Convert MP3 to M4A

Online music converter

Convert your file from MPEG Layer 3 Audio to MPEG-4 Audio Layer with this MP3 to M4A converter.

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To convert in the opposite direction, click here to convert from M4A to MP3:
M4A to MP3 converter

Try the M4A conversion with a MP3 test file

Not convinced? Click on the following link to convert our demo file from MP3 to M4A:
MP3 to M4A conversion with our MP3 example file.

MP3, MPEG Layer 3 Audio (.mp3)

A MPEG-1 or MPEG-2 Audio Layer III files (file extension name: MP3) is the standard audio storage file type. Most music players (and smart phones) play music using MP3 files. The lossy compression reduces the quality without straying tremendously from the original, uncompressed recording. This is done by removing those sounds the human ear is incapable of hearing and processing. MP3 files are...
What is MP3

M4A, MPEG-4 Audio Layer (.m4a)

M4A is short for MPEG-4 Part 14 and the file type was created by Apple in 2004 using the QuickTime File Format. The iTunes store runs on M4A file downloads (15 billion files worldwide). It is a digital multimedia container format used to store audio components, but can store other data (e.g. images) as well. MPEG-4 Part 14 files can be saved under the extension M4A and MP4 (the difference being...
What is M4A