Lemon/Audio
Convert M4A to MP3 on Mac
Voice Memos and QuickTime save audio as .m4a, and some players, car stereos and upload forms only accept MP3. Lemon converts it from Finder, and nothing is uploaded.
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9:41⌥ Option+ click any file
Two ways to do it on a Mac.
With Lemon
One click in Finder.
- 1Hold Option and click the M4A in Finder.
- 2Flick it onto MP3 on the lemon that appears.
- 3The MP3 lands right beside the original.
Select several files first and they are all converted together. Nothing is uploaded: Lemon works with Wi-Fi off.
Built into macOS
Using the Music app.
- 1In Music, open Settings, then Files, then Import Settings, and choose MP3 Encoder.
- 2Add the M4A to your library and select it.
- 3Choose File, then Convert, then Create MP3 Version.
The new MP3 lives inside your Music library until you move it out.
Questions.
Slightly. Both formats are lossy, so converting between them re-compresses the audio. For speech and everyday listening it is hard to hear.
Every file, one flick.
Lemon converts images, video, audio, PDFs and documents from Finder. $4.99 once, no subscription.