Convert M4A to WAV

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You can convert M4A to WAV for free above: just know the WAV will sound identical to the M4A, not better; lossless can't restore discarded detail.

Let's be straight with each other: converting M4A to WAV will not bring back detail the M4A encoder already threw away. What you do get is a WAV that behaves like one: built for recording, editing and mastering, where every last bit matters: which is often exactly what an editor, burner or archive pipeline demands instead of an M4A.

FYI

Honest warning: a WAV made from M4A is lossless from here on, but it can't restore what the M4A encoder already discarded. It will sound exactly like your M4A: just bigger.

Why flip M4A to WAV

M4A is AAC in Apple's favorite outfit: the audio-only MP4 your iPhone speaks natively. It was born in 2003, popularized by Apple's iTunes Store, and its real weak spot is older Windows software and stubborn car stereos that expect a .mp3.

WAV is audio with nothing taken away: every sample intact, every megabyte accounted for. Raw PCM samples in a RIFF wrapper. No compression of any kind. That makes it the right destination when what you need is recording, editing and mastering, where every last bit matters.

How to convert M4A to WAV

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Drop your M4A file into the flipper above, or click to browse for it.
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Check the output format: WAV is already selected for you.
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Hit Convert, give it a moment, then download your new WAV.

M4A vs WAV, side by side

	M4A	WAV
Born	2003, popularized by Apple's iTunes Store	1991, Microsoft and IBM
Type	audio · lossy	audio · uncompressed
Best for	sounding great anywhere in the Apple ecosystem	recording, editing and mastering, where every last bit matters
Weak spot	older Windows software and stubborn car stereos that expect a .mp3	being carried around: it refuses to shrink
Typical size	like AAC: better-than-MP3 sound at about 1 MB per minute	about 10 MB per minute at CD quality: ten times the size of an MP3
Plays on	iPhone, Mac and iTunes natively; most modern Android and Windows apps too.	Universal on desktops and pro audio gear; clumsy on the mobile web.

Questions people ask

Will converting M4A to WAV lose quality?

It won't lose more, and it won't gain any back. The WAV preserves your M4A exactly as it is now: including whatever the original lossy encode discarded.

Will the WAV file be bigger or smaller than my M4A?

Bigger: usually several times bigger. WAV runs about 10 MB per minute at CD quality: ten times the size of an MP3, and none of that extra space adds quality to an M4A source.

Where will the WAV file play?

Universal on desktops and pro audio gear; clumsy on the mobile web. That's the usual reason people leave M4A behind: WAV simply opens in more of the places that matter.

How long does M4A to WAV conversion take?

Seconds for most files: audio is light work. A long recording might take a minute; your file auto-deletes from our servers within an hour either way.

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