Convert M4R to M4A
M4R is great for custom iPhone ringtones and text tones, but M4A is the better choice for high-quality music and voice recordings for Apple and Android devices. Convert M4R to M4A 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 M4R to M4A
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Tap Choose files and select one or more M4R files (or drag them in).
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Check that M4A 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 M4A downloads automatically. Converting several files? Grab them all as a ZIP.
M4R vs M4A
M4R and M4A can hold the same codecs, so in Smart mode the streams are copied — the conversion takes seconds and quality is identical to the original.
| M4R | M4A | |
|---|---|---|
| Full name | iPhone Ringtone (AAC) | MPEG-4 Audio (AAC) |
| Type | Audio | Audio |
| Compression | Lossy | Lossy |
| Developed by | Apple | Apple / MPEG |
| Introduced | 2007 | 2001 |
| Plays on iPhone | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes |
| Plays on Android | ✕ No | ✓ Yes |
| Plays on Windows | ◐ Partly / with an app | ✓ Yes |
| Plays on Mac | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes |
About M4R and M4A
M4R: M4R is the iPhone ringtone format. It is an AAC audio file (the same as M4A) with a different extension, and iOS only accepts ringtones up to 30–40 seconds long.
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.
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