Convert caf to m4a

Conversion of caf file format to m4a file format ^beta

Search for caf to m4a converter or software able to handle these file types.

Convert Apple Core Audio Format to MPEG-4 compressed audio.

We have found 4 software records in our database eligible for .caf to .m4a file format conversion.

Audio files saved in the Apple Core Audio format (.caf) can be easily converted to other audio formats, including the common audio only .m4a files, the default file type of iTunes. CAF format is not supported on iTunes by default, which makes many users to look for caf to m4a conversion.

Unfortunately, CAF format is not commonly supported in standard multimedia converters and is typically used in apps for Mac (GarageBand, Soundtrack Pro, and Logic Studio), which are probably your best shot for export of this file. It all depends actually on the format of the audio track within the CAF container, most software do not have issues with AIFF or WAV tracks, but struggle with ALAC unless they own the proper encoding/decoding library.

Audacity is a viable option according to some sources, but it probably works with CAF files that contain AIFF tracks only.

Updated: July 20, 2023

Microsoft Windows software - convert caf to m4a on Windows

Awave Studio

Audio editting software with huge format support

File extension	Convert	Open	Save	Edit	Create	Import	Export	Extract
Convert from caf file	Yes, Awave Studio supports caf file conversion as a source file type.	Yes	Yes	caf editor	No	No	No	No
to m4a file	Yes, Awave Studio supports m4a file conversion as a target file type.	Yes	Yes	m4a editor	Yes	No	No	No

The tables with software actions are a good pointer for what a certain program does with various file types and often may give users a good hint how to perform certain file conversion, for example the above-mentioned caf to m4a. However, it is not perfect and sometimes can show results which are not really usable because of how certain programs work with files and the possible conversion is thus actually not possible at all.

Apple macOS / Mac OS X software - convert caf to m4a on OS X

Pavtube HD Video Converter for Mac

Universal video converting software for Mac

File extension	Convert	Open	Save	Edit	Create	Import	Export	Extract
caf	No	No	No	No	No	Yes	No	No
m4a	No	No	No	No	No	Yes	Yes	No

Tiny Audio Converter

Audio converter for Mac

File extension	Convert	Open	Save	Edit	Create	Import	Export	Extract
caf	No	No	No	No	No	Yes	Yes	No
m4a	No	No	No	No	No	Yes	Yes	No

Multiplatform software - convert caf to m4a on any platform

Bigasoft Audio Converter

Audio converter for Windows and Mac

File extension	Convert	Open	Save	Edit	Create	Import	Export	Extract
caf	No	No	No	No	No	Yes	Yes	No
m4a	No	No	No	No	No	Yes	Yes	No

Additional links: Open caf file, Open m4a file

CAF

Files with caf extension can be typically found as audio content stored in Apple Core Audio format. The audio track within can be encoded either AIFF, WAV or even ALAC.

M4A

Files with m4a extension are audio files stored in MPEG-4 (MP4) container and use AAC (Advanced Audio Coding), or Apple Lossless (ALAC) audio compression. M4A is very popular on Mac computers, because it is default audio format used by iTunes. M4A is also default audio format for Apple portable devices (iPod, iPhone, iPad).

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Conversion of caf file format to m4a file format ^beta

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