Convert ALAC to WMA

Tested on Windows 11, 24 October 2026

Convert ALAC audio to WMA in your browser or in the Filoshi app for Windows. WMA is lossy: Filoshi uses a high-quality setting, and you can choose the bitrate. Nothing is uploaded.

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How to convert ALAC to WMA in your browser

  1. 1
    Drop your ALAC file
    Drag it onto Filoshi above, or press Choose your ALAC file to pick it on your computer.
  2. 2
    Filoshi converts it
    WMA is chosen already. FFmpeg, compiled to WebAssembly, converts it inside this browser tab.
  3. 3
    Save your WMA file
    Download it when it is ready. Nothing was sent to a server.
Source format

What is ALAC?

Apple Lossless Audio Codec (.alac). ALAC is Apple's lossless codec: like FLAC it decodes to exactly the original audio, at roughly half the size of WAV. Apple released it as open source in 2011; iTunes, Apple Music and iPhones play it natively.

Common use: Lossless music on Apple devices

Output format

What is WMA?

Windows Media Audio (.wma). WMA is Microsoft's Windows Media audio format from the Windows Media Player era. Windows plays it, but phones, Macs and many music apps do not, so WMA libraries are usually converted to MP3 or AAC.

Common use: Older Windows music libraries

Questions about ALAC to WMA

Is converting ALAC to WMA free?
Yes, one file at a time: the converter on this page runs in your browser, files up to 100 MB, no sign-up. The Filoshi desktop app ($29 once, for Windows) converts many files at once and has no size limit.
Does converting ALAC to WMA lose quality?
Yes, a little. WMA is a lossy format, so some detail is thrown away when the file is saved. Filoshi uses a high-quality setting by default, and you can choose the bitrate in the file viewer.
Is my ALAC file uploaded anywhere?
No. The converter on this page runs in your browser with FFmpeg compiled to WebAssembly; your ALAC file is read and converted on your device and never sent to a server. The desktop app works the same way, offline.
Has ALAC to WMA been tested?
Yes. ALAC to WMA is one of the 1,841 conversions that passed Filoshi's automated test matrix on Windows 11.
Can I convert many ALAC files at once?
Yes, in the desktop app. Drop as many ALAC files as you like on the window, pick WMA once for all of them, and each file shows its own progress. The new files appear next to the originals, which are never changed.

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Convert to WMA

MP3 to WMAWAV to WMAAAC to WMAOGG to WMAFLAC to WMAM4A to WMAOPUS to WMAAIFF to WMA

Need ALAC to WMA for many files?

The browser converter handles one file at a time. The Filoshi app for Windows converts as many as you drop, runs offline, and has 1,841 tested conversions.

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