How to convert M4A to WMA
- Add your .M4A file - drop it in the box above or click to browse.
- Convert it to .WMA in a few seconds.
- Download your new .WMA file.
What to expect
- Lossy-to-lossy conversion: quality is preserved at best, with no improvement over the M4A.
- Playback is seamless on Windows but usually needs VLC on macOS, Android, and iOS.
- Metadata and artwork may transfer incompletely, and a lossless ALAC source becomes lossy WMA.
Frequently asked questions
Will the quality change converting M4A to WMA?
WMA is lossy, so re-encoding lossy AAC to WMA is a lossy-to-lossy step that can only preserve or reduce quality, never improve it. At a comparable bitrate the two sound broadly similar.
Why convert M4A to WMA?
WMA is Microsoft's audio format with the widest built-in support on Windows, so the conversion suits older Windows software or devices that expect WMA.
Where does a WMA file play?
WMA plays in the built-in player on Windows with no setup; on macOS, Android, or iOS, VLC handles it. For phones or car stereos, MP3 is often more universal.
What might not carry over?
Chapter data, some tags, and cover art may not map cleanly from the M4A into WMA, and any ALAC lossless source is collapsed into lossy WMA.
Programs that convert M4A: Helium Music Manager · Adobe Premiere Pro · Adobe Soundbooth · Any Audio Converter · fre:ac · Free Mp3 Wma Converter · Freemake Audio Converter · Freemake Video Converter
