Most people know VLC as a media player. Fewer know it can also convert files. If you already have VLC installed, you can turn OGG files into MP3 without downloading anything else. This guide walks you through converting OGG to MP3 with VLC on Windows, Mac and Linux. It also shows how to convert many…
Audacity is a free, open-source audio editor for Windows, Mac and Linux. It opens OGG files, lets you edit them, and exports MP3 with full control over quality. It can even convert a whole folder at once. This guide shows you how to convert OGG to MP3 in Audacity and which export settings to pick….
Your iPhone can’t do much with an OGG file. The Music app won’t import it, some apps won’t open it, and older iPhones can’t play it at all. Converting it to MP3 fixes all of that. The good news: on newer iPhones, you can convert OGG to MP3 right on the phone, for free, without…
Most people convert OGG files to MP3 to make them play everywhere. But sometimes you need WAV instead. Maybe you’re editing audio, making music, loading samples into a keyboard or burning an audio CD. For all of those, WAV is the safer choice. This guide explains when WAV makes sense and shows you four free…
OGG files sound great and stay small. But plenty of devices and apps still won’t play them: older iPhones, car stereos, some video editors and a lot of work software. MP3, on the other hand, plays almost everywhere. So converting OGG to MP3 is one of the most common audio jobs there is. This guide…
OGV files are videos in the Ogg format. They were common on the early web and they’re still all over Wikimedia Commons. The trouble is, most modern browsers and apps can’t show the picture anymore. Often, the part you really want is the sound: a speech, a lecture, a song or an interview. Good news:…
Signal is popular because it keeps your chats private. That includes voice notes. But privacy also means Signal doesn’t make it obvious how to move a voice message to your computer. This guide shows you how to save Signal voice notes on Android, iPhone and Signal Desktop. You’ll also learn which file formats to expect….
Discord voice messages are handy. You hold the mic button on your phone, talk, and let go. But what if you want to keep one? Or play it on a device without the app? That’s where things get tricky. Voice messages on Discord are OGG files with Opus audio. This guide shows you how to…
You download a pronunciation clip or an old recording from Wikipedia, and it ends in .oga. You’ve heard of OGG, but OGA? Your computer may not know what to do with it either. Don’t worry. An OGA file is just an OGG audio file with a more specific name. This guide explains what OGA files…
That boss theme you can’t get out of your head. The satisfying “ding” when you level up. The rain in the background of your favorite indie game. A lot of that audio sits on your computer as OGG files. You can often play them outside the game. This guide explains why so many games use…