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title: Convert M4A to MP3, WAV, FLAC and 4 more on a Mac — Arazio
source: https://arazioformac.com/docs/formats/m4a
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# M4A files

AAC audio in an MP4 container. Better quality than MP3 at the same size, and what Apple software produces.

## Convert M4A to

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

## Tools that work on M4A

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: .m4a · Category: audio