Upload Audio to Compress

Drop audio here to reduce its file size, or import from:

Compression Settings

Choose quality, a reduction percentage, or a target size.

Output Format
Estimated outputAvailable after upload128 kbps
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What Is an Audio File Compressor?

An audio file compressor reduces an audio file's size in megabytes (MB), making it faster to upload, easier to share, and less demanding on device or cloud storage.

This tool creates a smaller copy by lowering compressed-audio bitrate or reducing the amount of PCM data stored in a WAV file. You can control quality, reduction percentage, or a target output size while leaving the original file unchanged.

Three ways to control file size

Choose a quality and bitrate, reduce each original by a percentage, or compress audio toward a specific target size.

Batch compress up to 10 files

Apply the same output settings to a group of files, process them sequentially, and download the results together as a ZIP.

Estimate before processing

See the approximate output size for a single file or the entire batch before starting compression.

Create MP3, M4A, OGG, or WAV

Use compressed formats for everyday delivery or control WAV sample rate, bit depth, and channels for PCM workflows.

How to compress an audio file

The Balanced preset is selected by default and works well for most music and general audio.

  1. 1

    Upload your audio

    Choose one file or switch to Batch Compress to add up to 10 MP3, WAV, FLAC, M4A, OGG, AAC, AIFF, WMA, Opus, AMR, or MP4 files.

  2. 2

    Choose an output

    Use MP3, M4A, or OGG for smaller delivery files, or choose WAV and set its sample rate, bit depth, and channels.

  3. 3

    Choose how to compress

    Set a quality and bitrate, enter a reduction percentage, or specify the maximum target size for each output file.

  4. 4

    Compress and compare

    Review the estimate, process the files locally, compare the actual size change, then download one result or the complete batch.

Audio Compression Methods

Choose a method based on whether you care most about listening quality, a predictable percentage reduction, a strict MB limit, or keeping WAV output.

Compress by quality or bitrate

Choose a preset or exact bitrate for MP3, M4A, and OGG. Lower bitrate creates a smaller file, while higher bitrate retains more encoded audio detail.

Compress by percentage

Reduce each source by a selected percentage when you want a smaller copy without calculating a specific bitrate or size.

Compress audio to a target size

Enter a maximum size in MB and let the compressor calculate an appropriate bitrate from the audio duration. Leave a small margin for strict upload limits.

Reduce PCM WAV size

Keep WAV output while lowering sample rate, bit depth, or channel count. The size estimate updates directly from the selected PCM settings.

Audio compression for common workflows

Pick the preset that matches where the finished file will be used.

Send audio in messages

Use Small File to reduce recordings, demos, and voice notes before sending them through chat or email.

Publish podcasts and interviews

Use Balanced for general podcast delivery or Voice for speech-focused recordings where file size matters most.

Prepare audio for websites

Create MP3, M4A, or OGG files that load faster than large WAV, AIFF, or FLAC originals, or work toward a specific upload limit.

Save mobile storage

Compress large music and recording files into smaller listening copies while keeping the original archive elsewhere.

Extract smaller audio from MP4

Import an MP4 video and create a compact audio-only file without keeping the video track.

Create speech archives

Use the 64 kbps Voice preset for lectures, meetings, notes, and spoken-word material.

Prepare smaller PCM WAV files

Lower the sample rate, bit depth, or channel count when a workflow requires WAV but the original PCM file is unnecessarily large.

MP3 vs WAV for Smaller Audio Files

MP3 and WAV reduce file size in different ways. Choose the output according to compatibility, storage limits, and whether the next workflow requires PCM audio.

OutputHow file size is reducedBest forMain trade-off
MP3Uses lossy bitrate compressionSharing, web delivery, podcasts, email, mobile storage, and broad playbackMuch smaller files, but lower bitrates remove more audio detail
WAVLowers sample rate, bit depth, channels, or a combination of PCM settingsEditing, transcription, datasets, production handoff, and systems that require WAVLarger than MP3 and smaller reductions can still change the stored PCM data

Use MP3 when minimum size and playback compatibility are the priority. Use WAV when the destination requires PCM, and keep the full-resolution source as the master copy.

Frequently Asked Questions

Which audio files can I compress?

You can import MP3, WAV, FLAC, M4A, OGG, AAC, AIFF, WMA, Opus, AMR, and MP4 files.

Compressed files can be created as MP3, M4A, OGG, or PCM WAV. WAV output includes controls for sample rate, 16-bit, 24-bit, or 32-bit depth, and mono or stereo channels.

Yes. Batch Compress accepts up to 10 files. The browser processes them one at a time to reduce memory pressure, and completed files can be downloaded individually or together as a ZIP.

Yes. Target Size calculates a bitrate from the track duration and desired size, then tightens the bitrate once more if the first result exceeds the target. Container overhead means the result may not match the requested size byte for byte.

Choose High Quality for detailed music, Balanced for everyday use, Small File for sharing and web delivery, or Voice for speech recordings.

The source may already use a lower bitrate than the selected preset. Choose Small File or Voice, or keep the original when it is already efficiently compressed.

Yes. MP3, M4A, and OGG reduce size by removing some audio information. Higher bitrate presets retain more detail but create larger files.

Yes. FLAC, WAV, and AIFF can be used as sources for MP3, M4A, OGG, or WAV output. WAV size can be changed through sample rate, bit depth, and channel settings.

Yes. Upload the MP4 and the tool will create a compressed audio-only file without the video stream.

It selects a 64 kbps bitrate suited to meetings, lectures, interviews, and voice notes. Choose WAV Mono separately when a one-channel PCM output is required.

It is an approximation based on duration and bitrate. The actual result can vary slightly by format and source content.

Yes. The completed result includes an audio player so you can confirm the quality before downloading.