Ringtone Genius guides

Import a song from Files, cut the hook on a waveform timeline and export an M4A ringtone on your iPhone. Length limits and DRM-protected music explained.

Use the waveform, trim handles, snapping and zoom to find the exact start and end, then check the 30-second share-sheet and 40-second Mac limits before exporting.

Pick a video from Photos, let Ringtone Genius pull out its audio, then trim the line or laugh you want and export it as a ringtone. No upload, no extra app.

Record a custom message, a name, a laugh or live sound with the microphone, name it, and drop it into the timeline. Tips for clean recordings and what to do about noise.

Use separate tracks to put a voice over a beat, add an effect hit, and balance each volume. How tracks work, what is free, and how long the result can be.

About 120 synthesised effects in ten categories, such as notifications, alarms, game, sci-fi and nature. How to preview, add and combine them, and what Pro unlocks.

Make a ringtone clear and comfortable: volume, fade in and out, speed from 0.5x to 2x (Pro) and the 10-band equalizer (Pro).

Type a phrase, choose a voice from the iOS voices on your iPhone, preview it and add it as a track. Ideas for contact-specific tones and alarms, and language tips.

Three ways to finish: iOS 26 Use as Ringtone for audio under 30 seconds, a generated GarageBand project, or Finder sync with an .m4r file. Step by step, with limits.

Export M4A with a category, find finished tones in Works, preview and share them again, and keep projects, library files and exports separate.

A checklist for ringtones that will not appear, are rejected by the share sheet, play silently or sound wrong: length, format, route, Text Tone confusion and volume.

Free covers the whole single-track workflow with ads; Pro adds layers, speed, equalizer, effects, text to speech, high-quality export and no ads.