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Opus is the format used for voice recording. Dictation apps, messaging services and VoIP providers rely on it because it transmits speech with astonishing clarity even at very low bitrates. This is precisely why .OPUS files often end up where they are intended to be processed: in transcription software, an audio editing programme or an older tool that simply cannot handle the modern codec. WAV is the lowest common denominator here, as the uncompressed PCM format is understood by practically every programme that has ever processed sound.

During this conversion, the compressed Opus file is decoded and written as a RAW audio track into the WAV container. The result is a much larger file, often many times larger, as WAV stores every single sample value without compression. It is important to note that WAV only restores the information that Opus has retained. Anything omitted from the original recording is not recovered. The WAV file therefore sounds exactly like the original Opus file, but takes up significantly more space.

When WAV is the right choice

The uncompressed format is particularly useful as an intermediate step for editing. If you want to edit, normalise or run a voice recording through a transcription tool, WAV is the safest option because no further lossy compression interferes. For simple playback or sending files, however, WAV is impractically large. In that case, converting from Opus to MP3 or Opus to AAC is the more space-efficient solution.

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Last updated on May 30, 2026 by Sören Ramspeck with the experience of more than 128,993,303 converted files since 2013.

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From: OPUS

open audio format, efficient at low bit rates

OPUS is a compressed audio file format which has its strengths in real time and speech. This means that voice recordings - for example from smartphones or digital dictation machines - are often available as .opus files. Not all software and not every …

File extension: .opus
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To: WAV

uncompressed audio format, high quality

WAV files are used to store audio signals - such as music or voice recordings. WAV files are uncompressed, so they offer a perfect quality at the cost of a really huge file size. They usually contain PCM-signals based on Microsoft’s Resource Intercha …

File extension: .wav
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