Video conversion
Convert AVI to WAV
Updated Jul 2026
Converting AVI to WAV means pulling just the audio out of a video file and saving it as an uncompressed sound file. Open the AVI in a converter, choose WAV as the output, and it extracts the audio track, discarding the picture. Doing this on your own computer means the video never has to leave your machine.
- Extension
- .avi
- Type
- Video
- Typically
- Legacy Windows video
- Extension
- .wav
- Type
- Audio
- Typically
- Uncompressed audio, recording
Convert AVI to WAV on your own computer. Nothing uploads.
How to convert AVI to WAV
- Open Morphjet and drag in the AVI file, or a whole folder of them, you want to pull audio from.
- Choose WAV as the output format.
- Convert. Morphjet extracts the audio track and writes a WAV file next to the original, and nothing leaves your machine.
AVI vs WAV: what actually changes
| AVI | WAV | |
|---|---|---|
| Contains | Video and audio together | Audio only, no picture |
| File size | Large, holds picture data plus sound | Large for its length, but far smaller overall since there's no video |
| Quality | Lossless container, though what's inside can vary | Uncompressed, no quality loss on export |
| Opens everywhere | Mostly a legacy Windows format, spotty support elsewhere | Yes, opens in any audio player or editor |
| Works in audio editing software | No, needs a video editor first | Yes, a standard format for recording and editing |
| Keeps metadata | Can hold titles, timestamps, and more | Very little, mostly just basic audio info |
When to convert, and when not to
Convert AVI to WAV when you only need the sound from an old video, like pulling a voiceover, interview, or song out of a video file so you can edit, sample, or play it back as audio.
If you'll still need to watch the video later, keep the AVI, since converting to WAV throws away the picture and there's no way to get it back from the WAV.
Why not just use an online converter?
Old AVI files often hold home movies, interviews, meetings, or recorded calls, and uploading one to an online converter just to grab the audio means handing that footage to a stranger's server, picture included. Doing the extraction on your own computer means the video, and whatever's in it, never leaves your machine.
Questions
Does converting AVI to WAV lose any audio quality?
No. WAV stores audio uncompressed, so the extracted sound is essentially identical to what's in the original AVI, sample for sample.
What happens to the video part of the AVI?
It's discarded. WAV is an audio-only format, so converting to WAV keeps the sound and drops the picture. If you need the video too, keep the original AVI around.
Why is the WAV file bigger than I expected?
WAV doesn't compress audio, so even a short clip can run tens of megabytes. That's the trade-off for a format every audio program can open without decoding anything.
Can I convert AVI to WAV without uploading the video anywhere?
Yes. Morphjet extracts the audio on your own computer, so the video file never travels over the internet.
Will the WAV keep any metadata from the AVI?
Not much. WAV carries little beyond basic audio info, so details like timestamps or device info in the original AVI typically don't carry over.
Morphjet converts AVI, WAV, and 1,800+ other formats, all on your machine. Launching this July.