Convert ALAC to Ipod Audio online, for free.
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Simply upload your ALAC files and click the convert button. You can also batch convert ALAC to Ipod Audio format.
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Apple Lossless Audio Codec (ALAC) is Apple’s lossless audio format, stored inside an M4A container. It compresses a recording to roughly half its original size while preserving every sample, so decoding returns audio identical to the source CD or WAV. ALAC is the natural choice for lossless libraries in the Apple ecosystem, and Apple released it as open-source in 2011, which broadened support well beyond its own devices.
On Apple devices, ALAC plays directly in the Music app, iTunes, or QuickTime with no setup at all.
Elsewhere, VLC media player, foobar2000, and Android all read ALAC. Since ALAC files carry the .m4a extension, they look identical to lossy AAC files in a file listing — check the track properties to tell them apart. To free up space or play the music on limited hardware, convert it with our M4A to MP3 tool.
Developed by: Apple Inc.
Initial Release: 2004
iPod Audio is an M4A file encoded for Apple iPod players, using AAC audio in an MPEG-4 container. This is the format the iTunes Store sold music in for years, chosen because AAC gives better sound than MP3 at the same file size — a real advantage on a device with limited storage. Track titles, artist names, and album artwork are all carried inside the file.
Add the file to your library in iTunes or the Apple Music app, then sync the iPod. It appears in the device’s music library ready to play.
On a computer the same M4A plays in iTunes, VLC media player, Windows Media Player, and foobar2000. Very early iPod models and most non-Apple players expect MP3 instead, so convert the file with our M4A to MP3 tool if it will not appear on the device.
Developed by: Apple Inc.
Initial Release: 2001
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