Audio conversion
Convert WMA to OGG
Updated Jul 2026
WMA is the audio format built into Windows Media Player, and OGG (Ogg Vorbis) is the format many games, apps, and non-Windows systems expect instead. To convert WMA to OGG, open the file in a converter and export it as OGG. Doing this on your own computer means the audio file never has to be uploaded anywhere to get converted.
- Extension
- .wma
- Type
- Audio
- Typically
- Windows audio
- Compression
- Lossy
- Extension
- .ogg
- Type
- Audio
- Typically
- Open-source audio, games
- Compression
- Lossy
Convert WMA to OGG on your own computer. Nothing uploads.
How to convert WMA to OGG
- Open Morphjet and drag in the WMA files you want to convert. Add a single track or a whole music folder at once.
- Choose OGG as the output format.
- Convert. The OGG files are written next to your originals, and nothing leaves your machine.
WMA vs OGG: what actually changes
| WMA | OGG | |
|---|---|---|
| Built for | Windows Media Player and Windows apps | Games, Android, Linux, and open web audio |
| File size | Compact | Similar, often a bit smaller at the same quality |
| Quality | Lossy | Lossy, with a small extra loss when re-encoding from WMA |
| Opens on Mac and iOS | Limited, often needs extra software | Limited in Apple's own apps, but well supported elsewhere |
| Opens on Linux and Android | Poor, rarely supported natively | Yes, native support |
| Keeps song tags (artist, album, title) | Yes | Yes, carried over on conversion |
When to convert, and when not to
Convert WMA to OGG when you're moving music into a game engine, an Android app, a Linux system, or any player that expects OGG and won't touch WMA.
Keep the WMA original if you're staying inside Windows Media Player, since it's the native format there and converting adds a generation of lossy re-encoding you can't undo.
Why not just use an online converter?
Your music library isn't really anyone else's business, but plenty of online converters ask you to upload the file to their server so their software can do the conversion. Morphjet does the same job on your own computer, so the track, and whatever's in its tags, never travels anywhere. You can convert a whole folder with your wifi off.
Questions
Does converting WMA to OGG lose sound quality?
A little. Both formats are lossy, and re-encoding a lossy file into another lossy format adds a small amount of extra quality loss on top of what WMA already introduced. For everyday listening it's hard to notice, but it's not lossless.
Will the OGG file keep the artist, album, and title tags?
Yes. Standard song tags carry over from WMA to OGG during conversion, so your library stays organized after the switch.
Why would I need OGG instead of WMA?
OGG is the format many games, Android apps, and Linux systems expect for audio, while WMA is tied closely to Windows Media Player and doesn't play natively on most non-Windows software.
Can I convert WMA to OGG without uploading my music?
Yes. A desktop app like Morphjet converts the files locally, so your music collection never leaves your computer or gets sent to a remote server.
Can I convert a whole folder of WMA files at once?
Yes. Drag the folder in and Morphjet converts every WMA file to OGG in one pass, keeping your tags intact.
Morphjet converts WMA, OGG, and 1,800+ other formats, all on your machine. Launching this July.