How to convert 3GP to WAV
- Add your .3GP file - drop it in the box above or click to browse.
- Convert it to .WAV in a few seconds.
- Download your new .WAV file.
What to expect
- The audio inside a 3GP file is already compressed (AMR or AAC); WAV is uncompressed but cannot recover quality lost at the recording stage.
- WAV files are significantly larger than the source 3GP - one minute of 44.1 kHz 16-bit WAV is roughly 10 MB versus 1-2 MB for the original.
- AMR-NB audio from older phones is only 8 kHz (telephone quality); upsampling the WAV output to 44.1 kHz adds no extra detail.
Frequently asked questions
Does converting 3GP to WAV improve audio quality?
No - the original AMR or AAC compression is permanent. WAV provides an uncompressed container, but the quality ceiling stays at whatever was recorded.
Why is the WAV file so much larger than the 3GP?
WAV stores raw PCM samples with no compression, while 3GP audio uses AMR at roughly 12 kbit/s; the size difference is expected and normal.
The WAV output sounds slow or is silent - what went wrong?
ffmpeg may have misread the AMR sample rate; add
-ar 8000 for AMR-NB or -ar 16000 for AMR-WB to force the correct rate.Can I extract just the audio without re-encoding the whole file?
Yes - ffmpeg's
-vn flag drops the video track and writes only the audio, which is what all the methods above do automatically.Programs that convert 3GP: Aimersoft DRM Media Converter for Windows · Any Audio Converter · FormatFactory · Freemake Video Converter · SUPER · VIP Video Converter · ImTOO DPG Converter · Nero Recode
