Convert AVI to WMA

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You can convert AVI to WMA for free: upload your AVI above and Flippy extracts the audio as WMA in your browser, no signup needed.

Turning AVI into WMA isn't really a conversion: it's an extraction: Flippy lifts the audio track out of your AVI and re-packs it on its own. You keep the sound and drop the pixels, swapping an AVI that runs usually bulky: its era's codecs compress far less than H.264 or H.265 for a WMA built for keeping aging Windows Media software and old archives happy.

A classic AVI to WMA job: old camcorder files and desktop-era archives, bound for legacy Windows software that refuses anything newer.

Why flip AVI to WMA

AVI is the veteran of desktop video: dependable in 1995, cranky about everything invented since. It was born in 1992, Microsoft, and its real weak spot is modern life: no proper streaming, no subtitles, no love for modern codecs.

WMA is Windows' old house band: big in the early 2000s, mostly retired now. Windows Media Audio, in several variants including a rarely-sighted lossless one. That makes it the right destination when what you need is keeping aging Windows Media software and old archives happy.

How to convert AVI to WMA

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Drop your AVI file into the flipper above, or click to browse for it.
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Check the output format: WMA is already selected for you.
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Hit Convert, give it a moment, then download your new WMA.

Best settings for AVI to WMA

Quality tip for AVI to WMA: match the source's bitrate rather than exceeding it; WMA gains nothing past roughly 192 kbps. The track inside your AVI sets the ceiling: an extraction can match it, never beat it.

AVI vs WMA, side by side

	AVI	WMA
Born	1992, Microsoft	1999, Microsoft
Type	video · container	audio · lossy
Best for	opening old archives and humoring legacy Windows tools	keeping aging Windows Media software and old archives happy
Weak spot	modern life: no proper streaming, no subtitles, no love for modern codecs	the modern world: Apple devices, browsers and most apps have moved on
Typical size	usually bulky: its era's codecs compress far less than H.264 or H.265	MP3-ish sizes; the famous 'CD quality at 64 kbps' claim never quite landed
Plays on	Old Windows software and desktop players; phones and browsers mostly refuse.	Windows Media Player and legacy Microsoft software; little else without help.

Questions people ask

Will converting AVI to WMA lose quality?

The WMA is encoded once from the exact track inside the AVI: from a typical soundtrack the difference is inaudible, but it can't sound better than what the video carried.

Will the WMA file be bigger or smaller than my AVI?

Much smaller: you're keeping the audio and dropping the video, which is most of the weight. Expect MP3-ish sizes; the famous 'CD quality at 64 kbps' claim never quite landed.

Where will the WMA file play?

Windows Media Player and legacy Microsoft software; little else without help. That's the usual reason people leave AVI behind: WMA simply opens in more of the places that matter.

How long does AVI to WMA conversion take?

It scales with length and resolution: short clips finish in seconds, long HD videos can take a few minutes. Files auto-delete within an hour after.

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