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iPhone Ringtone Maker

Trim the part you want, download the MP3, and let GarageBand make the ringtone.

Drop your audio here

MP3, WAV, M4A, OGG, FLAC · up to 100 MB

Make the clip in three steps

  1. Choose audioDrop the song on the box above. Everything is decoded on your device.
  2. Select the clipDrag the handles around the part you want. Keep it under 40 seconds for an iPhone ringtone.
  3. Download MP3Save the clip as an MP3 here, then finish the ringtone in GarageBand on the phone.

Finish in GarageBand

GarageBand ships with every iPhone and iPad and writes the AAC file iOS expects. Three steps, once per ringtone.

  1. Pick the part you want (40 seconds or less) and download it as MP3
  2. Open GarageBand on your iPhone, create a new Audio Recorder project, and import the file
  3. Long-press the track → Share → Ringtone → name it → set it in Settings → Sounds

Why not a direct .m4r?

An iPhone ringtone is an AAC file inside an MP4 container, and browsers can't encode AAC reliably yet. Some sites hand you an MP3 renamed to .m4r — it won't work on your phone. We don't do that. You get a clean MP3 here, and GarageBand converts it in one step.

GarageBand is the encoder. It is on the phone already, it is free, and it writes the container iOS accepts. Our job is the cut: pick the 30 seconds you want and hand you a clean file.

Ringtone FAQ

Can I use the MP3 directly as a ringtone?

Not on iPhone. iOS only accepts .m4r files, which GarageBand creates for you. On Android you can set the MP3 directly.

Why is 40 seconds the limit?

That's an iOS limit for ringtones, not ours.

Do I need a Mac?

No. GarageBand runs on iPhone and iPad.

Does the site create the .m4r file itself?

No. It produces the exact 40-second clip, and GarageBand on a Mac wraps that clip into an .m4r in a couple of taps. A browser cannot reliably write the .m4r container, so the clip is the part this tool hands you.

How do I get the finished ringtone onto the iPhone?

Two routes: record the clip into GarageBand on the phone and share it to Files, or drag the .m4r made on a Mac into Finder with the phone connected and let it sync to Tones.

Can I use an already compressed song?

Yes. MP3, M4A and most common formats can be trimmed. Because the source is lossy, the exported clip is a re-encode rather than a byte copy, so start from the highest quality file you have.