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title: Convert AAC to MP3, M4A, WAV and 4 more on a Mac — Arazio
source: https://arazioformac.com/docs/formats/aac
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# AAC files

The audio codec inside most M4A files, sometimes handed to you bare. Better than MP3 at the same size; less universally accepted.

## Convert AAC to

AIFF, FLAC, M4A, MP3, OGG, Opus, WAV.

## Tools that work on AAC

Hold Option rather than Shift: Compress, Merge, Normalize, Split, Strip Metadata, Trim.

## Where the file goes

Beside the original, same folder, same name, new extension. Nothing is overwritten and nothing is uploaded.

Extensions: .aac · Category: audio