OGG Vorbis vs. MP3 & How to Convert MP3 to OGG

What is OGG Vorbis? Vorbis is a free and open-source software project. This project create an audio coding format for lossy audio compression. Vorbis is most commonly used in conjunction with the OGG container format and it is therefore often referred to as OGG Vorbis. In this article, we would like to show the differences between OGG Vorbis and MP3, and provide two ways to help you convert MP3 to OGG.

• Part 1. OGG Vorbis vs. MP3
• Part 2. Professional way to convert MP3 to OGG (Recommended)
• Part 3. Online way to convert MP3 to OGG

Part 1. OGG Vorbis vs. MP3

Ogg Vorbis is a fully open compressed audio format with high quality audio. It is in the same class as the MPEG-4 (AAC) compression scheme but OGG Vorbis is in the public domain and this audio format is totally free for commercial or noncommercial use.

Many people think that OGG Vorbis is better than MP3 codec as Vorbis files (.ogg extension) can be compressed to a smaller size than MP3 files, which will save storage requirements and bandwidth. And many reports show that a OGG Vorbis file can offer better sound quality than a file of the same size in MP3. In addition, in case sell your music in the format of MP3, you must pay the Fraunhofer Institute a percentage of each sale as you are using their patents? And Vorbis is patent-and-royalty-free, so you don't need to consider that.

Part 2. Convert MP3 to OGG with Free MP3 to OGG Converter

For better MP3 to OGG conversion, you may need one professional third-party software. And Free MP3 to OGG Converter is highly recommended, which enables you to change the format of MP3 to OGG, or OGG to MP3, or convert any other audio conversion or video conversion.

How to use Free MP3 to OGG Converter

Step 1 Download and install Free MP3 to OGG Converter on your computer. Launch this program and it will display the interface as below.

Step 2 Click the button of "Add File(s)" and load MP3 files that you want to convert to OGG. You can also directly import MP3 audio folder.

Step 3 Click on "Output format" and choose OGG format from the drop-down list. Set the destination file folder for the converted OGG audio files.

Step 4 Finally, click "Convert" button to convert MP3 to OGG immediately.

Supporting various video and audio formats, this useful video conversion program can be your perfect video tool. Importantly, this video converting software is completely free. The output audio or video file is very satisfying.

Part 3. Online way to convert MP3 to OGG

For a few MP3 files, you may optionally choose to find one online MP3 to OGG Converter. But compared to Free MP3 to OGG Converter, online MP3 to OGG coverter may not be that good.

Anyway, there are many online OGG converters for you to choose from, including online-convert.com, convertio, zamzar.com, etc. Taking audio.online-convert.com as an example, you can learn how to convert MP3 to OGG within this online way.

Step 1 Visit this site and load one or more MP3 files by clicking "Choose File". Also, you can enter URL of the file that you want to convert to OGG.

Step 2 There are som optional settings like audio bitrate, sampling rate, audio channels, audio codec and so on.

Step 3 Finally click the button of "Convert file". You may need to wait for a longer time.

The output OGG file may not satisfy your need. If the MP3 file is a large-size file, the waiting time will be longer. Why not choose to download Free MP3 to OGG Converter for a try?

Extended Reading: How to Convert OGG to MP3.