# WMA to MP3 conversion?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wma-to-mp3-conversion/390753>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [February 4, 2007, 6:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wma-to-mp3-conversion/390753 "2007-02-04T06:02:05Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![deanc2000](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/53a042/32.png) [@deanc2000](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/deanc2000)\
**Post date:** [February 4, 2007, 6:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wma-to-mp3-conversion/390753/1 "2007-02-04T06:02:05Z")

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What is the best way to convert WMA to MP3? Thanks.

Dean.

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**Author:** ![rocksolid](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/8797f3/32.png) [@rocksolid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rocksolid)\
**Post date:** [February 4, 2007, 2:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wma-to-mp3-conversion/390753/2 "2007-02-04T14:38:52Z")

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No specific recommendations but googling exactly what you wrote in your OP title gives lots of options. Have you tried any applications so far?

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**Author:** ![Anachronism](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/e56c9b/32.png) [@Anachronism](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anachronism)\
**Post date:** [February 4, 2007, 10:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wma-to-mp3-conversion/390753/3 "2007-02-04T22:00:12Z")

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I don’t know if it is the ‘best’ way, but iTunes will do it as long as they are unprotected files.