How to convert 3GP to AAC
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Upload your file
Drag and drop a file or click to select one. Keep this page open while the file uploads and converts.
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Convert 3GP to AAC
NexMedia converts 3GP to AAC on its own servers. Processing time depends on the file size and how busy the queue is.
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Download the converted file
When the conversion finishes, the download appears on this page. Your converted file is kept for 2 hours, then deleted.
About 3GP
3GP is a container format defined by the 3GPP for mobile phones. It is a simplified relative of MP4 that typically holds H.263 or H.264 video with AMR or AAC audio.
Videos recorded on older mobile phones, especially before smartphones.
3GP videos are usually low resolution and heavily compressed, and converting them cannot add detail.
Convert 3GP to AAC online free, no account required — AAC is the lossy audio codec that succeeded MP3.
Change 3GP to AAC without losing quality — convert 3GP to AAC free in your browser.
Why is the video from my old phone so tiny and pixelated? 3GP was built for small low-resolution phone screens on slow mobile networks, so there is no detail in the file to recover — the source simply never had it.
About AAC
AAC (Advanced Audio Coding) is the lossy audio codec standardised in MPEG-2 and MPEG-4 as the successor to MP3; at the same bitrate it generally sounds better than MP3.
It is the audio in most MP4 videos, in Apple Music and on YouTube; a .aac file is a bare AAC stream without a container.
A bare .aac stream has only limited room for tags and cover art, so music players usually expect AAC inside an M4A file.
Why convert music to AAC instead of MP3? At the same bitrate AAC sounds better, and every modern phone, computer and streaming service decodes it.
What changes when you convert 3GP to AAC
- The soundtrack of the 3GP is re-encoded as AAC at the default settings, so it is close to the original but not bit-identical.
- Only the sound is kept: the AAC file contains the audio track of your 3GP, and the picture is dropped.
Settings you can change
Before you convert 3GP to AAC, you can adjust: Audio codec, Rate control, Audio bitrate, Quality (VBR), Sample rate, Channels, Normalize loudness, Trim start, Trim duration, and Keep tags.
Limits
Each plan sets a maximum file size and a number of conversions per day, and video and audio files also have a maximum length. Guests can convert files up to 100 megabytes and 5 per day; a free account raises this to 500 megabytes and 25 per day; paid plans go up to 100 gigabytes.
Your converted AAC file is kept for 2 hours, then deleted.
3GP to AAC: questions and answers
Does converting 3GP to AAC reduce quality?
The soundtrack of the 3GP is re-encoded as AAC at the default settings, so it is close to the original but not bit-identical.
What is the difference between 3GP and AAC?
3GP is an older mobile-phone video format. AAC is the lossy audio codec that succeeded MP3.
Can I change the settings when converting 3GP to AAC?
Before you convert 3GP to AAC, you can adjust: Audio codec, Rate control, Audio bitrate, Quality (VBR), Sample rate, Channels, Normalize loudness, Trim start, Trim duration, and Keep tags.
Do I need an account to convert 3GP to AAC?
No. You can convert 3GP to AAC without an account; signing in raises the file-size and daily limits.
How long is my converted AAC file kept?
The AAC file you convert from 3GP is kept for 2 hours, then deleted automatically.
When I convert 3GP to AAC, can I keep just the sound?
Only the sound is kept: the AAC file contains the audio track of your 3GP, and the picture is dropped.
Will converting 3GP to AAC change my original file?
No. The conversion reads your 3GP and writes a new AAC file, leaving your original 3GP file untouched.