# Converting WMA to MP3 on Mac

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/converting-wma-to-mp3-on-mac/271801>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [October 29, 2004, 4:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/converting-wma-to-mp3-on-mac/271801 "2004-10-29T04:57:57Z")\
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**Author:** ![Ender\_Will](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/eb9ed0/32.png) [@Ender\_Will](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ender_Will)\
**Post date:** [October 29, 2004, 4:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/converting-wma-to-mp3-on-mac/271801/1 "2004-10-29T04:57:57Z")

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The title says it all. I need a way to convert Windows Media Audio (WMA) files to MP3 on my Mac. Apologies if this has been asked before, but I searched and couldn’t find it.

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**Author:** ![rjung](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/45deac/32.png) [@rjung](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rjung)\
**Post date:** [October 29, 2004, 5:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/converting-wma-to-mp3-on-mac/271801/2 "2004-10-29T05:55:24Z")

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I haven’t tried it, but Versiontracker suggests [EasyWMA.](http://www.versiontracker.com/dyn/moreinfo/macosx/23003)

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**Author:** ![JasonFin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/4af34b/32.png) [@JasonFin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JasonFin)\
**Post date:** [October 29, 2004, 2:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/converting-wma-to-mp3-on-mac/271801/3 "2004-10-29T14:20:58Z")

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If you can play a sound file but can’t find a way to convert it, you can use [WireTap](http://www.ambrosiasw.com/utilities/freebies/) to record the sound as it plays out and iTunes to convert the resulting AIFF file to MP3 format. I’ve found this useful on many occasions.