Click the "Select File" button above, and choose your M4R file.
You’ll see a preview, if available.
Click the "Convert file to..." button to extract text information.
Convert M4R to another file type
To convert M4R ringtones to another format, you need Apple iTunes or other Audio software.
Convert a file to M4R
To convert other file formats to the "Ringtone File" file type, you need software like Apple iTunes or a similar tool.
About M4R files
The .M4R file is an iPhone ringtone file created by Apple. It is technically an MPEG-4 audio file compressed using the Advanced Audio Coding (AAC) format. These files are built specifically to function as custom ringtones on iOS devices. You can open and manage them using Apple Music or the legacy iTunes software. The format relies heavily on the MPEG-4 container structure detailed on its Wikipedia page. The biggest disadvantage of the .M4R format is strict ecosystem lock-in. Apple hard-limits these files to a maximum length of 40 seconds. They are essentially useless on Android devices, standard Windows media players, or web browsers without third-party codecs or manual extension renaming. You cannot easily import them into video editors. To escape these limits, you must convert the file. For universal compatibility across Android and the web, convert to MP3. For lossless editing in an audio workstation, convert to WAV. For web streaming applications, convert to OGG. Drop your file here to view and convert it securely right in your browser. Our convert.guru tool removes Apple's ecosystem restrictions in seconds.
Use Convert.Guru to open and convert your M4R file.
If you want to convert M4R file to MP3, WAV, M4A, MP4, AIFF, AAC, OGG, FLAC, WMA, OPUS, ALAC or APE, you can use Apple iTunes or similar software from the "iPhone Ringtone Audio" category. In the File menu, look for Save As… or Export….
To convert MIDI, AAC, TTA, AU, WV, DTS, MID, FLAC, RA, MP3, PCM or WAV files to M4R, try Apple iTunes or another comparable tool in the "iPhone Ringtone Audio" category.
The M4R Converter Story
The history of Convert.Guru began over 25 years ago in California with Tom Simondi’s file-format database. A former contributor to Space Shuttle development and a software pioneer of the 1980s, Simondi established a trusted resource for file type analysis that was even referenced by Microsoft Windows XP. Today, we use modern technology to process and convert thousands of file formats while continually improving our M4R converter.