Audio File Extensions

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Audio file formats

18
Extensions
Audio
18 Audio Extensions Available

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.mp3

MPEG Audio Layer III

MP3 (MPEG Audio Layer III) is a widely used audio coding format for digital audio. It's known for its ability to signifi...

.ogg

Ogg Vorbis

The Ogg file format is a free, open container format maintained by the Xiph.Org Foundation. It is designed for streaming...

.flac

Free Lossless Audio Codec

FLAC (Free Lossless Audio Codec) is an audio coding format for lossless compression of digital audio. Unlike lossy audio...

.ape

Monkey's Audio

Monkey's Audio (APE) is a lossless audio compression format. This means that, unlike lossy formats like MP3 or AAC, no a...

.wma lossless

Windows Media Audio Lossless

Windows Media Audio Lossless (WMA Lossless) is an audio codec developed by Microsoft. It's designed for lossless audio c...

.tts

Text-to-Speech Voice File

The .tts file extension is commonly associated with text-to-speech (TTS) voice files. These files typically contain pre-...

.m4a

MPEG-4 Audio

M4A (MPEG-4 Audio) is a filename extension used to represent audio files encoded with Advanced Audio Coding (AAC) or App...

.wav

Waveform Audio File Format

The Waveform Audio File Format (WAV, or less commonly WAVE due to MS-DOS 8.3 file name limits) is a widely used audio fi...

.aiff

Audio Interchange File Format

The Audio Interchange File Format (AIFF) is an audio file format standard used for storing sound data for personal compu...

.m4r

MPEG 4 Ringtone

The M4R file extension is used for iPhone ringtone files. It's essentially an AAC (Advanced Audio Coding) audio file, wh...

.alac

Apple Lossless Audio Codec

The ALAC (Apple Lossless Audio Codec) file format is a lossless audio compression format developed by Apple Inc. It's de...

.m3u

UTF-8 Encoded M3U Playlist

The UTF-8 M3U playlist file format is a text-based file format used to store multimedia playlists. It's essentially a li...

.aac

Advanced Audio Coding

Advanced Audio Coding (AAC) is a standardized, lossy audio compression and encoding scheme for digital audio. Designed a...

.opus

Opus Audio File

Opus is a lossy audio coding format developed by the Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF) and standardized as RFC 6716...

.wpl

Windows Media Player Playlist

A WPL file is a playlist file used by Windows Media Player. It contains a list of audio and video files that are intende...

.pls

PLS Playlist File

A PLS (Playlist) file is a multimedia playlist file format used by various media players and streaming applications. It'...

.pkf

Adobe Audition Peak File

Adobe Audition Peak Files (.pkf) are auxiliary files created by Adobe Audition to store waveform display data. These fil...

.wma

Windows Media Audio

Windows Media Audio (WMA) is an audio data compression technology developed by Microsoft. It encompasses a family of aud...

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Frequently Asked Questions

About Audio Files
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Audio file extensions are used for files that contain sound recordings, music, voice recordings, and other audio content in compressed or uncompressed formats.

To open Audio files, you'll need appropriate software that supports the specific file extension. Here are some general recommendations:

  • VLC Media Player - Supports most audio formats
  • Windows Media Player or iTunes - For common formats
  • Audacity - For editing audio files
  • Spotify or Apple Music - For streaming formats

For detailed information about specific file extensions, click on any extension in our directory.

Converting Audio files to different formats can be done using:

  1. Dedicated software - Many applications that open these files also allow saving in different formats
  2. Online conversion services - Websites like Zamzar, CloudConvert, or Online-Convert
  3. Format-specific converters - Tools designed for specific conversion paths
Remember: Conversion may result in some loss of quality or features depending on the compatibility between formats.

If you're having trouble opening a Audio file:

  1. Verify the file isn't corrupted by trying to open it on a different device
  2. Make sure you have the latest version of your software
  3. Try using alternative software that supports the file format
  4. Consider converting the file to a more common format if possible
  5. Check for file extension errors - sometimes files are incorrectly named

For specific recommendations, visit the detailed page for your particular file extension.