Convert WMA to AIFF
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Move your WMA into a lossless AIFF
Converting WMA to AIFF lifts your file into a format that keeps every detail intact — ready for editing, archiving or high-quality output.
How to convert WMA to AIFF
- 1 Drop your WMA file into the converter above.
- 2 It is converted to AIFF automatically — no settings to fiddle with.
- 3 Download your new AIFF file instantly.
WMA vs AIFF
| Feature | WMA | AIFF |
|---|---|---|
| Compression | Lossy | Lossless |
| MIME type | audio/x-ms-wma | audio/aiff |
| Best for | Legacy Windows audio — converted to MP3 for universal playback. | Recording and editing on Mac — converted to MP3 or M4A to share. |
About the formats
Windows Media Audio
WMA is Microsoft’s audio format, once common on Windows for music and playback. It compresses well but has limited support outside the Windows ecosystem.
Strengths
- Plays natively on Windows
- Decent compression
- Small files
Limitations
- Weak support on Mac, mobile and web
- Lossy compression
- Often needs converting
Best for: Legacy Windows audio — converted to MP3 for universal playback.
AIFF audio
AIFF is Apple’s uncompressed, lossless audio format — the Mac counterpart to WAV. It stores studio-grade sound with no quality loss, in large files.
Strengths
- Lossless, studio quality
- Native to macOS
- Ideal for editing
Limitations
- Very large files
- Impractical for streaming
- Overkill for casual listening
Best for: Recording and editing on Mac — converted to MP3 or M4A to share.