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Anyfile converts an AVI video to an M4A audio (sound only) for free, right in your browser: the file is never uploaded.
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| Picture | Left out: only the sound is saved |
|---|---|
| Sound | AAC in an M4A file |
| File size | Usually smaller: M4A compresses more tightly than AVI |
When to use M4A: Music on Apple devices, iPhone voice memos and ringtone sources.
.avi
Microsoft’s video container from 1992, part of Video for Windows. It interleaves audio and video and can use many codecs, such as DivX, Xvid or uncompressed frames.
Older downloads, digital cameras of the 2000s and legacy Windows software.
Opens in VLC, Windows Media Player, mpv, MPC-HC
About AVI files.m4a
An MPEG-4 file that holds only audio, usually AAC and sometimes Apple Lossless (ALAC). Apple popularised it for songs bought and ripped in iTunes.
Music on Apple devices, iPhone voice memos and ringtone sources.
Opens in Music, QuickTime, iPhone, Windows Media Player, VLC
About M4A filesEverything that converts to M4A
Need to change it first? Open the video editor
Drop your AVI file on this page, or choose it. Anyfile converts it on your device in a moment and the M4A downloads straight away. To change it first, open it in the video editor.
No. The file is read and converted by your own browser, and nothing is sent to a server. You can check: open your browser’s developer tools, go to Network, and convert a file. No upload appears.
M4A is a compressed format, and Anyfile saves at high quality, so the difference is very hard to notice.
Yes. Drop them together and you get one ZIP with every M4A inside.