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.

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.

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?

No: extraction copies the audio that's already in the AVI. Whatever the soundtrack sounded like inside the video, that's what your WMA will sound like.

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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