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ADD YOUR WAV
Drop the WAV file into the box above or choose it from your device.
WAV → M4R / online converter
WAV to M4R Converter
Make an iPhone ringtone from a WAV file. The first 30 seconds are kept.
01 / how to
How to convert WAV to M4R
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CONVERT TO M4R
M4R is already selected. Press Convert and wait a few seconds.
03
DOWNLOAD
Save the finished M4R file. The original is deleted from our server.
02 / what you get
What happens to your data
Kept
- Sample rate and channels (mono, stereo, even 5.1 surround) are read as they are
- Hi-res WAV files (24-bit, 96 kHz) are supported
- Saved as an iPhone ringtone (AAC in an iTunes-style MP4) at 192 kbps
- The first 30 seconds are kept, safely under the 40-second limit of iOS ringtones
- Title, artist and album tags are carried over
Good to know
- The ringtone always starts at the beginning of the file. To use another part of the song, trim the audio first.
- To install it, add the .m4r to your iPhone in Finder (Mac) or the Apple Devices app / iTunes (Windows), then pick it in Settings > Sounds & Haptics.
- Lossy compression permanently removes some detail. Keep your original if you want to archive the recording.
03 / formats
WAV vs M4R
WAV
A WAV file stores audio completely uncompressed — full quality, but large file sizes. It's the standard for professional audio editing, recording, and mastering, where quality matters more than size.
Used in: Audio editing & mastering · Professional recording · Sound design
M4R
An M4R file is an iPhone ringtone: AAC audio in an Apple MP4 container, renamed to .m4r. iPhones only accept ringtones shorter than 40 seconds.
Used in: iPhone ringtones
04 / more
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Have a different file? Open the main converter — it detects the format for you.