Convert WMV to MP3.
Pull the soundtrack out of a Windows Media Video file as an MP3 that plays on any device.
Sound from old Windows videos
WMV was the default for Windows Movie Maker projects, old webinars and early screen captures. If you want the talk or the music rather than the picture, an MP3 is lighter and plays anywhere.
Quality
The MP3 is encoded at 128 kbps, clear for speech and fine for casual listening.
Size change
At 128 kbps the MP3 takes about 1 MB a minute, far smaller than the WMV.
How it works
- 01
Upload your WMV
Drop a file or pick one from your device. Private by default.
- 02
Extract with ffmpeg
ffmpeg drops the picture and encodes the soundtrack as MP3 at 128 kbps.
- 03
Download
Grab your MP3.
MP3 at 128 kbps, plays on any device
Reads Windows Media Video files
Private uploads, auto-deleted after 1 hour
No watermark, no signup to try
Open-source ffmpeg engine
Extracting MP3 from WMV
This pulls the audio track out of your WMV and encodes it as MP3; the video is discarded. Audio quality is capped by what the original file contained.
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Common questions
Is it free?+
Yes. Convert WMV to MP3 free. No signup and no watermark. Free covers 10 server conversions a day, up to 100 MB a file. Pro removes the daily limit and raises the file limit to 2 GB.
Is my file private?+
Your file is uploaded to a private bucket, converted on our own engine, and auto-deleted after 1 hour. It is never sent to a third-party converter.
Can it convert protected WMV files?+
No. WMV files with DRM cannot be converted. Unprotected files, such as old screen recordings and camera exports, convert normally.
Is the video kept?+
No. Only the audio goes into the MP3. To keep the picture in a modern format, use WMV to MP4.
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