Audio

M4A files

Compressed audio in an MPEG-4 file, the format of iTunes Store music and of Voice Memos recordings. The sound is encoded with AAC.

Full name
MPEG-4 Audio with AAC
Made by
MPEG (Moving Picture Experts Group)
File extension
.m4a
Compression
Lossy (AAC)
Best for
Music, podcasts and voice recordings
Opens in
Apple devices, Android, Windows and most players
In FileFlip
Opens and saves

Good at

  • Small files with good sound
  • Supports tags and artwork

Not so good at

  • Lossy

M4A in FileFlip

FileFlip opens M4A files and saves to M4A.

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