FLAC to WMA Converter
Convert FLAC to WMA free — no upload, no signup
To convert FLAC to WMA, drop your FLAC audio files into the box below and click Convert. Fylo converts with ffmpeg running inside your browser, so nothing is uploaded and there's no signup or watermark. Make FLAC music play in older Windows setups.
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How to convert FLAC to WMA
Add your FLAC files
Drag and drop FLAC files into the box or tap to choose them. The converter engine (about 31 MB) downloads once, the first time you convert.
Pick a bitrate
192 kbps suits music and 128 kbps or less suits speech. Sample rate and mono/stereo are under Advanced.
Convert and download
Click Convert, then download each WMA file or all of them as one ZIP.
Why convert FLAC to WMA?
Older Windows Media Player versions don't support FLAC.
What happens when you convert FLAC to WMA?
The FLAC is encoded to WMA2 at 192 kbps.
How does Fylo convert FLAC to WMA?
Fylo decodes the FLAC audio in the FLAC with ffmpeg compiled to WebAssembly and encodes it with Windows Media Audio 2 (wmav2) at 192 kbps in an ASF container. Going from lossless to lossy is where the big saving happens: a 3-minute song is ≈ 18–24 MB as FLAC but ≈ 3.6 MB at 160 kbps as WMA. The original sample rate and channel layout are kept unless you change them under Advanced.
What's the difference between FLAC and WMA?
FLAC (Free Lossless Audio Codec) was released in 2001 and later maintained by the Xiph.Org Foundation. It compresses PCM audio like a ZIP file compresses data: nothing is thrown away, so a FLAC decodes to exactly the same samples as the source WAV, typically at 50–70% of the size.
WMA (Windows Media Audio) was released by Microsoft in 1999 to compete with MP3 and is stored in the ASF container. Windows Media Player ripped CDs to WMA by default for years, so many older music collections are WMA.
Learn more: FLAC format guide · WMA format guide
| Property | FLAC | WMA |
|---|---|---|
| Compression | Lossless | Lossy (also Pro/Lossless variants) |
| Typical bitrate | ≈ 700–1,100 kbps | 64–192 kbps |
| 3-minute song | ≈ 18–24 MB | ≈ 3.6 MB at 160 kbps |
| Tags and cover art | Yes (with cover art) | Yes |
| Compatibility | Android, Windows 10+, macOS, most players and hi-fi gear | Windows; poor on Mac, iPhone and browsers |
| Best for | Archiving music without quality loss | Old Windows Media Player libraries |
| Introduced | 2001 | 1999 |
Frequently asked questions
Does Windows 11 play FLAC?
Yes, modern Windows does; WMA is only needed for old software.
Is quality kept?
Lossy compression applies, but 192 kbps sounds good.
Is my FLAC file uploaded to a server?
No. Fylo runs ffmpeg, the same engine used by professional video tools, compiled to WebAssembly inside your browser. Your FLAC file is read directly from your device and never sent anywhere.
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