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Convert AAC to M4A without uploading it

Turn an AAC file into M4A - here in this tab, with nothing uploaded.

How to convert AAC to M4A

  1. Drop your AAC file in.
  2. M4A is already selected - press Convert.
  3. Save the M4A file.

Why this one stays private

Audio files are voice memos, interviews, recordings of people. Converting one elsewhere means uploading all of that.

Questions

Why convert AAC to M4A?

AAC is the modern lossy format, better than MP3 at the same size. M4A is the Apple container for AAC, and what iTunes and Voice Memos produce. Converting is how you move a file from the first situation to the second.

What will the M4A file be?

AAC at 192 kbps in an M4A container - the format iTunes, Apple Music and iPhones use.

Does converting AAC to M4A lose quality?

A little, because both are lossy: the AAC file was already compressed, and M4A compresses again. At this setting it is rarely audible, but keep the original if you may need to convert it again.

Does converting lose quality?

Going to a lossless format never does. Going to a lossy one always does, though usually not audibly at the settings used here.

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