Ringtone maker

Turn any song or sound into a ringtone: pick up to 40 seconds on the waveform, add a soft fade and save it as M4R for iPhone or MP3 for Android. The steps to put it on your phone are below.

Your files never leave your device. Everything runs in your browser.

How it works

  1. Open the songDrop an audio file or a video; the first 30 seconds are selected.
  2. Choose the partMove the selection to the chorus or the part you like, and listen to it.
  3. Make the ringtoneChoose iPhone or Android, press Make ringtone and download the file.

What makes a good ringtone

The first 30 seconds of the file are already selected, with a 1 second fade in and a 2 second fade out. Move the selection to the chorus or a recognizable riff: the part has to be clear within the first second, because a call rarely rings for long. Play selection lets you check it.

An iPhone ringtone is an M4A (AAC) file with the .m4r extension and may be up to 40 seconds long, so the iPhone choice keeps the selection within 40 seconds. Android phones take ordinary MP3 files of any length.

Put the ringtone on an iPhone

With a Mac: connect the iPhone with a cable, select it in the Finder sidebar and drag the .m4r file onto the iPhone window. On Windows, use iTunes: select the iPhone and drag the file onto On My Device in the sidebar. Then choose it in Settings > Sounds & Haptics > Ringtone.

Without a computer: save the MP3 version to Files, open GarageBand, create an Audio Recorder project, import the file from the loop browser (Files tab), drag it onto a track, then in My Songs long press the project and choose Share > Ringtone. GarageBand ringtones are limited to 30 seconds. Recent iOS versions may also offer Use as Ringtone in the Share menu of the Files app; if you see it, that is the quickest way.

Put the ringtone on an Android phone

Download the MP3 on the phone, or copy it with a cable into the Ringtones folder of the internal storage. Then open Settings > Sound and vibration > Ringtone (the names differ a little between brands) and add it with the plus button or My sounds. Some file managers also offer Set as ringtone when you open the file.

Frequently asked questions

Why M4R for iPhone?

iPhone ringtones are AAC audio in an MP4 file with the .m4r extension. Finder and iTunes only accept tones with this extension.

How long can a ringtone be?

Up to 40 seconds on iPhone (30 seconds when made in GarageBand). Android has no fixed limit, but 20 to 30 seconds covers a normal call.

Is my file uploaded?

No. The file is read and cut inside your browser and never leaves your device. The tool is free and adds nothing to the sound.

Will cutting reduce the quality?

Not when you keep the format and use no fades: an MP3 saved as MP3 or an AAC file saved as M4A is copied without re-encoding. With fades or a format change the audio is encoded again at 192 kbit/s, which sounds the same to most listeners.

How are MP3 files made?

MP3 files are made with the open source LAME encoder (lame.sourceforge.io), right in your browser.

Which files can I open?

MP3, WAV, M4A, AAC, OGG, Opus, FLAC and the sound of MP4, MOV, WebM and MKV videos. Very old or unusual codecs may not open in every browser.

Can I remove a part from the middle?

The cutter keeps one continuous part. To drop a section in the middle, save the part before it and the part after it, then join them in an audio editor.

Can I make a ringtone with it?

Yes. The ringtone page has the same cutter with a 30 second selection, fades already on, and an iPhone (M4R) or Android (MP3) choice.