3G2 to CAF Converter
FileFlip converts 3G2 to CAF entirely inside your browser, using FFmpeg compiled to WebAssembly. The file is never uploaded to a server: it is read off your disk, converted on your own machine, and saved back by the browser. That means no file-size limit, no queue and no account.
How do I convert a 3G2 file to CAF?#
- Drop your 3G2 file onto the converter at the top of this page, or click it to pick one from your computer. You can add as many as you like.
- Leave the target set to CAF and the conversion starts on its own. FileFlip downloads 30.8 MB of WebAssembly the first time and nothing after that, then runs FFmpeg on your own machine.
- Save the CAF file. Your browser writes it straight to your downloads folder, because there was never a server holding it.
Does converting 3G2 to CAF lose quality?#
It depends on what is inside the file. 3G2 is a container rather than a codec, so whether the CAF conversion copies the streams across untouched or re-encodes them is decided by the codecs that particular file happens to use.
Is it safe to convert 3G2 files online?#
Yes, because nothing is uploaded. FileFlip converts 3G2 files inside the browser tab you already have open, using WebAssembly builds of the same engines a desktop converter would install. Your file is read from your own disk into the page's memory, and no request carrying it is ever made.
You do not have to take that on trust. Open your browser's network panel, run a conversion, and you will see the engine come down and your file go nowhere. There is no upload, no server-side copy, no retention window, and no account tied to what you converted.
How FileFlip works lists every engine, its version and its download size, and shows how to check for yourself that nothing leaves your machine.
What 3G2 to CAF actually does to the file#
Converting 3G2 to CAF runs on FFmpeg, downloads 30.8 MB of WebAssembly the first time and nothing after that, re-encodes or copies through depending on the codecs in the file, and drops encoded streams and video tracks.
| Engine | FFmpeg |
|---|---|
| Conversion path | One step: 3G2 → CAF |
| Downloaded to your browser | 30.8 MB, once, then cached by your browser |
| Quality | Decided by the codecs inside the file |
| You get back | One file |
| Where it runs | In a background worker, so the page stays responsive |
What survives the conversion
| What is in the file | This conversion | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Encoded streams | Dropped | The target format has nowhere to put it. |
| Video tracks | Dropped | The target format has nowhere to put it. |
What is a 3G2 file?#
A 3G2 file holds video and audio in the multimedia container 3GPP2 defined for CDMA-lineage mobile phones, the same MPEG-4 Part 12 lineage as 3GP but tuned to the codecs and networks used across North America and parts of Asia.
There's little reason to create new 3G2 files today; it matters only for handling video already recorded on an older CDMA phone.
Convert 3G2 to MP4 to play old CDMA phone footage on current devices, since almost nothing besides that original phone's own software still targets 3G2 directly.
What is a CAF file?#
A CAF file holds audio in Apple's Core Audio Format, introduced in 2005 to replace AIFF and WAV on the Mac because its 64-bit chunk sizes have no practical file size or duration limit.
Keep audio as CAF while it stays inside Apple's own tools, such as Logic Pro, GarageBand, or an iOS app's own audio recordings, where the format's size and codec flexibility are used directly.
Convert CAF to WAV or M4A when the audio needs to leave the Apple ecosystem, since most non-Apple software has no built-in way to open it.
3G2 to CAF questions people ask#
What produces a 3G2 file?
3G2 files come from older CDMA-network mobile phones, the kind carriers like Verizon and Sprint sold before those networks were shut down. Video recorded or received as an MMS message on those phones typically saved in this format.
Why won't my 3G2 file play?
3G2 is rare enough that many players never added support for it, and its CDMA-specific audio codecs like EVRC or QCELP aren't included in general-purpose decoders. VLC is the most reliable option for opening a 3G2 file directly.
What's the difference between 3G2 and 3GP?
Both are the same MPEG-4 Part 12 family of mobile video container, but 3GP was defined by 3GPP for GSM-network phones while 3G2 was defined by 3GPP2 for CDMA-network phones. The practical difference is mainly which audio codecs each permits, matched to the voice codecs their respective networks already used.
What should I convert a 3G2 file to?
Convert 3G2 to MP4 to get old CDMA phone footage playing on a current device. MP4 supports far more codecs and doesn't depend on decoders that were only ever built for CDMA-era handsets.