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Details of extension .mp3

On this page, we're going to take a closer look at the .mp3 file extension, which is related to MPEG Audio Layer 3 Data. We'll explain what exactly a .mp3 fileformat is and how you can use it. If you're interested in learning more details about this type of file, we'll show you where to find them. And if you ever need to convert .mp3 files into different formats, we'll give you some tips on how to do that too. Let's see the file format associated with this file extension!

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mp3 file - MPEG Audio Layer 3 Data

MPEG Audio Layer 3 Data

The MP3 file is a MPEG Audio Layer 3 Data. MP3 is a popular digital audio encoding and lossy compression format invented and standardized in 1991 by a team of engineers directed by the Fraunhofer Society in Germany.
Category: Audio files
Application: WinAMP
Program name: WinAMP.exe
Mime-type: audio/mpeg
Magic bytes (HEX): -
Magic string (ASCII): -
Aliases:
mpeg3, mpg3, mpga
Related extensions:
.mkw MKW Compressed Audio
.xmf Extensible Music Format File
.thd Dolby TrueHD Audio Stream
.dvf Sony Digital Voice Recorder Audio
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The .mp3 file extension might not only belong to a single type of file, there could be various kinds that use it. Keep in mind that files with the .mp3 extension may contain various content types. If you have helpful information about this extension, write to us!

Could someone have spelled the .mp3 file extension wrong?

In our database, we came across the following similar extensions:

.hp3 Harpoon Classic Game Data
.pm3 Adobe Pagemaker 3 Document
.mpr Live for Speed Multiplayer Replay
.mp MatrixPlot Data
.np3 NP3 Compressed Nucleotide Database
.mpw MosASCII Project Workspace

The .mp3 extension is frequently misused

People sometimes confuse the .mp3 filename extension. Based on the searches on our site, here are the most common misspellings from the past year.

lp3 (1), np3 (1), mpr (1), pm3 (1), p3 (1), ml3 (1), m3 (1), mpw (1), mo3 (1), mp (1)

Having trouble opening a .mp3 file?

If you want to open a .mp3 file on your computer, you just need to have the appropriate program installed. Incorrect settings for the .mp3 association can trigger this error.

Windows can't open this file:

File: example.mp3

To open this file, Windows needs to know what program you want to use to open it. Windows can go online to look it up automatically, or you can manually select from a list of programs that are installed on your computer.

To change file associations:

  • Right-click a file with the extension whose association you want to change, and then click Open With.
  • In the Open With dialog box, click the program whith which you want the file to open, or click Browse to locate the program that you want.
  • Select the Always use the selected program to open this kind of file check box.

Supported operating systems

Windows Server 2016/2019/2022, Windows 7, Windows 8, Windows 10, Windows 11, Linux, Mac OS X, macOS, iOS, Android

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