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Question:My friend sent me a load of great songs ripped from his old CDs. The problem is that all these songs are in WMA format which cannot be played in iTunes on my Mac. How can I convert a wma file to mp3 on Mac?
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Solution: We cannot play WMA files on Mac with iTunes. To listen to WMA music on iMac, MacBook Pro/Air, you can either install a WMA player or convert WMA audio files to MP3, WAV, AAC or other Mac's supported audio formats. Here we will show you how to convert WMA to MP3 on macOS High Sierra, Sierra, OS X El Capitan, Yosemite, Mavericks and more.
Can I Convert WMA to MP3 with iTunes on Mac?
Windows Media Player is the default application for ripping CDs on Windows and, of course, the default output is WMA (Windows Media Audio). On Windows computer, you can use iTunes to convert WMA to MP3, but you can't convert a WMA with iTunes for Mac or with Audacity on Mac.
Therefore, to change WMA to MP3 with iTunes, you can use iTunes on a Win PC to convert the WMA files to MP3, then transfer the files to Macintosh so that you can listen to the music on Mac. If you don't have access to a Win PC or find it too troublesome to transfer music from PC to Mac, you may use a WMA converter on Mac to convert WMA to MP3/AAC for iTunes.
Note: To convert DRM protected WMA to MP3 on Mac, please refer to How to Remove DRM from WMA/W4P.
3 Steps to Convert WMA to MP3 on Mac
FonePaw Video Converter Ultimate (Mac) can convert WMA to MP3 on Mac (Sierra, El Capitan, etc.), provided the WMA is NOT DRM protected. This WMA to MP3 converter for Mac can convert WMA files to MP3 files in a very easy way so that you can enjoy WMA music on Mac. Moreover, it can also convert WMA to WAV, convert WMA to M4A/AAC and more. Avi file converter for mac.
1. Add WMA files
Start the WMA converter for Mac program and click 'Add' button on the toolbar to add WMA files you want to convert. If you have a folder full of WMA files, click on 'Add Folder'.
2. Choose MP3 format
When all files have been added, you will need to select MP3 format. Click on 'Profile' drop-down. In the 'General Audio' category choose your wanted audio format. For example, to convert WMA, WMA Lossless to MP3 on Mac, choose 'MP3 – MPEG Layer-3 Audio (*.mp3)' as the profile. Then click on 'Browse…' to pick the output directory.
3. Convert WMA to MP3
When everything is ready, click 'Convert' to start converting WMA files to MP3. When the process is end, you can play WMA files on Mac without error.
FonePaw Video Converter Ultimate (Mac) can work on your MacBook, MacBook Pro, MacBook Air or iMac. It can not only convert WMA to any audio format you need, but convert video to any formats (MP4, MOV, SWF, etc.)
Tips on How to Play WMA Files on Mac
Since WMA is a Microsoft audio file format, Mac system's built-in media players, including iTunes, QuickTime, Audacity, doesn't play WMA files. To play WMA files, there are two options:
- Download WMA player software for Mac. There are some third-party WMA players for Mac that allows you to play WMA on Mac, such as VLC media player.
- Download and install the Windows Media Components for QuickTime. With the Windows Media Components, QuickTime can open and play WMA files on Mac.
But if you don't want to use a third-party player or add components to QuickTime, convert WMA to MP3 on macOS 10.14/ 10.13/ 10.12/ 10.11/ 10.10 with FonePaw Video Converter Ultimate. After conversion, the WMA files can be opened on iTunes, QuickTime or any other players on Mac.
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Windows Media Audio (WMA) is the name of a series of audio codecs and their corresponding audio coding formats developed by Microsoft. It is a proprietary technology that forms part of the Windows Media framework. WMA consists of four distinct codecs. The original WMA codec, known simply as WMA, was conceived as a competitor to the popular MP3 and RealAudio codecs. WMA Pro, a newer and more advanced codec, supports multichannel and high resolution audio. A lossless codec, WMA Lossless, compresses audio data without loss of audio fidelity (the regular WMA format is lossy). WMA Voice, targeted at voice content, applies compression using a range of low bit rates. Microsoft has also developed a digital container format called Advanced Systems Format to store audio encoded by WMA.
“I’m definitely going crazy here. I have a ton of CDs that I’ve ripped with Windows Media Player 10, but they’re all apparently in WMA format, not the MP3 format that my new Sony Playstation Portable (PSP) needs for me to listen to them. I checked and there’s no “save as” capability in WMP, so how the heck do I fix this problem?”
So if you have lots of WMA, WMA Pro, WMA Lossless or WMA Voice, you may have problems to listen or play them. Now This article introduces a smart WMA converter which can convert the four kinds of WMA to MP3, WAV, AAC, M4A, AIFF, OGG, FLAC, Apple Lossless ALAC etc. as well as convert to WMA from MP3, WAV, AU, AAC, AC3, M4A, FLAC, OGG, ALAC, AIFF, etc.
Introduces WMA Converter
This WMA Audio Converter is smart WMA converter, WMA Pro converter, WMA Lossless converter or WMA Voice converter for Windows/Mac. The WMA Format Converter can convert WMA/WMA Pro/WMA Lossless/WMA Voice files to any audio formats including convert WMA to MP3, WAV, AAC, M4A, AIFF, OGG, FLAC, Apple Lossless ALAC etc. The WMA Audio Converter can also convert to WMA from MP3, WAV, AU, AAC, AC3, M4A, FLAC, OGG, ALAC, AIFF, etc.
WMA Audio Converter for Windows 10 is fully compatible with Windows 10, Windows 8, Windows 7, Windows Vista and Windows XP.
WMA File Converter for Mac fully supports OS X 10.12 Sierra, 10.11 El Capitan, 10.10 Yosemite, 10.9 Mavericks, 10.8 Mountain lion, 10.7 Lion, 10.6 Snow Leopard.
How to Convert WMA/WMA Pro/WMA Lossless/WMA Voice Audio File to/from MP3, WAV, AAC, M4A, AIFF, OGG, FLAC, Apple Lossless ALAC etc.?
PrePare: Download WMA Audio Converter
Free download WMA File Converter – Aiseesoft Video/Audio Converter(for Windows, for Mac). Install and launch the program.
Step 1: Import WMA files to the program
Press on “Add File” button to load your source audio file WMA, WMA Pro, WMA Lossless or WMA Voice to WMA Converter for Mac. You can simply drag & drop your audio files to load to the WMA converter.
Step 2: Set output format
Click on “Profile” drop-down. In the “General Audio” category choose your wanted audio format. For example, to convert WMA, WMA Pro, WMA Lossless or WMA Voice to MP3, choose “MP3 – MPEG Layer-3 Audio (*.mp3)” as the profile. To convert WMA/WMA Pro/WMA Lossless/WMA Voice to WAV, WAV 24bit, choose “WAV – Waveform Audio (*.wav)” as the output. To convert WMA/WMA Pro/WMA Lossless/WMA Voice to AIFF, choose “AIFF – Audio Interchange File Format (.aiff)” as the output format.
Step 3: Customize output audio settings
To convert WMA/WMA Pro/WMA Lossless/WMA Voice to 24 bit WAV, 24bit AIFF, click on “Settings” to open “Profile Settings” window. In the “Encoder” drop-down under “Audio settings” section, choose 24bit WAV or 24bit AIFF as the encoder
If your source audio files are 5.1 channels (6 channels), you can convert your audio to 5.1 channel. From “Channel” drop-down choose 5.1 channels.
To convert WMA/WMA Pro/WMA Lossless/WMA Voice to 320kbps MP3, In the “Audio Settings”, click on the “Audio Bitrate drop-down and choose 320 kbps.
Step 4: Start converting WMA/WMA Pro/WMA Lossless/WMA Voice to MP3, WAV, M4A, OGG, ALAC, etc
Press on “Convert” button to start converting WMA, WMA Pro, WMA Lossless or WMA Voice to MP3, WAV, AAC, M4A, AIFF, OGG, ALAC on Windows (Windows 10/8.1/8/7 included) or Mac (Sierra and EI Capitan) included.