How to convert audio on a Mac (WAV, MP3, M4A, FLAC)

Convert sound files on a Mac — WAV to M4A, AIFF to MP3, and more, in one drop.

Built in: Music app → Settings → Files → Import Settings, then File → Convert. Slow for anything not in your library.

With Garlic

1. Drag the sound files and hold ⇧ Shift.
2. Drop on M4A, WAV, AIFF or ALAC (MP3, FLAC, OGG and Opus with ffmpeg installed).
3. Or hold ⌥ Option for presets like Podcast (mono, even volume) or Ringtone.

Tags (title, artist, album) can be edited with ⌘ Tools → Metadata.

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Everything happens on your Mac; nothing is uploaded. macOS 13 or later.