Convert MP4 to WMA

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You can convert MP4 to WMA for free: upload your MP4 above and Flippy extracts the audio as WMA in your browser, no signup needed.

Turning MP4 into WMA isn't really a conversion: it's an extraction: Flippy lifts the audio track out of your MP4 and re-packs it on its own. You keep the sound and drop the pixels, swapping an MP4 that runs roughly 50–100 MB per minute at 1080p, depending on bitrate for a WMA built for keeping aging Windows Media software and old archives happy.

A classic MP4 to WMA job: screen recordings and downloaded clips, bound for legacy Windows software that refuses anything newer.

Why flip MP4 to WMA

MP4 is the world's default video: the file that plays before anyone has to think about it. It was born in 2001, the MPEG standards group, built on Apple's QuickTime design, and its real weak spot is very little day to day: as a container its quality depends on the codec inside.

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 MP4 to WMA

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Drop your MP4 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 MP4 to WMA

Quality tip for MP4 to WMA: match the source's bitrate rather than exceeding it; WMA gains nothing past roughly 192 kbps. The track inside your MP4 sets the ceiling: an extraction can match it, never beat it.

MP4 vs WMA, side by side

	MP4	WMA
Born	2001, the MPEG standards group, built on Apple's QuickTime design	1999, Microsoft
Type	video · container	audio · lossy
Best for	playing everywhere: browsers, phones, TVs, editors, slide decks	keeping aging Windows Media software and old archives happy
Weak spot	very little day to day: as a container its quality depends on the codec inside	the modern world: Apple devices, browsers and most apps have moved on
Typical size	roughly 50–100 MB per minute at 1080p, depending on bitrate	MP3-ish sizes; the famous 'CD quality at 64 kbps' claim never quite landed
Plays on	Every browser, phone, TV and editing app worth mentioning.	Windows Media Player and legacy Microsoft software; little else without help.

Questions people ask

Will converting MP4 to WMA lose quality?

The WMA is encoded once from the exact track inside the MP4: 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 MP4?

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 MP4 behind: WMA simply opens in more of the places that matter.

How long does MP4 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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