How to convert Windows Media Audio to MP3
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Upload your file
Drag and drop a file or click to select one. Keep this page open while the file uploads and converts.
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Convert Windows Media Audio to MP3
NexMedia converts Windows Media Audio to MP3 on its own servers. Processing time depends on the file size and how busy the queue is.
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Download the converted file
When the conversion finishes, the download appears on this page. Your converted file is kept for 2 hours, then deleted.
About Windows Media Audio
Windows Media Audio (WMA) is Microsoft's family of audio codecs, stored in the ASF container, with lossy, lossless and voice variants.
Music bought or ripped with Windows Media Player in the 2000s.
WMA files can carry DRM, and many devices outside Windows do not play WMA.
Convert Windows Media Audio to MP3 online free, no account required — MP3 is a universally supported lossy audio format.
Change Windows Media Audio to MP3 without losing quality — convert Windows Media Audio to MP3 free in your browser.
Why does my Android phone refuse to play WMA files? Windows Media Audio never left the Microsoft world, so players elsewhere either skip it or need a conversion to a universal format.
About MP3
MP3 (MPEG-1 Audio Layer III) is a lossy audio format from the early 1990s. It removes the sound listeners are least likely to notice, typically at 128 to 320 kbit/s.
It plays on virtually every device and app, which makes it the default for music files, podcasts and audiobooks.
MP3 tops out at 320 kbit/s and two channels, and every re-encode removes a little more detail.
Why convert music to MP3? Every device, car stereo and app made in the last 25 years plays it, so nothing and nobody is left out.
What changes when you convert Windows Media Audio to MP3
- The audio is decoded and re-encoded as MP3 at the default settings, so the result is close to the Windows Media Audio but not bit-identical.
- Windows Media Audio files can carry DRM copy protection; protected files are detected and refused, because copy protection is never removed.
Settings you can change
Before you convert Windows Media Audio to MP3, you can adjust: Audio codec, Rate control, Audio bitrate, Quality (VBR), Sample rate, Channels, Normalize loudness, Trim start, Trim duration, and Keep tags.
Limits
Each plan sets a maximum file size and a number of conversions per day, and video and audio files also have a maximum length. Guests can convert files up to 100 megabytes and 5 per day; a free account raises this to 500 megabytes and 25 per day; paid plans go up to 100 gigabytes.
Your converted MP3 file is kept for 2 hours, then deleted.
Windows Media Audio to MP3: questions and answers
Does converting Windows Media Audio to MP3 reduce quality?
The audio is decoded and re-encoded as MP3 at the default settings, so the result is close to the Windows Media Audio but not bit-identical.
What is the difference between Windows Media Audio and MP3?
Windows Media Audio is Microsoft's Windows Media audio format. MP3 is a universally supported lossy audio format.
Can I change the settings when converting Windows Media Audio to MP3?
Before you convert Windows Media Audio to MP3, you can adjust: Audio codec, Rate control, Audio bitrate, Quality (VBR), Sample rate, Channels, Normalize loudness, Trim start, Trim duration, and Keep tags.
Do I need an account to convert Windows Media Audio to MP3?
No. You can convert Windows Media Audio to MP3 without an account; signing in raises the file-size and daily limits.
How long is my converted MP3 file kept?
The MP3 file you convert from Windows Media Audio is kept for 2 hours, then deleted automatically.
What happens if my Windows Media Audio file is copy-protected?
Windows Media Audio files can carry DRM copy protection; protected files are detected and refused, because copy protection is never removed.
When I convert Windows Media Audio to MP3, is the audio re-encoded?
The audio is decoded and re-encoded as MP3 at the default settings, so the result is close to the Windows Media Audio but not bit-identical.