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Anyfile converts a WAV audio to an M4A audio for free, right in your browser: the file is never uploaded.
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| Sound quality | Nothing lost |
|---|---|
| Tags and cover art | Title, artist, album and cover carried over where M4A holds them; lyrics and some rarer tags aren’t yet |
| File size | Usually smaller: M4A compresses more tightly than WAV |
When to use M4A: Music on Apple devices, iPhone voice memos and ringtone sources.
.wav
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.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 filesGoing the other way? Convert M4A to WAV
Everything that converts to M4A
Need to change it first? Open the audio editor
Drop your WAV 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 audio 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. For no loss at all, keep the WAV.
Yes. Drop them together and you get one ZIP with every M4A inside.