[Free WMA Converter] How to Convert WMA Files without any Cost?

WMA (Windows Media Audio) is a proprietary container format developed by Microsoft and it’s perfectly compatible with Windows platforms. If you want to play audio files on Windows devices or players without problems, it’s a good way to change the audio format to WMA. Some people may want to do the conversion using Windows Media Player, which, however, needs you to burn the source audio into a blank CD disc, then rip and convert the CD to WMA. So Windows Media Player is not recommended for such conversions. Then is there any easy but effective method? Absolutely yes! The part below shares 5 desktop and online WMA converters for Windows and gives detailed instructions. Read on.

WonderFox Free HD Video Converter Factory is one of the best free audio & video converters on the market. It supports all mainstream media files and converts them to 500+ formats and devices at fast speed. Free HD Video Converter Factory enables you to convert WMA to MP3, WAV, M4A, FLAC, OGG, etc. with high quality preserved. It also lets you convert from other audio or video files to WMA for music enjoyment on Windows devices. Additionally, this software offers handy editing tools to cut and merge audio files.

Below are the specific steps of how to convert WMA files. Please download and installdownload and install the WMA converter on your PC to get ready.

VLC is a free and open-source media file player as well as a converter. It’s supported by multiple operating systems and works well on Windows PC. VLC offers a straightforward way to convert types of audio and video files like WMA, MP3, MP4, MOV, etc. Here is how to convert WMA files with VLC media player. If you haven’t installed VLC on your computer, download it from this site: https://www.videolan.org/vlc/download-windows.html

Step 1. Open VLC Media Player. Head over to the toolbar at the top of the software. Click Media > Convert/Save to enter the Open Media window.

Step 2. Click the + Add button to choose and load your WMA files.

Step 3. Press the Convert/Save button at the bottom of the window.

Step 4. Go to Settings > Profile > choose an output format from the drop-down list. (VLC provides direct output profiles for audio including OGG, MP3, FLAC, and CD.)

Step 5. Click Browse to select an output destination.

Step 6. Click Start to complete the conversion.

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When searching for free audio converters on the internet, you may find a lot of online services that can convert files without installing any software on your PC. They are very convenient for conversions in small file sizes. Online converters are often similar in the workflow, but they still have different features from each other. Here I selected three from the converting programs online. Let’s see how to do the WMA conversion using online tools in the following parts.

How to Change WMA Format with cloudconvert.com?

Website: https://cloudconvert.com/wma-converter
Step 1. Visit the site with its URL. Click Select File to add your WMA audio files.
Step 2. Choose an output format. (Output audio format includes AAC, AIFF, FLAC, M4A, MP3, WAV, and WMA.)
Step 3. Click Convert to start uploading and converting WMA files.
Step 4. Download the converted files after the process is completed.

Tip. Cloudconvert allows you to convert WMA files to different formats at the same time. And it offers options to trim audio, change sample rate, bitrate, etc. However, the max file size should not be larger than 1 GB.

How to Convert Audio and Video to WMA with audio.online-convert.com?

Website: https://audio.online-convert.com/convert-to-wma

Step 1. Visit the site. Choose audio/video files from your folder or a URL and import all of them. Simple drag-and-drops are also available.
Step 2. Click the Start button to initiate the conversion process.
Step 3. Download the final WMA files when the conversion is done.

Tip. This converter also supports modifying audio settings and normalizing audio. Besides being a simple WMA audio converter, Audio.online-convert is able to compress MP4 videos, and JPG/PNG/PDF files, and also take screenshots on websites easily.

How to Convert to/from WMA with onlineconverter.com?

Website: https://www.onlineconverter.com/wma

Step 1. Open Online Converter on your browser. Choose a conversion type, for example, “Audio to WMA”.
Step 2. Select a file to upload and convert.
Step 3. Hit the Convert button to start uploading your file.
Step 4. Once the upload is completed, the converter will redirect a web page to show the conversion result. Then download the converted file to your computer.

Tip. Online Converter is capable of converting various a/v files to WMA and changing WMA audio files to other commonly used audio formats. And the max file size in this program is 200 MB. If the source file is large, it will take more time to upload and convert.

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This article has introduced five WMA converters and illustrated how to convert files with each program. All the methods are useful and straightforward. Just choose the preferred one to get your job done. In a nutshell, Free HD Video Converter Factory is the most professional audio converter featuring advanced encoding tech, fast conversion speed, high output quality, and a user-friendly interface. VLC media player sometimes may go wrong for unknown reasons. And online services require a stable internet connection, and most of them don’t support converting large files.