Convert M4A to AIFF
M4A is great for high-quality music and voice recordings for Apple and Android devices, but AIFF is the better choice for uncompressed audio for Mac and pro audio software. Convert M4A 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 M4A to AIFF
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Tap Choose files and select one or more M4A 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.
M4A vs AIFF
AIFF is lossless, but it can't restore detail already removed by M4A's compression — the file just gets bigger. Convert when an app or editor requires AIFF.
| M4A | AIFF | |
|---|---|---|
| Full name | MPEG-4 Audio (AAC) | Audio Interchange File Format |
| Type | Audio | Audio |
| Compression | Lossy | Lossless |
| Developed by | Apple / MPEG | Apple |
| Introduced | 2001 | 1988 |
| Plays on iPhone | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes |
| Plays on Android | ✓ Yes | ◐ Partly / with an app |
| Plays on Windows | ✓ Yes | ◐ Partly / with an app |
| Plays on Mac | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes |
About M4A and AIFF
M4A: M4A is an MPEG-4 container holding AAC audio. It sounds better than MP3 at the same size and is the default format for iPhone voice memos, Apple Music downloads and many Android recorders.
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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