HEVC to SLN Converter

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Asterisk Audio

SLN is native to Asterisk PBX — extracting from HEVC creates IVR prompts and hold music for your phone system.

Fast Extraction

Audio extraction skips video processing — your HEVC-to-SLN conversion finishes in seconds, not minutes.

Secure Files

HEVC uploads are erased immediately after conversion. SLN outputs are deleted within 24 hours.

How to convert HEVC to SLN

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Select files from Computer, Google Drive, Dropbox, URL or by dragging it on the page.

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Choose sln or any other format you need as a result (more than 200 formats supported)

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Let the file convert and you can download your sln file right afterwards

About formats

HEVC (High Efficiency Video Coding), also designated as H.265 and MPEG-H Part 2, is a video compression standard developed jointly by the ITU-T Video Coding Experts Group and the ISO/IEC Moving Picture Experts Group. Approved in January 2013, HEVC was designed as the successor to H.264/AVC with the primary goal of doubling the compression efficiency — achieving equivalent visual quality at roughly half the bit rate. The standard accomplishes this through larger coding tree units of up to 64x64 pixels, more sophisticated motion prediction with 35 directional intra modes, advanced sample adaptive offset filtering, and parallel processing tools including tiles and wavefront parallel processing. HEVC supports resolutions from 320x240 up to 8192x4320 (8K UHD), making it future-proof for emerging display technologies. The codec is widely adopted in broadcasting, where it enables efficient delivery of 4K and HDR content over bandwidth-constrained channels, as well as in video conferencing and surveillance applications. Apple adopted HEVC as the default recording format for iOS devices beginning with iOS 11, dramatically expanding its consumer reach. Despite technical superiority over H.264, a complex and fragmented patent licensing landscape has driven interest in royalty-free alternatives like AV1, though HEVC remains deeply embedded in broadcast infrastructure and consumer electronics worldwide.
Initial release: January 25, 2013
SLN (Signed Linear) is a headerless raw audio format storing 16-bit signed linear PCM samples at 8000 Hz mono, most closely associated with Asterisk) — the open-source PBX framework developed by Digium (now Sangoma Technologies). Within Asterisk, SLN serves as the native internal audio representation: every codec transcoding operation passes through signed linear as an intermediate step. This makes SLN the backbone of Asterisk's codec translation architecture. The format contains nothing but raw samples — no headers, no metadata, no framing — so parameters must be known in advance. While this lack of self-description might seem limiting, it is actually an advantage in telephony where sample format is fixed by convention and every overhead byte matters across thousands of simultaneous channels. The 8000 Hz rate aligns with the G.711 standard for traditional telephony, capturing the full 300-3400 Hz voice band. Asterisk also supports extended variants (sln16, sln32, sln48) for wideband audio. SLN files require no decoding — just direct memory mapping — making them ideal for real-time mixing, conferencing, and prompt playback in high-density VoIP environments.
Initial release: 1999

Frequently Asked Questions

Why convert HEVC to SLN?

SLN is native to Asterisk PBX — used for IVR prompts and voicemail greetings.

How do I open SLN files?

Asterisk, FreePBX, and compatible VoIP systems.

Is only the audio extracted?

Yes — the video portion of the HEVC file is discarded. Only the audio track is saved as SLN.

Can I convert multiple files?

Upload several HEVC videos at once and extract SLN audio from each simultaneously in a single batch.

Are my uploads secure?

HEVC files are deleted immediately after conversion. SLN outputs are removed from our servers within 24 hours.