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- Part 1: Why do You Convert WMA and MP3?<\/a><\/li>\n
- Part 2: Five Solutions to Convert WMA to MP3 on Mac<\/a><\/li>\n
- Part 3: Compare the Five Solutions<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n
Part 1: <\/strong>Why do You Convert WMA to MP3? <\/h2>\n
WMA, initials of Windows Media Audio, is a file format that is developed by Microsoft that enjoys the same popularity of MP3. WMA is widely used for online music streaming and some portable devices. While MP3 is a coding format for digital audio that uses a lossy compression mechanism, which is also the most prevailing format that is recognized by most of the players and audio devices. Thus, it is imperative to convert WMA to MP3 to get the WMA files compatible with some devices such as iPod. To help you Mac users out, there are some useful ways for reference to convert WMA to MP3 and detail guide here will help you get lossless MP3 audio file from WMA as easily as you can. <\/p>\n
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<\/a><\/p>\nPart 2: <\/strong>Five Solutions to Convert WMA to MP3 on Mac <\/h2>\n
Talking about converting WMA to MP3 on Mac, the professional audio converters will be helpful. Moreover, there are also some online solutions that can help you convert WMA to MP3 easily. In terms of converting WMA to MP3 on Mac, here recommend 5 solutions proved to be effective and efficient. <\/p>\n
Solution 1. Convert WMA to MP3 on Mac with Leawo Video Converter for Mac<\/strong> <\/strong><\/p>\n
On Mac OS, you can get help from a third party application\u2014Leawo Video Converter for Mac<\/em><\/strong><\/a> to convert WMA to MP3. As one of the best video & audio converters on Mac OS, Leawo Video Converter for Mac is designed to convert video and audio files in more than 180 formats on Mac. It supports a variety of video files including MP4, AVI, MOV, MKV, MTS, FLV, etc., as well as various audio files like WMA, MP3, AAC, FLAC, AC3, etc. Besides, it works fast with the original quality reserved. Just simply download and install it on your Mac, and then check out the content below which will guide you through the whole process of using Leawo Video Converter for Mac to convert WMA to MP3 Mac:<\/p>\n
<\/a> <\/a><\/p>\n1. Run Leawo Video Converter for Mac<\/strong>, click Video Converter<\/strong> tag to enter the interface. Click Add File<\/strong> button or drag the WMA<\/strong> file to the converter to import source file. If necessary, you can merge audio files<\/a> together by clicking “Merge all files into one” button next to the green Convert.<\/p>\n
\n<\/a>\n<\/div>\n2. There's a button on the left side of the green Convert<\/b> button on the converter, click it to call out a drop-down menu, and click Change<\/b> in the middle to go to the Profile<\/b> panel. Choose MP3<\/strong> as the default output format in Format>Common Audio<\/b>.<\/p>\n
\n<\/a>\n<\/div>\n3. Click Edit<\/b> on the aforementioned drop-down menu to enter the Profile Settings<\/b> panel where you can change the settings of the output format. Parameters available for change include: Audio Codec, BitRate, Sample Rate, Channel<\/b>.<\/p>\n
\n<\/a>\n<\/div>\n4. Go back to the interface of the converter, click the green Convert<\/b> button and there would be a sidebar coming up from the right side of the interface, set the directory for the output file on the sidebar and click Convert<\/b> button at the bottom and the WMA to MP3<\/strong> conversion will start.<\/p>\n
\n<\/a>\n<\/div>\nSolution 2. Convert WMA to MP3 on Mac with Professional Audio Converter<\/strong><\/p>\n
Here's another application on Mac OS<\/strong> to convert WMA<\/strong> to MP3\u2014a professional audio converter<\/strong> MediaHuman<\/em><\/strong><\/a>. This is a freeware software for Mac OS X users to convert their music to formats like MP3, AAC, WAV, FLAC, OGG, AIFF and Apple Lossless<\/strong>, etc. To convert WMA to MP3 Mac users could try to use this free WMA to MP3 Converter Mac with no learning curve.
\nThe content below would guide you through the process of using this WMA to MP3 Converter Mac to convert WMA to MP3 Mac.<\/p>\n\n\n<\/a>\n<\/div>\n\nStep 1<\/strong>: Open MediaHuman Audio Converter<\/strong>, drag source WMA<\/strong> files to the converting list. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
\n\n<\/a>\n<\/div>\n\nStep 2<\/strong>: Choose MP3<\/strong> as the default output format from the pop-up menu and choose the quality of the output format.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
\n\n<\/a>\n<\/div>\n\nStep 3<\/strong>: Go to settings, set the directory for the output MP3<\/strong> file and click Start<\/strong> to initiate the conversion. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
Solution 3. Convert WMA to MP3 with Convertio<\/strong><\/p>\n
Except for the application mentioned above, some useful online converters are also available for you to convert WMA to MP3 as effective solutions. Convertio<\/a>, one of the most popular free online WMA to MP3 converters, supports over 200 video and audio formats from your computer, Dropbox, Google Drive and even from a URL. You can follow the simple steps below to convert WMA to MP3 in minutes.<\/p>\n
Step 1. Upload WMA files. Click the Computer icon to select the WMA file from your Mac or drag the WMA files to the page directly.<\/p>\n
Step 2. Choose MP3 as a result format.<\/p>\n
Step 3. Click the Convert button and then you can download the output MP3 files afterwards.<\/p>\n
\n<\/a>\n<\/div>\nSolution 4. Convert WMA to MP3 with iTunes<\/strong><\/p>\n
Actually, Mac users can also use iTunes to convert WMA to MP3. It is known to all that iTunes is an inbuilt application on Mac operating system for playing media files. It is convenient for you to take advantage of it to convert WMA to MP3 with iTunes as well. Here comes the simple guide.<\/p>\n
Step1. Start iTunes on your Mac. Remember to update iTunes to the latest version to make sure it works efficiently.\n<\/p>\n
Step 2. WMA files can be browsed under Music playlist. Or if not, you can also add WMA files to Music library.<\/p>\n
\n<\/a>\n<\/div>\nStep 3. Choose a WMA file and then double click it to pop up a window where you can find the option “Create MP3 Version”. Click it to start the conversion and you will get the converted MP3 file finally.<\/p>\n
\n<\/a>\n<\/div>\nSolution 5. Convert WMA to MP3 on Mac with VLC<\/strong><\/p>\n
VLC<\/em><\/strong><\/a> is a free and open source cross-platform multimedia player and framework developed by the VideoLAN team. It can play everything including Files, Discs, Webcams, Devices and Streams. Besides, it supports most codecs with no codec packs needed including MP4, WAV, WMV, MP3, AAC, WMA and more. It also supports converting these file formats to MP3, WebM, OGG, ASF, MP4, FLAC, and so on. It can work on all platforms like Windows, Linux, Mac OS X, Unix, iOS, Android, etc. As a powerful program, you can convert WMA to MP3 on Mac using VLC without any spyware, ads, and user tracking.<\/p>\n
Step1. Run VLC media player. And then click File > Convert \/ Stream on status bar at top of the Mac screen as shown below.<\/p>\n
\n<\/a>\n<\/div>\nStep2. When a new window pops up, you can drop the WMA file to the program. Or you can add WMA file by clicking “Open media”. Then choose Audio-MP3 as the output format. Here you can choose proper bitrate, channels, samplerate and subtitles to customize your MP3 audio as well. Finally, click on Save as File to choose a location to save WMA as MP3 on Mac.<\/p>\n
- Part 2: Five Solutions to Convert WMA to MP3 on Mac<\/a><\/li>\n
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