WMV to WAV converter
Extract WAV audio from WMV video in seconds, free. No upload, no sign-up, no size limit: it runs in your browser.
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Quick answer: To extract WAV audio from WMV video, add the WMV file to the iHateFiles WMV to WAV converter and press Convert. The conversion runs in your browser, so the file is never uploaded, and it is free with no sign-up, watermark or size limit. Lifts the soundtrack out of the video and saves it as WAV. The picture is discarded; nothing is re-recorded.
Should you convert WMV to WAV?
Worth doing when you want the soundtrack of a WMV on its own: a podcast, an interview, a piece of music from a video. Choose a higher bitrate than you think you need, because the WAV is encoded from the video's audio rather than from a master.
Taking the sound out of WMV
A WMV file holds a picture track and a sound track side by side. This keeps the sound and discards the picture, so what you get is the WAV on its own at whatever bitrate you choose. Nothing about the WMV original is altered.
WMV and WAV side by side
| WMV | WAV | |
|---|---|---|
| Compression | Lossless | Lossless |
| Transparency | No | No |
| Animation | No | No |
| Written here | Yes | Yes |
What usually goes wrong
About the WMV. A WMV that will not play anywhere may be DRM-protected rather than corrupt. No converter can remove that, and none should.
About the WAV. Converting an MP3 to WAV makes the file ten times larger without recovering anything. The detail the MP3 discarded is gone.
How to convert WMV to WAV
- Add your WMV file. It is read from your disk and stays there.
- Check the settings. The output format is already set to WAV.
- Press convert and the WAV file is saved back to your device.
Questions
How do I convert WMV to WAV?
Open this page, add your WMV file, and press convert. The file is decoded and re-encoded by your own browser and saved back to your device. Nothing is uploaded.
Is this WMV to WAV converter free?
Yes, completely. There is no account, no sign-in, no watermark and no daily limit, because there is no server doing the work. Your own device does it.
Are my files uploaded anywhere?
No. There is no upload endpoint. The conversion runs inside this browser tab, so your file never leaves your device. You can open your browser's network panel and watch: nothing carrying your file is sent.
Is there a file size limit?
No fixed limit. Because the work happens on your machine there is no server quota. The only ceiling is your own device's memory, which for video means very large files may be slow.
Does extracting audio reduce the quality?
The soundtrack is re-encoded to WAV, so there is one generation of loss at the bitrate you choose. Pick a higher bitrate, or a lossless target like WAV or FLAC, to avoid it.
Can I convert several WMV files at once?
Yes. Add as many as you like and they are converted one after another, then offered as a single ZIP.