Convert ALAC to AIFF
ALAC is great for lossless music libraries on iPhone, iPad and Mac, but AIFF is the better choice for uncompressed audio for Mac and pro audio software. Convert ALAC to AIFF in seconds, right in your browser.
- No upload — 100% private
- Fast, lossless when possible
- Free & unlimited
- Works on iPhone & Android
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How to convert ALAC to AIFF
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Tap Choose files and select one or more ALAC files (or drag them in).
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Check that AIFF 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 AIFF downloads automatically. Converting several files? Grab them all as a ZIP.
ALAC vs AIFF
Both ALAC and AIFF are lossless, so the conversion is bit-perfect: you get exactly the same sound in a different container.
| ALAC | AIFF | |
|---|---|---|
| Full name | Apple Lossless Audio Codec | Audio Interchange File Format |
| Type | Audio | Audio |
| Compression | Lossless | Lossless |
| Developed by | Apple | Apple |
| Introduced | 2004 | 1988 |
| 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 ALAC and AIFF
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.
AIFF: AIFF is Apple's uncompressed audio format — the Mac equivalent of WAV. It is used in GarageBand, Logic Pro and professional audio workflows.
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