Convert MP4 to ALAC
Extract the audio from MP4 videos and save it as ALAC — ideal for lossless music libraries on iPhone, iPad and Mac.
- 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.
Add more files above to keep converting.
How to convert MP4 to ALAC
- 1
Tap Choose files and select one or more MP4 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.
MP4 vs ALAC
Only the sound is kept — the picture is dropped, so the ALAC file is far smaller than the MP4 video.
| MP4 | ALAC | |
|---|---|---|
| Full name | MPEG-4 Part 14 | Apple Lossless Audio Codec |
| Type | Video | Audio |
| Compression | Lossy | Lossless |
| Developed by | MPEG | Apple |
| Introduced | 2001 | 2004 |
| 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 MP4 and ALAC
MP4: MP4 is the universal video format. With H.264 video and AAC audio it plays on every iPhone, Android phone, smart TV, browser, WhatsApp, Instagram and YouTube.
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.
Frequently asked questions
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