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Convert AAC to AIFF
Convert AAC to AIFF format — 100% browser-based, no upload required.
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About these formats
Source
AAC
Advanced Audio CodingSuccessor to MP3 with better quality at lower bitrates. Default audio for Apple devices, YouTube, and most streaming services.
Best for
StreamingApple devicesMobile audioYouTube
Advantages
- + Better than MP3 per bitrate
- + Streaming optimized
- + Apple/YouTube standard
Limitations
- − Patent-encumbered
- − Slightly less universal than MP3
Target
AIFF
Audio Interchange File FormatApple's uncompressed audio format, equivalent to WAV in the Apple ecosystem. Stores lossless PCM audio data.
Best for
Mac audio editingMusic productionLossless archivingApple ecosystem
Advantages
- + Lossless quality
- + Apple standard
- + Good editor support
- + Metadata support
Limitations
- − Very large files
- − Less common than WAV
- − No compression