Free Online WMA to MP3 Converter
Convert WMA to MP3 — Finally Free Your Windows Media Player Music
Between 2001 and 2012, Windows Media Player was the default music app on every PC sold. It ripped CDs to WMA by default, and millions of people built entire music libraries in that format without thinking twice. Fast forward to today, and those WMA files are stuck. iPhones refuse to play them. Android music apps ignore them. Car stereos skip them. Spotify cannot import them. This WMA to MP3 converter gives those files a second life. Drop your WMA collection in, pick a quality level, and get MP3s that play on literally everything. If you have been meaning to convert WMA to MP3 for years but never got around to it, now is the time.
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Who Still Has WMA Files (and Why They Need MP3s)
If you owned a Windows PC in the 2000s, there is a good chance you have WMA files somewhere. Here are the situations that send people searching for a WMA to MP3 converter.
The Windows Media Player CD Collection
You spent weekends feeding CDs into your computer and clicking rip. Windows Media Player saved everything as WMA because that was Microsoft's default. Now you have hundreds — maybe thousands — of WMA tracks scattered across old folders and backup drives. Converting that WMA library to MP3 means you can finally load those songs onto your phone, your car USB, or any streaming device.
Old Hard Drive and Backup Discoveries
Plugged in an old external drive from 2007 and found your entire music collection in WMA? That happens all the time. Those files are perfectly fine — they just need to be converted. Change WMA to MP3 and suddenly that rediscovered music library works with modern hardware again.
Car Stereos and Portable Devices That Reject WMA
Some car stereos technically support WMA, but many cheap USB-based head units only reliably read MP3 and maybe WAV. If you have been burning WMA files to a USB stick and getting silence, the fix is simple: turn WMA into MP3 before loading the drive.
Built for Windows Media Player Refugees
This is not a generic audio converter that happens to support WMA. It was designed with one job in mind: getting your old Windows music library into a format the rest of the world actually uses.
Handles WMA Files Ripped by Windows Media Player
Whether your CDs were ripped at 64 kbps, 128 kbps, or 192 kbps in Windows Media Player, this converter reads them all. Even those low-quality 64 kbps WMA rips from the early XP days convert cleanly to MP3. The converter does not choke on any standard WMA bitrate.
Supports WMA Pro and WMA Lossless Variants
Not all WMA files are created equal. Microsoft released several versions of the codec over the years — standard WMA, WMA Pro (multichannel and higher bitrates), and WMA Lossless (full CD quality with no compression loss). This WMA to MP3 converter handles all three. If you ripped CDs using the lossless setting, you will get better-sounding MP3s than someone who ripped at 128 kbps.
Rescues Music from Old Windows XP and Vista Backups
Found a folder called My Music on a dusty hard drive image from 2005? Those WMA files are probably still perfectly intact. This converter reads them regardless of age. No need to boot up an old Windows installation or find a copy of Windows Media Player — just drag the files in and get MP3s out.
No Windows Required — Works on Mac, Linux, Chromebook
WMA is a Microsoft format, but you do not need a Microsoft computer to convert it. This WMA to MP3 converter runs in any browser on any operating system. On a MacBook? Works. On a Chromebook at work? Works. On an old Linux laptop? Also works. No special codecs or software to install.
Converts Entire CD-Rip Folders at Once
People with WMA libraries do not have three files — they have three hundred. Or three thousand. Drop an entire folder's worth of WMA tracks into the converter and they all process together. Download each MP3 individually or grab everything as a ZIP. Converting your whole collection does not have to take all day.
DRM-Protected WMA? Here Is What You Can Do
Some WMA files from the early days of digital music stores came with DRM (Digital Rights Management) that locks them to specific computers. If your files play normally, they are DRM-free and will convert just fine. If they refuse to play even in Windows Media Player, they are DRM-locked — and unfortunately no converter can legally bypass that encryption. We will not pretend otherwise.
How to Convert WMA to MP3 — Step by Step
The whole thing takes about a minute, even if you have a big library.
Load Your WMA Files
Open videotoaudio.net in any browser. Drag your .wma files onto the page or browse to select them from your music folder. Got a massive collection? Add as many WMA files as you need — the converter handles large batches without flinching.
Pick Your MP3 Quality
MP3 is already selected as the output. Choose a bitrate: 128 kbps is fine for audiobooks and voice memos, 192 kbps is the sweet spot for everyday music listening, and 320 kbps squeezes out every bit of quality your WMA source has to offer.
Download and Enjoy
Hit convert and watch the progress. Files finish in seconds. Save individual MP3s or download the full batch as a ZIP. Your WMA to MP3 conversion is done — load the files onto your phone, USB drive, or music app and enjoy.
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WMA to MP3 — Frequently Asked Questions
Why doesn't my iPhone or Mac play WMA files?
Apple never added WMA support to iOS or macOS. It is a Microsoft-developed format, and Apple had no reason to support a competitor's codec when they were pushing AAC and their own iTunes ecosystem. The result is that any WMA file you transfer to an iPhone, iPad, or Mac will just sit there doing nothing. The fastest fix is to convert WMA to MP3 before transferring — MP3 plays natively on every Apple device ever made.
I have 2,000 WMA files from Windows Media Player — what's the fastest way to convert them all?
Drop them into this converter in batches. You can add large numbers of WMA files at once and they all process together. Once each batch finishes, download the MP3s as a ZIP file. Depending on your computer's speed, a batch of a hundred WMA files converts in well under a minute. You could realistically convert your entire 2,000-track library in about twenty minutes by working through it in batches.
Can I convert DRM-protected WMA files?
Probably not. DRM-protected WMA files are encrypted and tied to the original computer or Microsoft account that purchased them. No standard converter — including this one — can bypass that encryption. The good news is that most WMA files people have are CD rips, not store purchases, and CD rips never have DRM. If your files play normally in any media player, they are unprotected and will convert to MP3 without any trouble.
My WMA files are 64 kbps — will converting to MP3 make them sound even worse?
A little bit, yes, since you are re-encoding from one lossy format to another. But at 64 kbps the audio was already pretty compressed, so the additional quality loss from converting to MP3 is minimal. Set the MP3 output to 128 kbps or higher so the encoder has enough room to work with. Honestly, at 64 kbps source quality, most people cannot tell the difference between the WMA original and the MP3 copy.
WMA Lossless to MP3 — is it better quality than regular WMA to MP3?
Yes, significantly. WMA Lossless preserved the full CD-quality audio when you ripped it, meaning no information was thrown away. When you convert WMA Lossless to MP3 at 320 kbps, the result sounds noticeably better than converting a 128 kbps standard WMA file to MP3. If you were careful enough to rip lossless back in the day, you will benefit from choosing a high MP3 bitrate now.
Will the song names and album info transfer to the MP3?
WMA files store metadata like song title, artist, album name, and track number in their own tagging system. During conversion, the audio content transfers to MP3 perfectly. However, metadata transfer depends on the specific tags embedded in each file. In most cases the basic info carries over, but you may want to double-check your MP3s in a music app afterward. A free tag editor can fix anything that did not make the trip.
Can I convert WMA to MP3 on a Mac without installing anything?
That is exactly what this tool is for. Macs do not play WMA files and do not include any built-in conversion tool for them. Open videotoaudio.net in Safari or Chrome on your Mac, drag in the WMA files, and download MP3s. No software installation, no Terminal commands, no Homebrew packages. It just works in the browser.
My old Zune music is in WMA — can I convert it?
If the WMA files from your Zune library are DRM-free (which includes anything you ripped from CDs yourself or purchased DRM-free), they will convert to MP3 perfectly. Zune Marketplace purchases that had DRM are a different story — those are encrypted and cannot be converted by any standard tool. But most people's Zune libraries were heavily CD-rip based, so there is a good chance your files will work.
What happened to WMA? Why did everyone stop using it?
WMA was a product of the early 2000s when Microsoft was trying to compete with MP3 and Apple's AAC. It was decent, but it only had real support inside the Windows ecosystem. As iPhones took over, as people moved to streaming services, and as MP3 became truly patent-free in 2017, WMA just faded away. Microsoft themselves stopped pushing it. Windows 10 and 11 still play WMA files, but nothing new is being created in that format anymore.
WMA to MP3 vs WMA to AAC — which should I pick for my iPhone?
Both work on iPhones. AAC is technically Apple's preferred format and offers slightly better quality at the same bitrate compared to MP3. But MP3 has an edge in universal compatibility — it works on everything, not just Apple devices. If your music library lives exclusively on Apple devices, AAC is a fine choice. If you also use a car stereo, an Android tablet, a Windows PC, or want to share files with anyone, MP3 is the safer bet. When in doubt, go with MP3.