Convert AIFF to ALAC
AIFF is great for uncompressed audio for Mac and pro audio software, but ALAC is the better choice for lossless music libraries on iPhone, iPad and Mac. Convert AIFF to ALAC in seconds, right in your browser.
- No upload — 100% private
- Fast, lossless when possible
- Free & unlimited
- Works on iPhone & Android
Keep this tab open — the conversion runs on your device, nothing is uploaded.
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How to convert AIFF to ALAC
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Tap Choose files and select one or more AIFF files (or drag them in).
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Check that ALAC is selected. Use Advanced options for bitrate, channels or trimming.
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Press Convert. Everything happens on your device — no upload, no waiting in a queue.
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Your ALAC downloads automatically. Converting several files? Grab them all as a ZIP.
AIFF vs ALAC
Both AIFF and ALAC are lossless, so the conversion is bit-perfect: you get exactly the same sound in a different container.
| AIFF | ALAC | |
|---|---|---|
| Full name | Audio Interchange File Format | Apple Lossless Audio Codec |
| Type | Audio | Audio |
| Compression | Lossless | Lossless |
| Developed by | Apple | Apple |
| Introduced | 1988 | 2004 |
| Plays on iPhone | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes |
| Plays on Android | ◐ Partly / with an app | ◐ Partly / with an app |
| Plays on Windows | ◐ Partly / with an app | ◐ Partly / with an app |
| Plays on Mac | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes |
About AIFF and ALAC
AIFF: AIFF is Apple's uncompressed audio format — the Mac equivalent of WAV. It is used in GarageBand, Logic Pro and professional audio workflows.
ALAC: ALAC is Apple's lossless format. It compresses audio to roughly half the size of WAV with zero quality loss and plays natively in Apple Music, iTunes and on every iPhone. It is saved with the .m4a extension.
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