Your phone or an old voice recorder gave you a .amr file, and your computer's usual player either refuses it or plays it badly. AMR Player is a small free Windows tool built for this one job. It plays AMR recordings and converts them to and from common formats.
Quick facts
- Version: 1.3
- Price: free, for personal and commercial use
- Platforms: Windows (listed for Windows 98 through Windows Vista)
- Formats: AMR-NB and AMR-WB, plus MP3 and WAV
Key features
Play AMR files on your PC
Click Add Files, pick an .amr file and click Play. The program decodes the file and plays it for you.
Convert AMR to MP3 or WAV
Select a file you added, click AMR to MP3, type a file name and the conversion runs. WAV output works the same way.
Convert MP3 or WAV to AMR
You can also go the other way and produce AMR audio from MP3 or WAV files.
Both AMR flavours supported
It handles AMR-NB (narrowband) and AMR-WB (wideband) files.
Who it's for
You'll get the most from it if you have voice memos, call recordings or phone clips saved as AMR and want to listen to them on a PC or turn them into MP3 or WAV. It also suits anyone who needs AMR files for a phone or app and has MP3 or WAV source audio.
Pros and cons
- Pro: free, including for commercial use, and the vendor states it has no adware or spyware.
- Pro: a simple interface with few buttons.
- Pro: converts in both directions.
- Con: it only covers AMR, MP3 and WAV, so it isn't a general converter.
- Con: AMR is a speech format, so don't expect great results with music.
- Con: it relies on the command-line FFmpeg tool for conversion, and the listed operating systems are old Windows versions.
FAQs
Is AMR Player really free?
Yes. It is freeware, and the license allows personal and commercial use.
Which AMR types does it open?
Both AMR-NB and AMR-WB.
What conversions can it do?
AMR to MP3, AMR to WAV, MP3 to AMR and WAV to AMR.
Why does music sound poor as AMR?
AMR was designed for speech and is unlikely to give ideal results for other audio.
System requirements
The listing names Windows 98, Me, 2000, XP, 2003 and Vista editions. No other hardware requirements are specified.