diff --git a/app/src/lib/hooks/useAudioRecording.ts b/app/src/lib/hooks/useAudioRecording.ts
index cf6c2c79..23c6e680 100644
--- a/app/src/lib/hooks/useAudioRecording.ts
+++ b/app/src/lib/hooks/useAudioRecording.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
-import { useState, useRef, useCallback, useEffect } from 'react';
+import { useCallback, useEffect, useRef, useState } from 'react';
 import { isTauri } from '@/lib/tauri';
+import { convertToWav } from '@/lib/utils/audio';
 
 interface UseAudioRecordingOptions {
   maxDurationSeconds?: number;
@@ -85,13 +86,26 @@ export function useAudioRecording({
         }
       };
 
-      mediaRecorder.onstop = () => {
-        const blob = new Blob(chunksRef.current, { type: 'audio/webm' });
-        // Pass the actual recorded duration
-        const recordedDuration = startTimeRef.current 
-          ? (Date.now() - startTimeRef.current) / 1000 
-          : undefined;
-        onRecordingComplete?.(blob, recordedDuration);
+      mediaRecorder.onstop = async () => {
+        const webmBlob = new Blob(chunksRef.current, { type: 'audio/webm' });
+
+        // Convert to WAV format to avoid needing ffmpeg on backend
+        try {
+          const wavBlob = await convertToWav(webmBlob);
+
+          // Pass the actual recorded duration
+          const recordedDuration = startTimeRef.current
+            ? (Date.now() - startTimeRef.current) / 1000
+            : undefined;
+          onRecordingComplete?.(wavBlob, recordedDuration);
+        } catch (err) {
+          console.error('Error converting audio to WAV:', err);
+          // Fallback to original blob if conversion fails
+          const recordedDuration = startTimeRef.current
+            ? (Date.now() - startTimeRef.current) / 1000
+            : undefined;
+          onRecordingComplete?.(webmBlob, recordedDuration);
+        }
 
         // Stop all tracks
         streamRef.current?.getTracks().forEach((track) => {
diff --git a/app/src/lib/utils/audio.ts b/app/src/lib/utils/audio.ts
index fe10c675..c4cb5d9f 100644
--- a/app/src/lib/utils/audio.ts
+++ b/app/src/lib/utils/audio.ts
@@ -16,3 +16,104 @@ export function formatAudioDuration(seconds: number): string {
   const secs = Math.floor(seconds % 60);
   return `${mins}:${secs.toString().padStart(2, '0')}`;
 }
+
+/**
+ * Convert any audio blob to WAV format using Web Audio API.
+ * This ensures compatibility without requiring ffmpeg on the backend.
+ */
+export async function convertToWav(audioBlob: Blob): Promise<Blob> {
+  // Create audio context
+  const audioContext = new AudioContext();
+
+  // Read blob as array buffer
+  const arrayBuffer = await audioBlob.arrayBuffer();
+
+  // Decode audio data
+  const audioBuffer = await audioContext.decodeAudioData(arrayBuffer);
+
+  // Convert to WAV
+  const wavBlob = audioBufferToWav(audioBuffer);
+
+  // Close audio context to free resources
+  await audioContext.close();
+
+  return wavBlob;
+}
+
+/**
+ * Convert AudioBuffer to WAV blob.
+ */
+function audioBufferToWav(buffer: AudioBuffer): Blob {
+  const numberOfChannels = buffer.numberOfChannels;
+  const sampleRate = buffer.sampleRate;
+  const format = 1; // PCM
+  const bitDepth = 16;
+
+  const bytesPerSample = bitDepth / 8;
+  const blockAlign = numberOfChannels * bytesPerSample;
+
+  // Interleave channels
+  const interleaved = interleaveChannels(buffer);
+
+  // Create WAV file
+  const dataLength = interleaved.length * bytesPerSample;
+  const buffer2 = new ArrayBuffer(44 + dataLength);
+  const view = new DataView(buffer2);
+
+  // Write WAV header
+  writeString(view, 0, 'RIFF');
+  view.setUint32(4, 36 + dataLength, true);
+  writeString(view, 8, 'WAVE');
+  writeString(view, 12, 'fmt ');
+  view.setUint32(16, 16, true); // fmt chunk size
+  view.setUint16(20, format, true); // audio format (PCM)
+  view.setUint16(22, numberOfChannels, true);
+  view.setUint32(24, sampleRate, true);
+  view.setUint32(28, sampleRate * blockAlign, true); // byte rate
+  view.setUint16(32, blockAlign, true);
+  view.setUint16(34, bitDepth, true);
+  writeString(view, 36, 'data');
+  view.setUint32(40, dataLength, true);
+
+  // Write audio data
+  floatTo16BitPCM(view, 44, interleaved);
+
+  return new Blob([buffer2], { type: 'audio/wav' });
+}
+
+/**
+ * Interleave multiple channels into a single array.
+ */
+function interleaveChannels(buffer: AudioBuffer): Float32Array {
+  const numberOfChannels = buffer.numberOfChannels;
+  const length = buffer.length;
+  const interleaved = new Float32Array(length * numberOfChannels);
+
+  for (let channel = 0; channel < numberOfChannels; channel++) {
+    const channelData = buffer.getChannelData(channel);
+    for (let i = 0; i < length; i++) {
+      interleaved[i * numberOfChannels + channel] = channelData[i];
+    }
+  }
+
+  return interleaved;
+}
+
+/**
+ * Write string to DataView.
+ */
+function writeString(view: DataView, offset: number, string: string): void {
+  for (let i = 0; i < string.length; i++) {
+    view.setUint8(offset + i, string.charCodeAt(i));
+  }
+}
+
+/**
+ * Convert float32 audio data to 16-bit PCM.
+ */
+function floatTo16BitPCM(view: DataView, offset: number, input: Float32Array): void {
+  for (let i = 0; i < input.length; i++, offset += 2) {
+    const s = Math.max(-1, Math.min(1, input[i]));
+    view.setInt16(offset, s < 0 ? s * 0x8000 : s * 0x7fff, true);
+  }
+}
diff --git a/tauri/src-tauri/gen/Assets.car b/tauri/src-tauri/gen/Assets.car
index 269230ac..f47e56d5 100644
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