Convert Matroska to WAV
We turn Matroska into WAV right in your browser — the file never goes to a server.
What you will lose
- Title, artist and cover art will be lost: the target format does not carry them reliably.
How they differ
| Matroska | WAV | |
|---|---|---|
| Lossless | yes | yes |
| Lossy | yes | no |
| Multichannel | yes | yes |
| Tags | yes | no |
| Released | 2002 | 1991 |
| Author | CoreCodec | Microsoft, IBM |
Matroska
Good at
- Takes anything inside: any codec, a dozen tracks, subtitle fonts
- The one common container people fill with lossless audio
- Tracks and subtitles can be swapped without touching the picture
Awkward about
- TVs and phones often refuse to open it
- No browser plays it directly
- Files run larger: what goes inside is usually less compressed
Use it when
- A home archive where everything should be kept as it was
- Several audio languages and subtitle tracks in one file
- The file is watched on a computer, not on household hardware
WAV
Good at
- Lossless and uncompressed: what was recorded is what is stored
- Opens instantly in any editor, nothing to unpack
- Works as a master for further processing
Awkward about
- Enormous: a minute of stereo is about 10 MB
- Tags exist on paper but not everything reads them
- Usually too big to send by email
Use it when
- Editing or processing is coming and quality must not drop
- A short fragment: an interface sound, a sample
- The file is for a program, not for a listener
Common questions
- Does the file get uploaded to a server?
- Yes, this pair needs the server: browsers cannot encode that format. The file and the result are deleted within a couple of hours and never shared.
- Will surround sound survive?
- Yes, WAV carries more than two channels — 5.1 stays 5.1.
- Can I get the original quality back afterwards?
- Nothing is lost, but nothing is gained either. WAV stores exactly what Matroska hands over, including the gaps Matroska left behind when it compressed. No tool can bring those back, and the file grows several times over. This conversion makes sense for editing, not for quality.
- How many files, and how large?
- Up to 5 files at a time, 500 MB each. No sign-up, no watermarks.