Different kinds of files
An image stores pixels; an audio file stores a sound waveform. Neither contains the other, so no tool can turn a picture into a sound recording.
Looking to turn a CR3 into M4A? Here's the honest answer — and the conversions that actually work.
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CR3 is Canon’s newer, more efficient raw format used by recent EOS cameras — smaller than CR2 with the same flexibility.
CR3 opens in recent Lightroom, Photoshop, Canon DPP and modern raw editors.
M4A is an AAC-based audio format common on Apple devices and iTunes — better quality than MP3 at the same size.
M4A plays on Apple devices, iTunes and most modern players.
No. Images and audio are fundamentally different, so there's nothing to convert. You can convert your CR3 to TIFF, PNG or JPG instead.
Maybe a video or slideshow with audio — use a video tool. A CR3 image can't hold sound.
CR3 converts cleanly to TIFF, PNG or JPG — free, no sign-up, no watermark.