How to convert WAV to Ogg Vorbis
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Upload your file
Drag and drop a file or click to select one. Keep this page open while the file uploads and converts.
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Convert WAV to Ogg Vorbis
NexMedia converts WAV to Ogg Vorbis on its own servers. Processing time depends on the file size and how busy the queue is.
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Download the converted file
When the conversion finishes, the download appears on this page. Your converted file is kept for 2 hours, then deleted.
About WAV
WAV (Waveform Audio File Format) is a Microsoft and IBM container that normally stores uncompressed PCM audio.
Recording, editing and mastering, where every sample has to be kept exactly.
Uncompressed audio is large, about 10 MB per minute of CD-quality stereo, and a classic WAV file is limited to 4 GB.
Convert WAV to Ogg Vorbis online free, no account required — Ogg Vorbis is an open, royalty-free lossy audio format.
Change WAV to Ogg Vorbis without losing quality — convert WAV to Ogg Vorbis free in your browser.
Why is my WAV file 10 MB per minute of audio? WAV stores every sample uncompressed, so a three-minute song is around 30 MB — lossless or lossy compression shrinks it dramatically without audibly changing the music.
About Ogg Vorbis
Ogg Vorbis is the open, royalty-free Vorbis audio codec in the Ogg container, developed by the Xiph.Org Foundation.
Games, open-source software and music streaming; Spotify has streamed its music in Ogg Vorbis.
Apple devices have limited support for Ogg Vorbis, and many car stereos do not play it.
Why convert audio to OGG? For open-source projects and game engines: the format is patent-free and browsers and engines play it natively.
What changes when you convert WAV to Ogg Vorbis
- The audio is decoded and re-encoded as Ogg Vorbis at the default settings, so the result is close to the WAV but not bit-identical.
- Ogg Vorbis uses lossy compression: the encoder discards the detail that is least noticeable, so the file is smaller than the WAV but cannot be turned back into the original.
Settings you can change
Before you convert WAV to Ogg Vorbis, you can adjust: Audio codec, Rate control, Audio bitrate, Quality (VBR), Sample rate, Channels, Normalize loudness, Trim start, Trim duration, and Keep tags.
Limits
Each plan sets a maximum file size and a number of conversions per day, and video and audio files also have a maximum length. Guests can convert files up to 100 megabytes and 5 per day; a free account raises this to 500 megabytes and 25 per day; paid plans go up to 100 gigabytes.
Your converted Ogg Vorbis file is kept for 2 hours, then deleted.
WAV to Ogg Vorbis: questions and answers
Does converting WAV to Ogg Vorbis reduce quality?
The audio is decoded and re-encoded as Ogg Vorbis at the default settings, so the result is close to the WAV but not bit-identical. Ogg Vorbis uses lossy compression: the encoder discards the detail that is least noticeable, so the file is smaller than the WAV but cannot be turned back into the original.
What is the difference between WAV and Ogg Vorbis?
WAV is an uncompressed audio format. Ogg Vorbis is an open, royalty-free lossy audio format.
Can I change the settings when converting WAV to Ogg Vorbis?
Before you convert WAV to Ogg Vorbis, you can adjust: Audio codec, Rate control, Audio bitrate, Quality (VBR), Sample rate, Channels, Normalize loudness, Trim start, Trim duration, and Keep tags.
Do I need an account to convert WAV to Ogg Vorbis?
No. You can convert WAV to Ogg Vorbis without an account; signing in raises the file-size and daily limits.
How long is my converted Ogg Vorbis file kept?
The Ogg Vorbis file you convert from WAV is kept for 2 hours, then deleted automatically.
Will the Ogg Vorbis file be smaller than my WAV?
Ogg Vorbis uses lossy compression: the encoder discards the detail that is least noticeable, so the file is smaller than the WAV but cannot be turned back into the original.
When I convert WAV to Ogg Vorbis, is the audio re-encoded?
The audio is decoded and re-encoded as Ogg Vorbis at the default settings, so the result is close to the WAV but not bit-identical.