Developed by Apple in 2004, M4A is an audio file created in a multimedia format. It is used to store compressed video and audio files. Worth noting, M4A files can also store images. Using different codecs, you can compress the file with or without losses. M4A is an improved version of the mp3 format. You can convert it to other formats without any loss of quality and size. Playable on devices powered by any Apple platform.

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The format within the MPEG-4 Part 14 standard

Created in 1988, it was intended for video files. A file of this format contains video and audio information, images and subtitles. When compressed, the files do not lose quality. The format includes various types of multimedia content: videos, animations, audio, 2D and 3D graphics. Files of this format can be used and viewed on the Internet. In this case, a metadata transfer takes place. The full name of the format is MPEG-4 Part 14.