 server conversions a day, up to 100 MB a file. Pro removes the daily limit and raises the file limit to 2 GB.
Is my file private?+
Your file is uploaded to a private bucket, converted on our own engine, and auto-deleted after 1 hour. It is never sent to a third-party converter.
Is the WAV 24-bit?+
No. The WAV is 16-bit PCM, which every editor and DAW opens. If your camera recorded 24-bit audio, it is reduced to 16-bit.
Is the sample rate kept?+
Yes. The WAV keeps the soundtrack's sample rate, so a 48 kHz camera recording stays at 48 kHz and lines up with your video project.
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