Convert ALAC to WMA
ALAC is great for lossless music libraries on iPhone, iPad and Mac, but WMA is the better choice for older Windows PCs and legacy media players. Convert ALAC to WMA in seconds, right in your browser.
- No upload — 100% private
- Fast, lossless when possible
- Free & unlimited
- Works on iPhone & Android
Keep this tab open — the conversion runs on your device, nothing is uploaded.
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How to convert ALAC to WMA
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Tap Choose files and select one or more ALAC files (or drag them in).
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Check that WMA is selected. Use Advanced options for bitrate, channels or trimming.
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Press Convert. Everything happens on your device — no upload, no waiting in a queue.
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Your WMA downloads automatically. Converting several files? Grab them all as a ZIP.
ALAC vs WMA
WMA uses lossy compression, which makes the file much smaller than ALAC. Choose High quality and the difference is inaudible for most listeners.
| ALAC | WMA | |
|---|---|---|
| Full name | Apple Lossless Audio Codec | Windows Media Audio |
| Type | Audio | Audio |
| Compression | Lossless | Lossy |
| Developed by | Apple | Microsoft |
| Introduced | 2004 | 1999 |
| Plays on iPhone | ✓ Yes | ✕ No |
| Plays on Android | ◐ Partly / with an app | ◐ Partly / with an app |
| Plays on Windows | ◐ Partly / with an app | ✓ Yes |
| Plays on Mac | ✓ Yes | ✕ No |
About ALAC and WMA
ALAC: ALAC is Apple's lossless format. It compresses audio to roughly half the size of WAV with zero quality loss and plays natively in Apple Music, iTunes and on every iPhone. It is saved with the .m4a extension.
WMA: WMA is Microsoft's audio format, common on older Windows PCs, MP3 players and CD rips made with Windows Media Player.
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