Convert WMA to FLAC

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You can convert WMA to FLAC for free above: just know the FLAC will sound identical to the WMA, not better; lossless can't restore discarded detail.

Let's be straight with each other: converting WMA to FLAC will not bring back detail the WMA encoder already threw away. What you do get is a FLAC that behaves like one: built for archiving music with zero quality loss and a genuine size saving: which is often exactly what an editor, burner or archive pipeline demands instead of a WMA.

FYI

Honest warning: a FLAC made from WMA is lossless from here on, but it can't restore what the WMA encoder already discarded. It will sound exactly like your WMA: just bigger.

Why flip WMA to FLAC

WMA is Windows' old house band: big in the early 2000s, mostly retired now. It was born in 1999, Microsoft, and its real weak spot is the modern world: Apple devices, browsers and most apps have moved on.

FLAC is the audiophile's handshake: CD-perfect sound at roughly half the shelf space. Free Lossless Audio Codec: think ZIP for sound: it decompresses back to the exact original. That makes it the right destination when what you need is archiving music with zero quality loss and a genuine size saving.

How to convert WMA to FLAC

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

WMA vs FLAC, side by side

	WMA	FLAC
Born	1999, Microsoft	2001, Josh Coalson; now kept by the open Xiph.Org Foundation
Type	audio · lossy	audio · lossless
Best for	keeping aging Windows Media software and old archives happy	archiving music with zero quality loss and a genuine size saving
Weak spot	the modern world: Apple devices, browsers and most apps have moved on	fitting in pockets: lossless is still large: and charming Apple's own apps
Typical size	MP3-ish sizes; the famous 'CD quality at 64 kbps' claim never quite landed	around 5 MB per minute: half of WAV, five times an MP3
Plays on	Windows Media Player and legacy Microsoft software; little else without help.	Hi-fi gear, Android, VLC, most desktop players; iTunes and Apple Music look away.

Questions people ask

Will converting WMA to FLAC lose quality?

It won't lose more, and it won't gain any back. The FLAC preserves your WMA exactly as it is now: including whatever the original lossy encode discarded.

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

Bigger: usually several times bigger. FLAC runs around 5 MB per minute: half of WAV, five times an MP3, and none of that extra space adds quality to a WMA source.

Where will the FLAC file play?

Hi-fi gear, Android, VLC, most desktop players; iTunes and Apple Music look away. That's the usual reason people leave WMA behind: FLAC simply opens in more of the places that matter.

How long does WMA to FLAC conversion take?

Seconds for most files: audio is light work. A long recording might take a minute; your file auto-deletes from our servers within an hour either way.

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