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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.
FFmpeg reads the CAF container, decodes the enclosed audio to PCM (lossless from PCM/ALAC, lossy decode from AAC/others), and writes to a WAV RIFF container with little-endian byte order and standard PCM format. The output preserves sample rate, bit depth, and channel layout. Note: WAV has a ~4 GB file size limit. For recordings that approach this limit, consider FLAC or keep CAF.
From PCM or ALAC in CAF, the conversion is perfectly lossless. From lossy codecs in CAF, WAV captures the full decoded audio. No additional quality loss occurs. The only limitation is WAV's 4 GB size cap for very large files.
| Device | CAF | WAV |
|---|---|---|
| Windows PC | Partial | Native |
| macOS | Partial | Partial |
| iPhone/iPad | Partial | Partial |
| Android | Partial | Partial |
| Linux | Partial | Partial |
| Web Browser | No |
Resolution: N/A
Bitrate: 320 kbps
OGG Vorbis preferred
Resolution: N/A
Bitrate: 256 kbps
AAC format required
Resolution: N/A
Bitrate: 128 kbps
Lossless FLAC/WAV for best quality
Resolution: N/A
Bitrate: 128 kbps
MP3 mono for spoken word
CAF to WAV converts macOS professional audio to the universal uncompressed standard. Perfectly lossless from uncompressed and ALAC sources.
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| Native |
| Характеристика | CAF | WAV |
|---|---|---|
| Повна назва | Core Audio Format | Waveform Audio File Format |
| Розширення | .caf | .wav |
| Найкраще для | Apple native | Lossless quality |