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Convert M4A to FLAC without uploading it

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

How to convert M4A to FLAC

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

M4A is the Apple container for AAC, and what iTunes and Voice Memos produce. FLAC is lossless but compressed, so it keeps the quality without the bulk. Converting is how you move a file from the first situation to the second.

What will the FLAC file be?

FLAC, which decodes to exactly the same samples as the source at roughly half the size of WAV.

Does converting M4A to FLAC lose quality?

No. FLAC is lossless, so this step loses nothing - though it cannot bring back what the M4A file already discarded.

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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