WMA
Windows Media audio
WMA is Microsoft's answer to MP3 from 1999. Music ripped with Windows Media Player is often WMA, and little outside Windows plays it.
Opens in Windows; needs extra software on Mac, iPhone and Android
WMA converterWMA to WAV converter, without the upload.
Turn WMA audio files into WAV. It is converted in your browser, so the file never leaves your device.
Drop WMA files here
or choose from your computer paste with Ctrl V
from Photos or Files
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How to convert WMA to WAV
Add your WMA audio files
Drop WMA files onto the box above, or click it to choose them. ToAny reads the file's contents to detect the type, so a wrong extension does not matter.
WAV is already chosen
Press Convert. Open Options first if you want to change the defaults. The work happens in this tab.
Download
Save the WAV, or download everything as one ZIP if you converted several files.
Why ToAny
Private by construction
The WMA to WAV converter is part of this page and runs inside your browser. Your audio files are never sent to ToAny or to anyone else.
No upload, no queue
Nothing has to travel to a server and back, so the conversion starts the moment you press Convert, even on a slow connection.
Free, without an account
No sign-up, no email address and no watermark. Add several files and download them together as a ZIP.
WMA to WAV: what to expect
WMA does not play on Apple devices, most phones or in browsers. WAV is uncompressed, so audio editors and transcription tools accept it without fuss. WMA is at home in legacy Windows music libraries; WAV is the usual choice for recording, editing and mastering. WAV cannot bring back detail that WMA compression already removed; it simply stores the result without further loss, in a larger file.
The defaults suit most files. Under Options you can trim the start and end.
This pair uses the compatibility engine, ffmpeg built for the browser, because WMA is not handled by the browser's built-in codecs. It is a one-off download of about 10 MB that the browser keeps, it is slower than the built-in codecs, and it takes files up to 1 GB.
WMA vs WAV
WAV
WAV audio
WAV stores audio as raw, uncompressed samples. Nothing is lost, which makes it the standard working format in audio editing, and files run to about 10 MB per minute at CD quality.
Opens in Every computer, audio editor and most phones
WAV converter| WMAWindows Media audio | WAVWAV audio | |
|---|---|---|
| Stands for | Windows Media Audio | Waveform Audio File Format |
| Type | Audio | Audio |
| Compression | Lossy | None (uncompressed PCM) |
| Introduced | 1999, by Microsoft | 1991, by Microsoft and IBM |
| Opens in | Windows; needs extra software on Mac, iPhone and Android | Every computer, audio editor and most phones |
| Best for | Legacy Windows music libraries | Recording, editing and mastering |
| File extension | .wma | .wav, .wave |
Questions
Are my audio files uploaded anywhere?
No. The WMA to WAV conversion runs inside your browser, on your own phone or computer. The file is not sent to ToAny or to anyone else.
Does converting WMA to WAV reduce quality?
Nothing more is lost: WAV is uncompressed, written as 16-bit audio, the same as a CD. It cannot restore what WMA compression already discarded, and the file will be larger.
Can I convert several WMA files at once?
Yes. Add as many as you like, convert them together and download each result or all of them as one ZIP.
How do I convert WMA to WAV on Windows, Mac, iPhone or Android?
The steps are the same everywhere because ToAny runs in the web browser: open this page in a current version of Chrome, Edge, Safari or Firefox, add the WMA file, press Convert and save the WAV. There is nothing to install.
Is there a file size limit?
Yes. WMA to WAV runs on the compatibility engine, which takes files up to 1 GB, and a long clip takes a while because it is slower than the browser's built-in codecs. Beyond that the limit is your device's memory, since nothing is uploaded; a computer copes with large files better than a phone.