Convert CAF to WAV — Free Online Converter

CAF (Core Audio Format) is Apple's professional container supporting any codec, unlimited file sizes, and rich production metadata. WAV (Waveform Audio File Format) stores uncompressed PCM in Microsoft's RIFF container — the most universally compatible audio format. WAV has a practical 4 GB file size limit (due to its 32-bit size field), which CAF was specifically designed to overcome.

Converting CAF to WAV extracts the audio, decodes to PCM if necessary, and stores it in the universally compatible RIFF/WAV container. This is the standard export path when macOS professional recordings must be shared with non-Apple systems.

WAV is the universal audio interchange format — every operating system, DAW, hardware device, and embedded system handles WAV natively. CAF support is limited to macOS Core Audio applications. Converting CAF to WAV ensures your recordings work everywhere.

WAV is also the expected delivery format for many mastering facilities, broadcast systems, film/TV post-production, and CD manufacturing. When professional macOS recordings must enter these pipelines, WAV is the standard format.