M4A to WAV converter
Convert M4A audio to WAV locally, for editors and workflows that need uncompressed input.
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Images
.png, .jpeg, .jpg, .webp, .gif, .svg, .jxl, .avif, .heic*, .heif*, .ico, .bmp, .cur, .ani*, .icns*, .nef*, .cr2*, .hdr, .jpe, .mat, .pbm, .pfm, .pgm, .pnm, .ppm, .tiff, .jfif, .eps*, .psd, .arw*, .tif, .dng*, .xcf*, .rw2*, .raf*, .orf*, .pef*, .mos*, .raw*, .dcr*, .crw*, .cr3*, .3fr*, .erf*, .mrw*, .mef*, .nrw*, .srw*, .sr2*, .srf*, .a*, .aai, .ai*, .art*, .avs, .b*, .bgr*, .bgra*, .bgro*, .bmp2, .bmp3, .brf*, .cal*, .cals*, .cin, .cip*, .cmyk*, .cmyka*, .dcx, .dds, .dpx, .dxt1, .dxt5, .epdf*, .epi*, .eps2*, .eps3*, .epsf*, .epsi*, .ept*, .ept2*, .ept3*, .exr, .farbfeld, .fax, .ff, .fit, .fits, .fl32, .fts, .ftxt*, .g*, .g3, .g4*, .gif87, .gray*, .graya*, .group4*, .hrz, .icb, .icon, .info*, .ipl, .isobrl*, .isobrl6*, .j2c, .j2k, .jng, .jp2, .jpc, .jpm, .jps, .map*, .miff, .mng, .mono*, .mtv, .o*, .otb, .pal*, .palm, .pam, .pcd, .pcds, .pcl*, .pct, .pcx, .pdb, .pgx, .phm, .picon, .pict, .pjpeg, .png00, .png24, .png32, .png48, .png64, .png8, .ps*, .ps1*, .ps2*, .ps3*, .psb, .ptif, .qoi, .r*, .ras, .rgb*, .rgba*, .rgbo*, .rgf, .sgi, .six, .sixel, .sparse-color*, .strimg*, .sun, .svgz*, .tga, .tiff64, .ubrl*, .ubrl6*, .uil*, .uyvy*, .vda, .vicar, .viff, .vips, .vst, .wbmp, .wpg, .xbm, .xpm, .xv, .ycbcr*, .ycbcra*, .yuv*
Audio
.mp3, .wav, .flac, .ogg, .mogg*, .oga, .opus, .aac, .alac, .m4a, .caf*, .wma, .amr, .ac3, .aiff, .aifc, .aif, .mp1*, .mp2, .mpc*, .dsd*, .dsf*, .dff*, .mqa*, .au, .m4b, .voc, .weba, .mkv*, .mp4*, .avi*, .mov*, .webm*, .ts*, .mts*, .m2ts*, .wmv*, .mpg*, .mpeg*, .flv*, .f4v*, .vob*, .m4v*, .3gp*, .3g2*, .mxf*, .ogv*, .rm*, .rmvb*, .divx*
Documents
.docx, .doc, .md, .html, .rtf, .csv, .tsv, .json, .rst, .epub, .odt, .docbook
PDF → images
.pdf*, .png*, .jpeg*, .jpg*, .webp*, .avif*, .jxl*, .gif*, .bmp*, .tiff*, .tif*, .ico*, .jp2*, .psd*, .qoi*, .tga*, .ppm*, .pgm*, .pbm*, .pnm*, .pcx*, .dds*, .exr*, .hdr*
Formats marked * support import or export only.
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How to use this tool
- Choose files or drag them into the workspace. Matching inputs get the output format shown on this page.
- Check the output format and image quality for each file. Existing files in your queue keep their settings.
- Start the conversion, then download individual results or the completed batch. Your original files are unchanged.
Quality and format notes
The AAC audio inside the M4A is decoded and stored as uncompressed WAV. Useful before audio editing or workflows that reject lossy files — with the caveat that decoding cannot restore detail the AAC encoding already removed.
WAV files run about 10 MB per minute of stereo audio. For listening and sharing, keeping the M4A or converting to MP3 is usually the better trade.
Frequently asked questions
Why convert M4A to WAV at all?
Editing chains and some hardware want uncompressed files. WAV keeps every decoded sample losslessly from the conversion onwards, so nothing further is lost while you work.
Will the WAV sound better than the M4A?
No. It is the same decoded audio in a bigger container. WAV prevents further loss in later editing; it does not improve anything.
Does ALAC change anything?
Yes, favourably. ALAC-based M4A files are lossless, so their WAV output preserves the full source quality rather than an AAC-compressed version of it.