Convert MPEG-4 compressed audio to Compressed audio and music file, mp3 songs or ringtones.
We have found 33 software records in our database eligible for .m4a to .mp3 file format conversion.
Many multimedia converters nowadays support m4a to mp3 conversion, i.e. re-encoding MPEG-4 audio files to MP3 format. One of the most convenient tools for this is iTunes.
You can convert m4a to mp3 in iTunes simply by using the Edit menu → Preferences and set import settings to MP3 Encoder. Now you just need to click by right mouse button on M4A file in the Music library and select Create MP3 Version option.
M4A audio files downloaded from iTunes Store can be protected by Apple DRM system. The simply way how to remove DRM from M4A is to burn protected audio files on audio CD and import them back as files to music library. New audio files will be DRM free.
Microsoft Windows software 
- convert m4a to mp3 on Windows
A ringtone converter for smartphones
File extension | Convert | Open | Save | Edit | Create | Import | Export | Extract |
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Convert from m4a file | Yes, Agree MP3 to Ringtone Converter supports m4a file conversion as a source file type. | No | No | No | No | No | No | No |
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to mp3 file | Yes, Agree MP3 to Ringtone Converter supports mp3 file conversion as a target file type. | No | No | No | No | No | No | No |
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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 m4a to mp3. 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.
A popular free audio converter
File extension | Convert | Open | Save | Edit | Create | Import | Export | Extract |
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m4a | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | No | No |
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mp3 | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | No | No |
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A discontinued audio editor ffrom Adobe
File extension | Convert | Open | Save | Edit | Create | Import | Export | Extract |
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m4a | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | No |
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mp3 | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No |
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A DRM remover and media converter
File extension | Convert | Open | Save | Edit | Create | Import | Export | Extract |
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m4a | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | No | No |
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mp3 | No | No | No | No | No | No | Yes | No |
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Multimedia file manager and library for Apple users
File extension | Convert | Open | Save | Edit | Create | Import | Export | Extract |
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m4a | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | No | No |
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mp3 | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | No | No |
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Audio editting software with huge format support
File extension | Convert | Open | Save | Edit | Create | Import | Export | Extract |
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m4a | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | No |
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mp3 | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | No |
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A multimedia converter
File extension | Convert | Open | Save | Edit | Create | Import | Export | Extract |
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m4a | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | No | No |
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mp3 | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | No | No |
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A free audio converter and CD ripper for Windows, Mac and Linux
File extension | Convert | Open | Save | Edit | Create | Import | Export | Extract |
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m4a | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | No | No |
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mp3 | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | No | No |
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A completely free audio converter
File extension | Convert | Open | Save | Edit | Create | Import | Export | Extract |
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m4a | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | No | No |
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mp3 | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | No | No |
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A multimedia converter for formats suitable for iPad tablets
File extension | Convert | Open | Save | Edit | Create | Import | Export | Extract |
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m4a | No | No | No | No | No | Yes | Yes | No |
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mp3 | No | No | No | No | No | No | Yes | No |
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Apple macOS / Mac OS X software 
- convert m4a to mp3 on OS X
Program used to organize and plays your digital music and video
File extension | Convert | Open | Save | Edit | Create | Import | Export | Extract |
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m4a | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | No | No |
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mp3 | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | No | No |
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Mac version of popular video conversion software
File extension | Convert | Open | Save | Edit | Create | Import | Export | Extract |
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m4a | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | No | No |
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mp3 | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | No | No |
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A multimedia converter software
File extension | Convert | Open | Save | Edit | Create | Import | Export | Extract |
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m4a | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | No | No |
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mp3 | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | No | No |
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A free audio converter and audio CD grabber for OS X
File extension | Convert | Open | Save | Edit | Create | Import | Export | Extract |
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m4a | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | No | No |
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mp3 | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | No | No |
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Universal video converting software for Mac
File extension | Convert | Open | Save | Edit | Create | Import | Export | Extract |
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m4a | No | No | No | No | No | Yes | Yes | No |
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mp3 | No | No | No | No | No | Yes | Yes | No |
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A iPhone ringtone creator for Mac
File extension | Convert | Open | Save | Edit | Create | Import | Export | Extract |
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m4a | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | No | No |
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mp3 | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | No | No |
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Audio converter for Mac
File extension | Convert | Open | Save | Edit | Create | Import | Export | Extract |
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m4a | No | No | No | No | No | Yes | Yes | No |
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mp3 | No | No | No | No | No | Yes | Yes | No |
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A multimedia converter
File extension | Convert | Open | Save | Edit | Create | Import | Export | Extract |
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m4a | No | No | No | No | No | Yes | No | No |
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mp3 | No | No | No | No | No | No | Yes | No |
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Apple iOS software 
- convert m4a to mp3 on iOS
A free utility used to create ringtones directly in iPhone
File extension | Convert | Open | Save | Edit | Create | Import | Export | Extract |
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m4a | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | No |
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mp3 | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | No |
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Multiplatform software 
- convert m4a to mp3 on any platform
Audio converter for Windows and Mac
File extension | Convert | Open | Save | Edit | Create | Import | Export | Extract |
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m4a | No | No | No | No | No | Yes | Yes | No |
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mp3 | No | No | No | No | No | Yes | Yes | No |
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Additional links: Open m4a file, Open mp3 file
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).
MP3
The mp3 file extension is traditionally used for one of the most common types of compressed audio files, MP3s, which you can playback using almost any media player.
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