AVI to WAV Converter

Pull the soundtrack out of an AVI as an uncompressed WAV, free and right in your browser, with no signup and no watermark.

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Updated June 2026

Extract the audio from an AVI and save it as a WAV, the uncompressed PCM format that editors and DAWs love. The video is dropped and you keep the raw soundtrack at full fidelity, ready for editing, mastering, or sampling. WAV files are big, roughly 10 MB per minute, but nothing is thrown away. EchoWave does this in your browser, free and with no signup.

Free, no sign-upNo account, no trial

Runs in your browserNothing to install

Works on every devicePhone, tablet, laptop

No watermarkClean output, every time

How it works

How to convert AVI to WAV

1
Upload your AVI
Drag your AVI onto the converter or pick it from your device. Nothing to install.
2
Choose WAV and convert
Select WAV as the output, set the bitrate if you want, then start. Free, with no sign-up.
3
Download your WAV
Save the finished WAV to your device, or open it in the editor to trim or reuse it.

Try it

Estimate your WAV

Pick a quality and a length to see the WAV file size before you convert.

Quality

Length10 min

1 min60 min

Estimated WAV size103MBCD, 16-bit stereo

WAV is uncompressed, so the size depends only on the quality and length you pick.

The formats

AVI vs WAV

AVI

Audio Video Interleave

A legacy Microsoft video container

Type: Legacy video container
Holds: Older codecs like DivX or Xvid with MP3 or PCM audio
Typical size: Large for the quality it gives
Plays on: Windows and VLC, patchy on phones

Best for:Playing older Windows video files

WAV

Waveform Audio File Format

Uncompressed studio-quality audio

Type: Uncompressed audio
Holds: Raw PCM audio, no compression
Typical size: Very large, about 10 MB per minute
Plays on: Every device and audio editor

Best for:Editing and mastering at full quality

Will it lose quality?

The WAV can only be as good as the audio already inside your AVI.
A bitrate higher than the source does not add quality, it only makes a bigger file.
192 to 320 kbps keeps music clear. 128 kbps is fine for speech.

Use cases

What people use it for

PodcastersPublish a clean audio episode

Students & lecturesReplay recordings anywhere

MusiciansSave sets to listen offline

TranscriptionSend a small file, not a video

CommutersTalks and audiobooks on the go

Troubleshooting

If something looks off

The WAV has no sound

Some videos store audio as AC-3. The converter still handles it, but if a clip plays silent, re-download the source and convert again.

The file is too large to email

Convert at a lower bitrate, 128 kbps for talking, or trim the clip first to cut its length.

Which apps open WAV files?

Almost anything opens it: your browser, your phone, any music app, or VLC. No special player needed.

FAQ

AVI to WAV questions

Why convert AVI to WAV instead of MP3?

WAV is uncompressed PCM, so it keeps the audio exactly as it sits in the AVI with no extra compression, which matters for editing, mastering, and sampling. If you just want a small file to listen to, convert AVI to MP3 instead, since a WAV is far larger.

Will the WAV sound better than the AVI's audio?

No. WAV is lossless, so it preserves the audio inside your AVI exactly, but it cannot add quality that was never recorded. If the AVI holds a compressed MP3 track, the WAV will faithfully copy that track at its original quality, just in an uncompressed wrapper.

Why is the WAV file so large?

WAV stores raw, uncompressed audio, so a stereo CD-quality file runs about 10 MB per minute. That size is the point for editing work, but if you need something smaller for sharing, convert AVI to MP3 or to FLAC for lossless audio at about half the size.

Is the AVI to WAV converter free?

Yes. EchoWave extracts WAV audio from AVI with no signup, no account to create, no trial, and no watermark. Upload your AVI, convert it, and download the WAV from your browser.

How do I convert AVI to WAV?

Upload your AVI, choose WAV as the output format, and start the conversion. When it finishes, download the WAV, or open it in the editor to trim the clip or adjust the audio.

Does the AVI to WAV converter work on iPhone, Android, Mac, and Windows?

Yes. The converter runs in any browser, so you can extract WAV audio from AVI on iPhone, iPad, Android, macOS, Windows, Chromebook, and Linux with nothing to install.

Can I import the WAV into my audio editor?

Yes. WAV is the standard interchange format, so Audacity, Adobe Audition, GarageBand, Pro Tools, and almost every DAW open it directly. That is the main reason to extract WAV rather than a compressed format.

Can I convert a long AVI recording?

Yes. There are no file-count limits on these pages, and long AVI files are supported. Because WAV is uncompressed, a long recording produces a sizeable file and takes a little longer to upload and convert.