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AAC (.aac) · Max 20 MB
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Frequently Asked Questions
Why convert AAC to OGG instead of MP3?
OGG Vorbis is smaller than MP3 at equivalent quality (~15% smaller at 128 kbps, ~10% at 192 kbps), royalty-free for any use, and natively supported in every modern browser. MP3 is more universal on legacy hardware (older car stereos, cheap MP3 players). Pick OGG for web/games/Linux; pick MP3 for old hardware compatibility.
What Vorbis quality should I use?
Q5–Q6 (160–192 kbps) is the sweet spot for music. Q3–Q4 (96–128 kbps) for voice and podcasts — Vorbis is very efficient on speech. Q7+ (224+ kbps) for high-quality music if you have high-bitrate AAC sources. Don't go below Q3.
How does the conversion affect quality?
Two lossy passes (AAC → OGG) compound artifacts slightly. At 192 kbps AAC source → Q5 OGG, the audible difference is minimal. At lower bitrates (128 kbps source), you'll hear it on critical material — cymbals, sibilance, dense mixes. Compensate by encoding the OGG one quality tier higher than the source AAC.
Does this handle .m4a files too?
Yes. M4A is just AAC inside an MP4 container — the audio is the same. The converter accepts .aac (raw ADTS), .m4a (AAC in MP4), and .mp4 (audio-only or video) interchangeably.
Are there licensing implications?
Yes. AAC requires licensing fees for commercial encoding (and free decoding rights in software). OGG Vorbis is fully royalty-free for any use, commercial or not. If you're shipping audio in a commercial product (game, app, web service), OGG eliminates licensing concerns.
Will OGG play on iPhone or Apple Music?
iOS Safari plays OGG in HTML5 audio elements (recent versions). The Apple Music app does not. iTunes does not. If your goal is Apple-ecosystem playback, M4A is the right format. OGG shines on web, Android, Linux, and game engines.
About AAC
Advanced Audio Coding. Successor to MP3 with improved compression. Widely used in streaming services.
About OGG
Open-source compressed format. Better quality than MP3 at similar bitrates. Used in gaming and web applications.