Convert WMV to AAC — Free Online Converter
Convert Windows Media Video (.wmv) to Advanced Audio Coding (.aac) online for free. Fast, secure video conversion with no watermarks or registration.
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About WMV to AAC Conversion
WMV files store audio using the WMA (Windows Media Audio) codec inside an ASF container — a proprietary format that lacks broad cross-platform support. AAC (Advanced Audio Coding) is the international standard for lossy audio, specified in MPEG-2 Part 7 and MPEG-4 Part 3, and used by iTunes, YouTube, Apple Music, Spotify, and virtually every modern platform. Converting WMV to AAC extracts the audio track from Microsoft's proprietary container and encodes it in the universal AAC format.
Why Convert WMV to AAC?
WMA audio is poorly supported outside the Windows ecosystem — macOS, iOS, Linux, and most web browsers cannot play it natively. By extracting WMV audio to AAC, you get a file that plays on every iPhone, iPad, Mac, Android device, web browser, and streaming platform. AAC also outperforms WMA at the same bitrate, delivering cleaner audio with fewer artifacts.
Common Use Cases
- Extracting audio from WMV webinar recordings for distribution as AAC podcast episodes
- Ripping music from WMV music video files for import into iTunes or Apple Music