Convert WMA to ALAC
WMA is great for older Windows PCs and legacy media players, but ALAC is the better choice for lossless music libraries on iPhone, iPad and Mac. Convert WMA to ALAC 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.
Add more files above to keep converting.
How to convert WMA to ALAC
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Tap Choose files and select one or more WMA files (or drag them in).
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Check that ALAC 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 ALAC downloads automatically. Converting several files? Grab them all as a ZIP.
WMA vs ALAC
ALAC is lossless, but it can't restore detail already removed by WMA's compression — the file just gets bigger. Convert when an app or editor requires ALAC.
| WMA | ALAC | |
|---|---|---|
| Full name | Windows Media Audio | Apple Lossless Audio Codec |
| Type | Audio | Audio |
| Compression | Lossy | Lossless |
| Developed by | Microsoft | Apple |
| Introduced | 1999 | 2004 |
| Plays on iPhone | ✕ No | ✓ Yes |
| Plays on Android | ◐ Partly / with an app | ◐ Partly / with an app |
| Plays on Windows | ✓ Yes | ◐ Partly / with an app |
| Plays on Mac | ✕ No | ✓ Yes |
About WMA and ALAC
WMA: WMA is Microsoft's audio format, common on older Windows PCs, MP3 players and CD rips made with Windows Media Player.
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.
Frequently asked questions
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