alphabetical list of extensions

File extension .M4A

File description

The M4A file extension falls under the MPEG-4 Part 14 multimedia specification. M4A files are most commonly audio files. M4A was originally intended to be the successor to the .mp3 audio compression file convention.

Under MPEG-4 Part 14 is based on the QuickTime file format. QuickTime File Format, or QTFF, originally specified multiple tracks of digitally encoded multimedia streams, with subtitles. Still images may also be encoded in the MPEG-4 Part 14 specification file formats. M4A formatted multimedia files are higher in quality than .mp3 files of the same size.

Description of the problem

If you have on your computer a .M4A file that you cannot open, you are in exactly the same situation as thousands of other people who have similar problems with this or any other unknown file.

There may be several reasons why you cannot open the file with .M4A extension. Directly on this website you can find a solution of the most common problem with the .M4A file – that you do not have on your computer the appropriate program to open the file.

Solution

From the list below, select the appropriate program, install it and double click on the icon of a file that did not want to open - the problem with the .M4A file extension should be solved. However, if this does not happen, go back to the website to learn about other possible causes of the error, which have been described at the bottom of the website.

Category

Audio Files

Developer

Apple

Popularity

File name: MPEG-4 Audio File

Programs that will open this file:

Windows

Adobe Media Encoder

Adobe Premiere Pro

Agree MP3 to Ringtone Converter

Any Audio Converter

Awave Studio

DRM Media Converter

Free Mp3 Wma Converter

Freemake Audio Converter

Freemake Video Converter

Helium Music Manager

ImTOO DPG Converter

iTunes

Media Player Classic

MediaMonkey

Nero Multimedia Suite

Nero SoundTrax

QuickTime

QuickTime Player

RealPlayer

SUPER

VLC media player

Winamp

Windows Media Player

Xilisoft iPod Rip

Zune

Mac OS

Aimersoft DVD Ripper

Aimersoft Video Converter

Cog

FLV Crunch

iTunes

Max

QuickTime Player

RealPlayer

VLC media player

WavePad

Wondershare Video Converter

Linux

VLC media player

Android

VLC media player for Android

Remember!

The .M4A file extension can correspond to several not related file formats. If there is more than one file format with the .M4A extension, you will probably find most of them at this website. Remember that you need to download a program to support a particular file type. So first look through the entire contents of the website to select a program to support just the file you have.

Other possible reasons why your .M4A file does not want to open

In addition to the problem described above, i.e. the lack of the appropriate application to support the .M4A file, there may be several reasons that cause problems with opening and operation of the data format:

1. Incorrect version of the installed application

A quite common problem is the lack of application in the appropriate version. Even if you have an application, with the help of which you should open the .M4A file, you may have a problem with it because of its version. Perhaps in previous versions the application has not yet supported the .M4A file, so download the update and check again.

2. Incorrect .M4A file association with the program

If you have already installed the appropriate application, and it is the correct version, the file may not open correctly, because the operating system does not have information that this program supports the file. So you need to "show" which program the computer should use. To do this:

Right-click the .M4A file
Go to the "Open with" - then "Choose default program ..."
Locate the appropriate application
Click "OK"

3. The file is corrupt

It also happens that the file you want to open is corrupt and therefore there is no such possibility. In this situation, you should find its different version, or ask a person from whom you got, to send it again.