About this ringtone maker Turn the best part of a song or a recording into a ringtone for an iPhone or an Android phone. Open the file and the first 30 seconds are selected, with a short fade in and a gentler fade out already on; drag the handles to the chorus or the line you want, play it, and save it as M4R for an iPhone, or as MP3 or M4A. Ringtone apps and sites usually upload your music, show adverts or charge for the export; here the song is decoded and cut in your browser, and the file is written there too. It is free to use, with no account and no upload limit, and it runs entirely in your browser: nothing is uploaded, and while the page stays open, a feature you have already used keeps working offline.
What you can do Make an iPhone ringtone (M4R) or an Android ringtone (MP3 or M4A) from an MP3, M4A, WAV, FLAC or OGG file Start with the first 30 seconds selected, and move the selection to any part of the song on its waveform Set exactly 30 seconds from wherever the start handle is with one button Fade in and out, on by default, each any length up to 30 seconds Get a warning if the clip is longer than an iPhone is known to take: 40 seconds from a computer, about 30 seconds with Use as Ringtone or GarageBand Reduce background noise under a voice recording before you save it How to make a ringtone Drop a song onto the page. The first 30 seconds are selected. Drag the shaded selection to the part you want, or type the Start time and press 30 seconds from the start. Press Play selection to hear it. Leave Fade in and Fade out on, or change their lengths. Under Save as, keep M4R for an iPhone you will connect to a computer, or choose M4A to set it on the iPhone itself (recent iOS) or with GarageBand, or MP3 for Android. Press Download. Follow the steps under Then put it on your phone. Putting a ringtone on an iPhone There are three honest ways; none needs a paid app. With a computer , on any version of iOS: connect the iPhone, then drag the M4R onto it in Finder on a Mac (the iPhone is in Finder's sidebar), or in the Apple Devices app or iTunes on Windows. A ringtone added this way can be up to 40 seconds. On the iPhone itself, on recent iOS (26 and later) : save the clip as M4A, keep it in the Files app, open it, tap Share and choose Use as Ringtone; if it is not in the list, look under More. Apple has not published the details, so this follows how current versions behave: keep the clip to 30 seconds or less, and expect songs from Apple Music not to work. With GarageBand , Apple's free app: import the M4A into a project, then choose Share, Ringtone; GarageBand shortens a ringtone to 30 seconds. Whichever way, the ringtone then appears at the top of Settings, Sounds & Haptics, Ringtone, and can also be given to one contact in the Contacts app.
Putting a ringtone on an Android phone Android takes an MP3 or M4A of any length. Copy the file to the phone's Ringtones folder (over a USB cable, or by downloading it on the phone and moving it with the Files app), then open Settings, Sound (on Samsung phones, Sounds and vibration), Ringtone, and pick it. Many phones also let you choose any audio file from that screen with a + or My sounds button, so the file can stay in Downloads. The names of the menus vary a little between makers.
Questions
How long can an iPhone ringtone be? Up to 40 seconds for an M4R added through Finder, the Apple Devices app or iTunes; a longer one is not taken when you add it. GarageBand shortens a ringtone to 30 seconds, and Use as Ringtone on recent iOS is best kept to 30 seconds too (Apple does not publish its limit). A ringtone only plays until you answer or the call goes to voicemail - about 20 to 30 seconds - so 30 seconds is plenty, which is why the page starts there.
What is the difference between M4R and M4A? None inside: both are AAC audio in the same MP4 container, here at 192 kbps. M4R is the name iPhones and Finder expect for a ringtone, so it is the one to drag onto the iPhone from a computer. For Use as Ringtone on recent iOS, M4A is the safe choice: it is the iPhone's own format.
Can I make an iPhone ringtone without a computer? Yes. On recent iOS (26 and later), save the clip as M4A of 30 seconds or less, keep it in the Files app, and use Share, Use as Ringtone if your iPhone offers it. On any version, you can import the M4A into GarageBand on the iPhone and use Share, Ringtone. Making the clip here works in Safari on the iPhone itself.
Why does my ringtone not show up in the iPhone's ringtone list? Most often the clip is too long: over 40 seconds through a computer, or over about 30 with Use as Ringtone - shorten it and save again. Through a computer, the file must be named .m4r and dragged onto the iPhone itself, not into a music library. With Use as Ringtone, open the file from the Files app; the option is not offered for songs from Apple Music, or on iOS before 26.
Is the song uploaded to make the ringtone? No. It is decoded, cut, faded and written as M4R, M4A or MP3 in your browser, by the site's own audio engine, and nothing is sent to a server. Use music you have the right to use. To cut audio for anything else, use the Audio Trimmer ; to join clips, the Audio Joiner ; to take the sound out of a video first, the Video Converter .