Convert WMA to Text
WMA is the old Windows recording format, so a lot of archived voice recorders, lectures and dictation still live in .wma files that nothing modern wants to open. Upload the WMA and ScribeToAny transcribes it into clean, timestamped text you can search, edit and export — no need to convert it to MP3 first. Works on every plan.
- AI transcription
- 98 Languages
- Encrypted; we never train AI on your files
Start with your recording
Drop an audio or video file here, or click to choose.
What you get: a real transcript
Unedited output from a 64-second interview with two speakers (synthetic voices), transcribed with speaker detection on. Only the first lines are shown.
SPEAKER_00 (0:00) Welcome back to Small Shop Stories. SPEAKER_00 (0:02) Today I'm talking to Maya, who runs a tiny bakery on the SPEAKER_00 (0:05) corner of Mill Street. SPEAKER_01 (0:07) Thanks for having me. SPEAKER_01 (0:08) It's really small, just two ovens and a counter. SPEAKER_00 (0:12) So how does a normal day start for you?
1 00:00:00,000 --> 00:00:01,680 [SPEAKER_00] Welcome back to Small Shop Stories. 2 00:00:02,160 --> 00:00:05,320 [SPEAKER_00] Today I'm talking to Maya, who runs a tiny bakery on the 3 00:00:05,320 --> 00:00:06,320 [SPEAKER_00] corner of Mill Street.
Checked against the script, 4 of 189 words differed — a 2.1% word error rate, counting "80" written for "eighty" as an error — and all 14 speaker turns were labelled correctly. This was clean speech; noisy recordings and people talking over each other score lower. See the full transcript and how it was scored
How it works
- 1
Upload
Drop in an audio or video file, or paste a link. All common formats are accepted.
- 2
Transcribe
AI transcribes with timestamps and optional speaker labels, usually in minutes.
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Export
Edit segments online, then export TXT, SRT, VTT, TSV, CSV, JSON, PDF or DOCX.
Why ScribeToAny
- Legacy Windows Media Audio (.wma) from older dictaphones and PC archives uploads as it is.
- Decodes legacy WMA Standard and WMA Voice codecs directly without hunting for outdated 32-bit codecs or external conversion tools.
- A practical way to make archived dictation and lecture recordings searchable — review transcripts before relying on them for formal records.
Frequently asked questions
Do I have to convert WMA to MP3 first?
No. Upload the .wma directly and the transcription runs on it as it is — the conversion step you would otherwise do is unnecessary here.
Is it good for old dictation and lectures?
Yes. Long recordings are fine, and speaker detection splits a multi-person recording into a readable conversation. Clear audio transcribes best; a quick proofread in the editor cleans up anything the recording muddied.
What can I export?
TXT, SRT, VTT, TSV, CSV, JSON, PDF and DOCX — a plain document for reading, timestamped subtitles for video, or PDF/DOCX for a formal record.
My WMA won't play on my computer — can it still be transcribed?
Usually yes: modern systems often lack a WMA player, but the file itself decodes fine on our side. The exception is WMA protected with Windows Media DRM — that audio can only be played by the licensed player, so it can't be transcribed.
Can I transcribe a whole folder of old recordings?
Yes, in batches of up to 6 files per upload. Paid plans have no daily limit and transcribe 6 files in parallel; the free plan allows 2 files a day. Exporting several transcripts at once downloads them together as a ZIP.