Convert MP4 to M4A

M4A typically provides better sound quality than MP3 at the same file size. It's good for music and voice recordings, preserving more audio detail. If you're extracting audio from music videos, concerts, interviews, or podcast recordings, M4A maintains more of the original audio quality. It also supports advanced features like chapters and embedded images that MP3 doesn't, which is useful for audiobooks or podcast episodes.

Most modern devices support M4A files. They work on iPhones, iPads, and Macs (Apple prefers this format), and they play on most Android devices and modern Windows media players. Smart speakers like Amazon Echo and Google Home support them. If you have very old devices, you might run into compatibility issues, but for most modern equipment, M4A works well.

The difference is significant. By extracting just the audio, a typical 300MB video might become a 15-20MB M4A file, which is less than 10% of the original size. This makes M4A useful when you just need the audio portion for listening on the go, saving storage space on your phone, or creating a music library from video content. The exact space savings depends on the video quality and audio complexity, but it's always much smaller.

The converter creates M4A files with standard settings. For advanced customization like bitrate or quality settings, you may need to use audio editing software before converting.

The converter preserves existing metadata from the MP4 file when available. For adding or editing metadata like track titles, artist names, album information, genre tags, or cover artwork, you may need to use audio editing software after conversion.