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ADD YOUR M4A
Drop the M4A file into the box above or choose it from your device.
M4A → FLAC / online converter
M4A to FLAC Converter
Convert M4A to FLAC, the lossless format many audio tools and libraries prefer.
01 / how to
How to convert M4A to FLAC
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CONVERT TO FLAC
FLAC is already selected. Press Convert and wait a few seconds.
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DOWNLOAD
Save the finished FLAC file. The original is deleted from our server.
02 / what you get
What happens to your data
Kept
- Both AAC and Apple Lossless (ALAC) M4A files are supported
- iPhone voice memos and iTunes / Apple Music files work
- Saved as FLAC, which keeps the audio exactly as decoded, in a file usually about half the size of WAV
- Sample rate, channels and 24-bit depth are kept
- Title, artist and album tags are carried over
Good to know
- Copy-protected (DRM) files cannot be converted.
- Embedded cover art is not carried over. Only the sound is converted.
- If your M4A is regular AAC, converting to a lossless format makes the file bigger without adding quality. An Apple Lossless (ALAC) M4A keeps its full quality.
03 / formats
M4A vs FLAC
M4A
An M4A file is a compressed audio format (usually AAC inside an MP4 container) used by Apple's ecosystem — iTunes, Apple Music, and voice memos on iPhone all default to it. Slightly better quality than MP3 at the same file size.
Used in: Apple Music & iTunes · iPhone voice memos · Audiobooks
FLAC
A FLAC file compresses audio without losing any quality (lossless) — smaller than WAV, but still identical to the original when played back. The go-to format for audiophiles and music archiving.
Used in: Music archiving · Audiophile listening · High-quality downloads
04 / more
More conversions
Have a different file? Open the main converter — it detects the format for you.