Free online WMA to TXT converter

Source format: WMA

WMA stands for Windows Media Audio, an audio format developed by Microsoft. It is commonly used for music tracks, voice recordings, and older media libraries, especially on Windows systems. WMA files may be compressed and can be either lossy or, in some cases, lossless. Because it is an audio format, it is not directly readable as text.

Target format: TXT

TXT is a plain text format that stores only readable characters with no audio, video, or formatting data. It is widely used for notes, logs, transcripts, captions, and any content that needs to be opened in almost any editor. Converting WMA to TXT usually means transcribing the audio into text, not simply changing file encoding.

How to convert WMA to TXT

There is no direct one-step file format conversion from WMA to TXT because the source is audio and the target is text. The usual workflow is:

1. Open or play the WMA audio in a media player or audio tool.
2. Transcribe the speech into text using speech-to-text software or manual typing.
3. Save the transcript as a .txt file in a text editor.

A practical desktop workflow is:

1. Open the WMA file in a player such as VLC, Windows Media Player, or an audio editor like Audacity.
2. If needed, convert the audio to a more transcription-friendly format such as .wav or .mp3 using File → Export in your audio software.
3. Use a speech-to-text tool or manually type the spoken content.
4. Open Notepad, TextEdit, or another editor and save the result as filename.txt.

If you already have a transcript and only need to store it as plain text, you can paste it into a text editor and choose File → Save As, then select .txt as the file type.

You can also convert the file on 101convert.com for free, without installing any software, if the site supports your specific workflow.

Quality and limitations

WMA to TXT is not a lossless format conversion; it is an audio-to-text transcription task. The quality of the TXT output depends on the clarity of the recording, background noise, accents, multiple speakers, and whether the audio contains music or speech. Automatic transcription may introduce errors, so important content should be reviewed manually.

If the WMA file contains only music or non-speech audio, the resulting TXT file will usually be empty or contain only notes about the audio rather than meaningful text. Also, DRM-protected WMA files may not open in some tools, which can prevent transcription until the file is playable.