MP3audio
Lossy audio format with universal playback support for music and podcasts.
AUD Category
Audio
Compressed and lossless audio formats for music, podcasts, voice, and sound design.
4 formats, 6 extensions, 2 comparisons, and 2 guides.
Formats
WAVaudio
Uncompressed audio format favored for mastering, speech, and DAW exports.
.wav · audio/wav
FLACaudio
Lossless open audio format that preserves quality with roughly half the size of WAV.
.flac · audio/flac
OGGaudio
Open audio container typically paired with Vorbis or Opus for royalty-free web audio.
.ogg .oga · audio/ogg
Extensions
.mp3Safe
Common lossy audio format used for music and spoken-word recordings.
Compatible Apps
VLC Media Player, Apple Music, Windows Media Player, Audacity
.wavSafe
Uncompressed audio container commonly used in recording and editing.
Compatible Apps
Audacity, VLC Media Player, Adobe Audition, Apple QuickTime Player
.flacSafe
Open lossless audio format that preserves the original recording.
Compatible Apps
VLC Media Player, Audacity, MusicBee, foobar2000
.m4aSafe
MPEG-4 audio container commonly used for iTunes and Apple Music.
Compatible Apps
Apple Music, VLC Media Player, Windows Media Player, foobar2000
.oggSafe
Open multimedia container format often used with Vorbis or Opus audio.
Compatible Apps
VLC Media Player, Audacity, Google Chrome, FFmpeg
.opusSafe
Modern open audio codec optimized for speech and music at low bitrates.
Compatible Apps
VLC Media Player, Google Chrome, Audacity, FFmpeg