AMR to ALAC converter
A free AMR to ALAC converter for Adaptive Multi-Rate files. Browser-based pairs here usually run in this tab, with no file upload.
Drop your AMR files here
or browse your device · paste with Ctrl+V
Accepts .amr, .3ga files. You can queue several files; each is processed one after another on your own device.
Your files never leave this device — there is no upload and no server to delete them from.
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Add your AMR files
Drop them onto the box above or click to browse. They are read straight from disk — nothing is sent anywhere.
- 02
Check the settings
ALAC is already selected. Open the gear icon on any row if you want to change quality, dimensions or codec before converting.
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Download your ALAC
Press convert and wait for the row to finish. Convert several files and you can take them all as a single ZIP.
AMR
Adaptive Multi-RateThe speech codec used by GSM phone calls and old voice recorders — tiny files, telephone-grade quality, useless for music. Decoding is built in; encoding needs the worker.
- Developed by
- 3GPP
- Released
- 1999
- Extension
- .amr, .3ga
- MIME type
- audio/amr
- Compression
- Lossy
ALAC
Apple Lossless Audio CodecApple's lossless codec, open-sourced in 2011. Compresses about as well as FLAC and is the only lossless format iOS and iTunes handle natively.
- Developed by
- Apple
- Released
- 2004
- Extension
- .alac
- MIME type
- audio/mp4
- Compression
- Lossless
- Specification
- Open
- AMR is lossy and ALAC is lossless. Re-saving cannot recover details removed by the lossy source. The output is usually larger with similar visible quality, not a repaired original.
Questions about converting AMR to ALAC
Is this AMR to ALAC converter free?
Yes. Converting AMR to ALAC here is free, with no account, no watermark and no daily quota. The work runs on your own device, so there is no server cost to pass on to you.
Is my AMR file uploaded anywhere?
For browser-based pairs, your file is read locally and converted by ffmpeg in this tab. No file payload is uploaded; you may still see analytics and engine downloads in network logs.
Is there a file-size limit for AMR to ALAC?
There is no imposed upload cap when it runs in-browser, but each conversion still depends on your device and browser memory. Large videos are the first practical limit, then memory-heavy documents or images.
Does converting AMR to ALAC lose quality?
Nothing is intentionally discarded in this step, because ALAC is lossless. A AMR file encoded with lossy settings stays lossy, so missing detail is not recovered.
Can I convert several AMR files to ALAC at once?
Yes. Drop in several files and each gets its own row; they are processed one after another on your device. You can download them one by one or as one ZIP.
Does AMR to ALAC work on a phone, Mac or Chromebook?
Most modern browsers on Windows, macOS, Linux, ChromeOS, Android and iOS work. Very large videos are often more reliable on desktop or a browser with more memory.
Why do some conversions take longer on first run?
The conversion engine has to download first. Small codec bundles are fast, while ffmpeg is commonly 12–30 MB; later conversions of similar type use the cached engine.
I converted a file and the output is blank or unusable. What should I check?
Start over with default settings, then change one option at a time (quality, bitrate, page size, or codec) to isolate what changed behavior. If it keeps failing, retry with a smaller file and confirm the source format matches the pair.
Convert other formats to ALAC
41 formats can become ALAC here.
Convert AMR to other formats
A AMR file can become any of these.