High-quality audio formats for music, podcasts, sound effects, and other audio content supporting various levels of compression and fidelity. Hover on a format card to see details and play an audio sample.
Hover on a card to view format details and play an audio sample.
Waveform Audio File Format
As a standard audio format in Windows environments, WAV stores sound data in uncompressed PCM form. This format produces high-precision sound reproduction, although it requires significant storage space. This advantage makes WAV the primary choice in professional audio production and recording editing processes.
MPEG-1 Audio Layer 3
This lossy compression format has become the de facto standard for digital music distribution thanks to its balanced ratio of file size and sound quality. With sophisticated encoding techniques, MP3 can dramatically reduce file size while maintaining acceptable audio quality, making it ideal for web applications and portable devices.
Advanced Audio Coding
As the successor to MP3, this format offers a more efficient compression algorithm with superior sound quality at the same bitrate. AAC has been widely adopted by leading streaming platforms due to its superior performance in audio frequency reproduction and good device compatibility.
Audio Interchange File Format
Developed by Apple as an alternative to WAV, AIFF stores audio data in uncompressed form with high resolution. This format has become the standard in music production in macOS environments, offering perfect studio sound quality for professional needs.
Free Lossless Audio Codec
This open-source format provides audio compression without losing original quality, making it a favorite among audiophiles. FLAC can reduce file size by about 50-60% from its original source while maintaining every sound detail, ideal for high-quality music archives.
Open Source Audio Format
As an open-source audio solution, this format offers a royalty-free alternative to MP3 with comparable quality. The Vorbis codec in OGG containers is widely implemented in open-source multimedia applications, including games and digital music players.
Windows Media Audio
Developed by Microsoft as a response to MP3, this format provides better audio performance at low bitrates. WMA integrates perfectly with the Windows ecosystem and is often used for multimedia content based on Microsoft platforms.
Apple Lossless Audio Codec
This exclusive Apple format offers lossless compression with quality equivalent to FLAC. ALAC is specifically designed for optimal integration with Apple devices, allowing digital music collections to be stored without compromising quality within the iOS and macOS ecosystem.
Modern Audio Codec
This modern audio format is dedicated to real-time applications such as VoIP communications and streaming. With dynamic bitrate flexibility and superior performance at low latency, Opus is becoming an emerging standard for teleconferencing applications and multimedia streaming.
Musical Instrument Digital Interface
Unlike conventional audio formats, MIDI stores digital music instruction data in the form of playing parameters. This format is very efficient in file size and is widely used in digital music production, synthesizers, and interactive multimedia applications due to its easily modifiable nature.
When converting from MP3 to other audio formats, these are the specific changes that occur: