PixNudge

M4R to AAC converter

Change M4R audio to AAC for any player or device, with the bitrate, sample rate and channels you choose. Free, with no upload.

Convert to

Raw AAC stream, widely used for streaming and by many Android devices.

Drop audio or video files here

or paste them, or click to choose — several files at once

Choose files

MP3, WAV, FLAC, OGG, M4A, AAC, OPUS, AIFF, WMA, APE, AMR, MP4 and more · up to 300 MB per file

The converter (about 30 MB) is downloaded once on first use and then cached. Your files never leave your device.

How it works

  1. 1

    Add your M4R files

    Drop M4R files onto the converter, paste them, or click to choose. You can add many at once.

  2. 2

    Check the AAC settings

    AAC is already selected. If you like, adjust the quality, sample rate or channels before or after adding files.

  3. 3

    Download your AAC files

    Each file is converted in your browser in seconds. Save them one by one, or all at once as a ZIP.

M4R to AAC

About M4R

Lossy

iPhone Ringtone

The iPhone ringtone format

M4R is an M4A (AAC) file with a different extension, which iPhones recognize as a ringtone or alert tone. iOS accepts ringtones of up to 40 seconds.

Strengths
The native ringtone format of the iPhone: small files with good quality.
Limitations
Only useful as a ringtone, and anything longer than 40 seconds is rejected by iOS.

About AAC

Lossy

Advanced Audio Coding

Efficient successor to MP3

AAC (Advanced Audio Coding) was designed to replace MP3 and is used by YouTube, Apple and digital radio. An .aac file is a raw AAC stream without an MP4 container.

Strengths
Better sound than MP3 at the same bitrate, and broadly supported.
Limitations
Raw .aac files cannot hold cover art and seek less precisely than M4A.

Why PixNudge

Nothing is uploaded

Audio is converted by ffmpeg running inside your browser. Your files never reach a server.

Batch conversion

Queue up to 50 files and download them one by one or together as a ZIP.

Full control over quality

Set the bitrate, bit depth, sample rate and channels — or simply keep the sensible defaults.

Frequently asked questions

How do I convert M4R to AAC?

Add your M4R files to the converter above. AAC is already selected as the output, so conversion starts right away. When a file is ready, click Download, or use Download all to get a ZIP.

Will converting M4R to AAC reduce the sound quality?

Both formats are lossy, so re-encoding adds a little loss. Choose a bitrate equal to or higher than the original (for example 192–256 kbps) and the difference will be inaudible.

Which settings should I use for AAC?

192 kbps is transparent for most music and 128 kbps is plenty for speech. Choose M4A instead if you want cover art and tags to be kept.

Are my M4R files uploaded anywhere?

No. The M4R to AAC conversion runs entirely in your browser using ffmpeg compiled to WebAssembly. Your files are never sent to a server, so even private recordings stay on your device.

Can I convert several M4R files to AAC at once?

Yes. Add up to 50 files; they are converted one after another, and you can download each AAC file separately or all of them together as a ZIP archive.

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