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You'll find all the conversion and compression tools you need, all in one place, at Zamzar. With over 1100 file-conversion types supported, whether you need to convert videos, audio, documents or images, you'll easily find what you need and soon have your files in the formats and sizing that work for you.

WMA Audio Format

WMA Converter

The full name for the WMA format is Windows Media Audio. As the name suggests, it’s an audio format specifically for Windows devices. Microsoft introduced WMA files in 1999 following the popularity of the MP3 format, and two years after the launch of the AAC format for digital music. However, WMA is not as widely used as these two formats.

WMA files generally use lossy compression to make the files smaller. This can mean the audio quality isn’t as high as with some other formats, although lossless versions of WMA are possible if you install newer codecs. Because WMA is a proprietary format, it’s not always compatible with non-Microsoft players or operating systems. However, you can play WMA files with Windows Media Player, Nullsoft Winamp, MPlayer and VLC. You can also use some of these programs, or online tools like Zamzar, to convert WMA files into formats like MP3 or AAC.

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WAV Audio Format

WAV Converter

The WAV audio file format was developed by IBM and Microsoft in 1991. WAV stands for Waveform Audio File Format, and it is still a commonly used file type. You can open WAV files with almost all media players and devices because it’s such an established format.

Unlike many other popular audio formats like MP3 or AAC, WAV files are uncompressed and ‘lossless’. This means WAV files have higher sound quality, which is why many musicians prefer to record and play music in WAV format. However, because the files aren’t compressed, the downside is that WAV files can be much bigger than other audio formats – up to 10 times the file size of an MP3. Most users choose to keep their digital music in MP3 or AAC format as they can store more music on their device. MP3 and AAC are also the default formats for many media players.

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How to convert a WMA to a WAV file?

  1. 1. Choose the WMA file that you want to convert.
  2. 2. Select WAV as the the format you want to convert your WMA file to.
  3. 3. Click "Convert" to convert your WMA file.

Convert to WAV

Using Zamzar, it is possible to convert a variety of other formats to WAV files:

264 to WAV 3G2 to WAV 3GA to WAV 3GP to WAV 3GPP to WAV AAC to WAV AC3 to WAV AIFC to WAV AIFF to WAV AMR to WAV APE to WAV ASF to WAV AVI to WAV CAF to WAV F4V to WAV FLAC to WAV FLV to WAV GVI to WAV M2TS to WAV M4A to WAV M4B to WAV M4R to WAV M4V to WAV MIDI to WAV MKV to WAV MOD to WAV MOV to WAV MP3 to WAV MP4 to WAV MPG to WAV MTS to WAV OGA to WAV OGG to WAV RA to WAV RAM to WAV RM to WAV RMVB to WAV TS to WAV VOB to WAV WEBM to WAV WMA to WAV WMV to WAV