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M4A to WAV

Anyfile converts an M4A audio to a WAV audio for free, right in your browser: the file is never uploaded.

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What changes from M4A to WAV

Sound qualityNo further loss (what M4A already left out doesn’t come back)
Tags and cover artTitle, artist, album and cover carried over where WAV holds them; lyrics and some rarer tags aren’t yet
File sizeUsually larger: WAV compresses less tightly than M4A

When to use WAV: Recording, editing and mastering, and sound effects for video and games.

Options

Open the file in the audio editor to choose before downloading:

  • Bit depth: 16 or 24-bit, or 32-bit float

The two formats

.m4a

M4A audioMPEG-4 Audio

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 files

.wav

WAV audioWaveform Audio File Format

Microsoft and IBM’s audio format from 1991. It normally stores uncompressed PCM samples, keeping full quality at the cost of large files.

Recording, editing and mastering, and sound effects for video and games.

Opens in Music, QuickTime, Windows Media Player, VLC, every audio editor

About WAV files

Questions

How do I convert M4A to WAV?

Drop your M4A file on this page, or choose it. Anyfile converts it on your device in a moment and the WAV downloads straight away. To change it first, open it in the audio editor.

Is my M4A file uploaded anywhere?

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.

Can I convert several M4A files at once?

Yes. Drop them together and you get one ZIP with every WAV inside.