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M4A to WV converter, without the upload.

Turn M4A audio files into WV. It is converted in your browser, so the file never leaves your device.

Drop M4A files here

or choose from your computer paste with Ctrl V

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How to convert M4A to WV

  1. Add your M4A audio files

    Drop M4A files onto the box above, or click it to choose them. ToAny reads the file's contents to detect the type, so a wrong extension does not matter.

  2. WV is already chosen

    Press Convert. Open Options first if you want to change the defaults. The work happens in this tab.

  3. Download

    Save the WV, or download everything as one ZIP if you converted several files.

Why ToAny

  • Private by construction

    The M4A to WV converter is part of this page and runs inside your browser. Your audio files are never sent to ToAny or to anyone else.

  • No upload, no queue

    Nothing has to travel to a server and back, so the conversion starts the moment you press Convert, even on a slow connection.

  • Free, without an account

    No sign-up, no email address and no watermark. Add several files and download them together as a ZIP.

M4A to WV: what to expect

M4A is refused by some car stereos, older players, editors and upload forms. WavPack shrinks audio without losing any of it. M4A is at home in music and voice memos on Apple devices; WV is the usual choice for archiving CDs and recordings without losing anything. WV cannot bring back detail that M4A compression already removed; it simply stores the result without further loss, in a larger file.

The defaults suit most files. Under Options you can trim the start and end.

This pair uses the compatibility engine, ffmpeg built for the browser, because WV cannot be written by the browser's built-in codecs. It is a one-off download of about 10 MB that the browser keeps, it is slower than the built-in codecs, and it takes files up to 1 GB.

M4A vs WV

M4A

M4A audio

M4A is an MP4 file that contains only audio, usually AAC. iPhone Voice Memos and the iTunes Store use it. It sounds better than MP3 at the same size but is not accepted everywhere MP3 is.

Opens in Apple devices, Android, current browsers; some car stereos and older players do not

M4A converter
WV

WavPack audio

WavPack is a free lossless audio compressor. It shrinks a recording to roughly half its WAV size while allowing the exact original to be rebuilt, and it also has a hybrid mode that writes a small lossy file plus a correction file.

Opens in foobar2000, VLC and many audio players; few phones

WV converter
M4A compared with WV
M4AM4A audioWVWavPack audio
Stands forMPEG-4 AudioWavPack
TypeAudioAudio
CompressionLossy (AAC); lossless when it holds ALACLossless (with an optional lossy hybrid mode)
Usually containsAAC, sometimes Apple LosslessWavPack
IntroducedThe early 2000s, by the Moving Picture Experts Group (popularised by Apple)The late 1990s, by David Bryant
Opens inApple devices, Android, current browsers; some car stereos and older players do notfoobar2000, VLC and many audio players; few phones
Best forMusic and voice memos on Apple devicesArchiving CDs and recordings without losing anything
File extension.m4a.wv

Questions

Are my audio files uploaded anywhere?

No. The M4A to WV conversion runs inside your browser, on your own phone or computer. The file is not sent to ToAny or to anyone else.

Does converting M4A to WV reduce quality?

No further quality is lost: WV stores the decoded audio exactly. It cannot restore what M4A compression already discarded, and the file will be larger.

Can I convert several M4A files at once?

Yes. Add as many as you like, convert them together and download each result or all of them as one ZIP.

How do I convert M4A to WV on Windows, Mac, iPhone or Android?

The steps are the same everywhere because ToAny runs in the web browser: open this page in a current version of Chrome, Edge, Safari or Firefox, add the M4A file, press Convert and save the WV. There is nothing to install.

Is there a file size limit?

Yes. M4A to WV runs on the compatibility engine, which takes files up to 1 GB, and a long clip takes a while because it is slower than the browser's built-in codecs. Beyond that the limit is your device's memory, since nothing is uploaded; a computer copes with large files better than a phone.