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File extension M4A - MPEG-4 compressed audio file

File type specification:

Audio, music or song file type icon Audio, music or song file type

Mobile ringtone file type icon Mobile ringtone file type

m4a file icon: m4a file icon

File extension M4A description:

The M4A file extension is associated with the audio files that are stored in MP4 (MPEG-4) media container and contain audio in AAC (Advanced Audio Coding) MPEG-4 lossy compression format, or in Apple Lossless (ALAC) audio format.

M4A is a shortcut for MPEG 4 Audio. M4A audio format is default format used by iTunes for Mac, as well as default audio format for Apple portable devices (iPod, iPhone, iPad).

MPEG-4 audio format was introduced in 2001 as a part of Apple QuickTime file format.

The default software that works with m4a file format:

Apple iTunes for Windows icon

Apple, Inc. logo Apple iTunes for Windows

Company or developer:
  Apple, Inc.

iTunes is a digital media application for playing and organizing digital music and video files. Also is used to manage Apple portable devices such as iPod, iPhone and iPad. iTunes has integrated iTunes Store service, where can users buy and download digital music, videos, applications for iOS devices, audiobooks, podcasts, ringtones etc. iTunes is distributed as a free software.

Apple iTunes for Mac icon

Apple, Inc. logo Apple iTunes for Mac

Company or developer:
  Apple, Inc.

Apple iTunes is multimedia application distributed with Apple Mac OS X operating system. It organizes and plays digital music and videos. iTunes is also used to manage Apple's portable devices, such as iPod, iPhone and iPad.

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Help how to open M4A files:

Use any multimedia player, such as iTunes, Windows Media Player, QuickTime, Winamp, VLC player to playback M4A audio files.

M4A audio file format is default audio format for Apple iPod, iPhone and iPad.

How to convert file with extension M4A:

Use any M4A converter, such as Any Audio Converter, xrecode etc, to convert M4A audio file to any other audio format.

File identification strings:

HEX code: 00 00 00 20 66 74 79 70 4D 34 41 20 00 00 00 00 4D
ASCII code: ... ftypM4A ....M4A mp42isom

List of software associated to the .m4a file extension

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Programs that open m4a file - MPEG-4 compressed audio file

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