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AAC to MP3 Converter

Convert AAC files to MP3 in your browser — nothing is uploaded.

MP3, WAV, FLAC, M4A, M4B, MP4, AAC, OGA or WEBA, one or many. Drop them here or paste with ⌘V / Ctrl+V. Choose what each becomes on its row.

Runs on your device. Files are read and converted in your browser and aren't uploaded.

AAC

  • Lossy
  • No container
  • Recorders and streams

Raw AAC audio with no container around it — the bare stream that call and screen recorders, radio streams and some apps save. The sound is the same as an M4A's, but fewer players and editors handle it well.

MP3

  • Lossy
  • Plays everywhere
  • Small files

The audio format almost everything plays. MP3 makes small files by leaving out detail most ears won't miss, which makes it the safe choice for music, podcasts and voice notes you want to share, upload or keep on a phone.

Learn more about converting AAC to MP3

When you'd do this

You've got a raw .aac file — from a screen or call recorder, a radio stream, a camera or an app's export — and the player you want to use doesn't open it.

What to expect

A 4-minute AAC at 128 kbps is about 3.7 MB; as an MP3 at 192 kbps it's about 5.5 MB. MP3 needs a little more bitrate than AAC for the same sound, so the MP3 is bigger.

Recommended settings

Go a step above the AAC's bitrate: 192 kbps (the default) for a 128 kbps AAC, 256 kbps for anything higher.

Where it plays

Anywhere — unlike raw AAC, which many players and editors handle badly.

Good to know

  • The sound is encoded a second time, which costs a little quality.
  • If your player takes M4A, AAC to M4A is better: the sound is copied as is, with no loss at all.
  • An MP3 made here can be up to 60 minutes long.

How to do it

  1. Choose your AAC files, or drop them on the page — as many as you like.
  2. Each is set to MP3. Change one on its own row if you like, and the MP3 bitrate and the channels in Settings.
  3. Convert all, then download each MP3, or all of them in one .zip.

Questions

What's the difference between AAC and M4A?
The sound is the same AAC; an M4A wraps it in an MP4 container that players understand better, while a .aac file is the bare stream.
Does AAC to MP3 lose quality?
A little, since it's encoded again. Use 192 kbps or more and it's hard to hear.
Is it free?
Yes, and nothing is uploaded: the conversion runs in your browser.
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