Audio format
.aiff
Audio Interchange File Format
AIFF is Apple's uncompressed audio format, the macOS equivalent of WAV. It stores full-quality audio data and is commonly used in professional audio production on Apple systems.
MIME type
audio/aiff
Developer
Apple
Introduced
1988
Advantages
- Lossless — full audio quality
- Native macOS support
- Rich metadata support
- Industry standard in Apple-based studios
Limitations
- Very large file sizes
- Less universal than WAV on Windows
- No compression in standard form
- Being replaced by ALAC/FLAC
When to use AIFF
Professional audio on macOS
Logic Pro and GarageBand projects
Audio mastering
High-quality audio archival
Technical details
AIFF is based on the IFF container format. It stores raw PCM audio data with support for up to 32-bit depth and various sample rates. AIFF-C variant supports compressed audio.
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