Best WMA to MP3 batch converter for MacBook Pro

Half of the music that I've collected over the years, and now transferred onto my new MacBook Pro, is in the WMA format.


I am looking for a program that can batch convert ALL of these files to MP3, putting the MP3s in the same folders as the WMA files currently are, and then I will delete the WMA files.


Is there any program that can help me with this? At the moment I can only listen to half of my songs in iTunes!


Many thanks

MacBook Pro with Retina display

Posted on Aug 23, 2014 2:24 PM

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Aug 23, 2014 2:47 PM in response to stevesayskanpai

Flip4Mac pay version enables Quicktime conversion of WMA. I don't know if this extends to applications which may use Quicktime as a decoding engine.


There may be a pay version of Switch which lets you do bunches of files.


All the free ways I know of that will run on your computer do not do batch conversion.


Which codec was used to encode the WMA? I recall once I simply switched the file extension and one suddenly played as mp3 in Quicktime.

Aug 23, 2014 7:53 PM in response to stevesayskanpai

EasyWMA is a popular one for the Mac. Switch can also do it.


Or, if you happen to have access to a PC, iTunes for Windows can convert WMA to MP3, after which you can bring the MP3 files to your Mac on a flash drive..


then I will delete the WMA files.


It's about time. 🙂


Steve - one additional note: Make sure your files are normal unprotected WMA files, since protected WMA cannot be converted. Protected WMAs could have happened if you ever ripped a CD using the default settings of Windows Media Player, or if you ever bought tracks from one of the many (now-defunct) online stores that sold songs in protected WMA format.

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