Convert FLV to WAV
Free, fast and secure — convert FLV to WAV right in your browser.
Pull the audio out of your FLV as WAV
Converting FLV to WAV extracts a clean audio track from your video, giving you a compact WAV audio you can play, share or add to a playlist without the video.
How to convert FLV to WAV
- 1 Drop your FLV file into the converter above.
- 2 It is converted to WAV automatically — no settings to fiddle with.
- 3 Download your new WAV file instantly.
FLV vs WAV
| Feature | FLV | WAV |
|---|---|---|
| Compression | Lossy | Lossless |
| Transparency | No | No |
| Animation | Yes | No |
| MIME type | video/x-flv | audio/wav |
| Best for | Rescuing old Flash video by converting it to MP4 or WebM. | Recording, editing and mastering where pristine, uncompressed audio is essential. |
About the formats
Flash video
FLV is the old Flash video container. Once dominant for web streaming, it is now obsolete and almost always needs converting to a modern format like MP4.
Strengths
- Small files for its era
- Plays in legacy Flash players
- Common in old web archives
Limitations
- Obsolete — Flash is discontinued
- No support on modern devices
- Lower quality than modern codecs
Best for: Rescuing old Flash video by converting it to MP4 or WebM.
WAV audio
WAV stores uncompressed, studio-grade audio with zero quality loss. It is the standard for recording and editing, at the cost of much larger files.
Strengths
- Lossless, studio quality
- Ideal for editing and mastering
- Universally supported on desktops
Limitations
- Very large files
- Impractical for streaming
- No built-in metadata richness
Best for: Recording, editing and mastering where pristine, uncompressed audio is essential.