Convert your FLAC audio files to M4A format using our free online tool. M4A provides excellent audio quality at smaller file sizes, making it ideal for portable devices, streaming, and when storage space is limited. No Signup Required.
FLAC (Free Lossless Audio Codec) is an open source lossless audio format that offers exact audio reproduction while reducing file size by about 50-60% compared to uncompressed audio.
M4A is a container format that typically uses AAC (Advanced Audio Coding) compression, designed to be the successor to MP3, offering better sound quality at the same bitrate or similar quality at lower bitrates.
While FLAC preserves 100% of the original audio data, M4A with AAC uses perceptual coding techniques to remove audio information that is less noticeable to human hearing, resulting in smaller file sizes.
M4A is widely supported across platforms including iOS, Android, Windows, and macOS, making it an excellent choice for portable devices and streaming services.
Converting FLAC to M4A involves transcoding from a lossless to a lossy audio codec. The conversion decodes the FLAC file to uncompressed PCM audio and then encodes it to M4A format with AAC compression.
M4A files are typically 5-10 times smaller than the original FLAC files, making them much more practical for portable devices with limited storage.
M4A can be encoded at various bitrates, with higher bitrates (256kbps+) providing nearly transparent audio quality for most listeners.
This conversion is especially useful for creating portable versions of your high-quality music collection while maintaining good sound quality.
M4A supports multichannel audio and high sampling rates, making it suitable for a wide range of audio content from music to podcasts.
Pro Tip: Converting from FLAC to M4A is ideal for creating portable versions of your music library. Choose a higher bitrate (256kbps or higher) when converting to M4A to maintain excellent audio quality while still benefiting from significantly reduced file sizes.
M4A is an audio container format that typically uses AAC compression, providing excellent audio quality at smaller file sizes compared to FLAC. Converting from FLAC to M4A is ideal for portable devices, streaming, and when storage space is limited while still maintaining good audio quality.
Yes, M4A typically uses lossy AAC compression, so there will be some quality reduction compared to the original FLAC. However, M4A provides excellent quality for its file size, and at higher bitrates, most listeners can't distinguish between M4A and lossless audio.
Conversion time depends on the original file size. Most conversions complete within a few minutes or less.
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The maximum audio file size limit for conversion is 10MB.