The Audio Compressor

Shrink recordings, podcasts and music with a lower bitrate. See how much smaller each file got.

1 · Choose your files

Drag & drop audio or video files here, or click to browse

Up to 5 files, max 200 MB each

    2 · Choose the strength

    All processing runs on your own device with ffmpeg compiled to WebAssembly; nothing is uploaded.

    3 · Collect your files

    Results appear here with a player. Download them one by one or grab everything as a ZIP.

    Compress by format

    How to compress an audio file online

    1. Add up to 5 audio files (WAV, MP3, M4A, FLAC and more) to the box above.
    2. Pick the bitrate and the output format.
    3. Click Compress files, check the savings on each card and download.

    Frequently asked questions

    How much smaller will my file get?

    It depends on the source. A WAV file shrinks by roughly 90 percent at 96 kbps; a 320 kbps MP3 shrinks by 70 percent; a file that is already at 96 kbps barely changes.

    Does compression lose quality?

    Yes, a little: lower bitrates discard the least audible detail first. For speech, 64 to 96 kbps is hard to tell from the original; for music, stay at 128 kbps.

    Is compressing private?

    Yes. The encoding happens entirely in your browser. Your files are never uploaded.

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