Convert WEBM to WMA

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You can convert WEBM to WMA for free: upload your WEBM above and Flippy extracts the audio as WMA in your browser, no signup needed.

Turning WEBM into WMA isn't really a conversion: it's an extraction: Flippy lifts the audio track out of your WEBM and re-packs it on its own. You keep the sound and drop the pixels, swapping a WEBM that runs often smaller than the equivalent MP4: VP9 and AV1 squeeze harder than H.264 for a WMA built for keeping aging Windows Media software and old archives happy.

Why flip WEBM to WMA

WEBM is video the way browsers like it: open, royalty-free and built to stream. It was born in 2010, Google, out of its VP8 acquisition, and its real weak spot is life outside the browser: editors, TVs and Apple devices get picky.

WMA is Windows' old house band: big in the early 2000s, mostly retired now. Windows Media Audio, in several variants including a rarely-sighted lossless one. That makes it the right destination when what you need is keeping aging Windows Media software and old archives happy.

How to convert WEBM to WMA

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Drop your WEBM file into the flipper above, or click to browse for it.
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Check the output format: WMA is already selected for you.
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Hit Convert, give it a moment, then download your new WMA.

WEBM vs WMA, side by side

	WEBM	WMA
Born	2010, Google, out of its VP8 acquisition	1999, Microsoft
Type	video · container	audio · lossy
Best for	embedding on the web without licensing worries	keeping aging Windows Media software and old archives happy
Weak spot	life outside the browser: editors, TVs and Apple devices get picky	the modern world: Apple devices, browsers and most apps have moved on
Typical size	often smaller than the equivalent MP4: VP9 and AV1 squeeze harder than H.264	MP3-ish sizes; the famous 'CD quality at 64 kbps' claim never quite landed
Plays on	Every modern browser; hit-and-miss in editing apps and on Apple hardware.	Windows Media Player and legacy Microsoft software; little else without help.

Questions people ask

Will converting WEBM to WMA lose quality?

No: extraction copies the audio that's already in the WEBM. Whatever the soundtrack sounded like inside the video, that's what your WMA will sound like.

Will the WMA file be bigger or smaller than my WEBM?

Much smaller: you're keeping the audio and dropping the video, which is most of the weight. Expect MP3-ish sizes; the famous 'CD quality at 64 kbps' claim never quite landed.

Where will the WMA file play?

Windows Media Player and legacy Microsoft software; little else without help. That's the usual reason people leave WEBM behind: WMA simply opens in more of the places that matter.

How long does WEBM to WMA conversion take?

It scales with length and resolution: short clips finish in seconds, long HD videos can take a few minutes. Files auto-delete within an hour after.

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