How to Use Audacity to Convert WMA to MP3, WAV, etc.

Audacity is a well-known free and open source audio recorder and editor. But did you know that it’s also an audio converter? In fact, it’s a high-quality audio converter that can convert between lossless and compressed formats while maintaining the best quality.

Now, many people wonder if we can use this Audacity converter to convert WMA files to MP3. Well, we absolutely can. I know some people have tried and failed, but that's because they missed one step. Before we dive into the solution, let's figure out whether Audacity supports WMA format.

Unfortunately, Audacity does not natively support the WMA format, which means that you can’t import WMA files into Audacity. But don't be frustrated, there is a workaround, and that is to install the FFmpeg plugin, which can make Audacity accept various formats that it didn’t support before, including WMA and even MP4.

Below, you’ll learn the detailed steps to install the FFmpeg plugin in Audacity to convert WMA to MP3. Please continue reading.

Launch FFmpeg and go to Edit > Preferences. Then click Libraries and then the Download button to the FFmpeg Library.

This will open an Audacity manual page, just click Installing FFmpeg on the page, it will then redirect you to the installing page where you can scroll down and click the download link (https://lame.buanzo.org/ffmpeg.php) provided for the FFmpeg installer.

On the new page, click the correct installer for your system, for example, for my system I will choose the 64-bit version for Windows. You can check your Windows version at ‘Settings’ > ‘System’ > ‘About’.

Click the downloaded .exe file and complete the installation to the default installation folder.

Now restart Audacity, and go to Edit > Preferences > Libraries to check if FFmpeg is detected. If you installed FFmpeg elsewhere, you may need to locate the library manually.

Click File > Import > Audio, then go to the folder containing the WMA audio and import it into Audacity. Alternatively, you can drag and drop the file directly into the interface.

Tip: If you want to convert multiple WMA tracks to MP3, just import them all at once into Audacity.

Click File > Export Audio. Expand the Format dropdown and select MP3 Files. You’ll see the file extension changed to .mp3.

Tip: For converting WMA to WAV, you can just select WAV (Microsoft) as the format.

Click Browse and select the output folder.

In the Audio options, you can modify the parameters as you wish.

If you import multiple files, remember to select Multiple Files so they can be converted to separate tracks instead of a single entire track.

Click Export to complete the conversion.

Audacity may seem a bit complex for a lot of users. If you want to know an easier and faster way to convert your WMA files to MP3 format, give a shot at WonderFox Free HD Video Converter Factory.

This is a reliable free video and audio converter on Windows and one of the best WMA to MP3 converters that can quickly complete the conversion within a few simple clicks. It supports converting a batch of files to save time. Moreover, it also allows users to adjust the audio settings including codec, bitrate, channels, sample rate, and volume just like that of Audacity but easier.

Besides WMA-to-MP3 conversion, you can convert various other video and audio formats without installing the FFmpeg plugin. The software also includes editing tools like trimmer and merger.

Now, you can download download the software and follow the steps to learn the best way to convert WMA to MP3 for free.

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• Step 1. Run the software and click Converter.
• Step 2. Click + Add Files to add WMA files to the program. A direct drag-and-drop is also supported.
• Step 3. Unfold the output format on the right. Click the Audio tab and select MP3.
• Step 4. Click the ▼ icon to specify the output path.
• Step 5. Click Run to start the conversion at once.

Yes. You can import WMA files into Audacity if you have the FFmpeg plugin installed.

You can import multiple WMA files you want to convert into Audacity and it will automatically batch convert them. But make sure to check the ‘Multiple Files’ option in the Export window to convert them to separate files.

In addition to converting WMA to MP3 with Audacity, you can explore other ways to handle the conversion. One of the free options is to use WonderFox Free HD Video Converter Factory, which can perform the conversion easily and quickly. For more conversion tips, you can check out this article How to Convert WMA to MP3.