Learn about Audio File Formats and APIs that can open and create Audio files

The audio file format is a category of digital file formats for representation of audio information along with its meta-data. A number of Audio file formats exist based on the nature of data contained within the audio file. Such files can be stored in compressed as well as uncompressed audio file formats. Popular audio file formats include MP3, WAV, PCM and WMA. You can find the file structure details and internal file format of these file types in the following articles.

Open Source APIs for Audio File Formats

Check out the Open Source APIs for working with Audio File Formats.

List of Audio File Extensions and Associated File Formats

Following is a list of common audio file formats along with their file extensions.

PTX File - Pro Tools Session File - What is .ptx file and how to open it?

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MUS File - Finale Notation Legacy File - What is .mus file and how to open it?

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MUS File - Minecraft Music File - What is .mus file and how to open it?

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QCP File - PureVoice Audio File - What is .qcp file and how to open it?

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SESX File - Audition Session - What is .sesx file and how to open it?

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PKF File - Adobe Audition Peak File - What is .pkf file and how to open it?

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MUSX File - Finale Notation File - What is .musx file and how to open it?

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TG File - TuxGuitar Document - What is .tg file and how to open it?

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GP File - Guitar Pro 7 File - What is .gp file and how to open it?

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ENC File - Encore Musical Notation - What is an .enc file and how to open it?

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CDR File Format - Raw CD Audio Data

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CAF File Format - Core Audio File

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IT File Format - Impulse Tracker Module

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STY File Format - Yamaha or Korg Keyboard Style

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MSCZ File Format - MuseScore Compressed Score File

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AIF File Format - Audio Interchange File Format

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M4R File Format - iPhone Ringtone File

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WPROJ File Format - Wwise Project File

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EFS File Format - Ensoniq SQ-80 File

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RIP File Format - Hit'n'Mix Audio Mashup File

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EC3 File Format - Enhanced Audio Codec 3 File

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MTM File Format - MultiTracker Module

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FLP File Format - FL Studio Project File

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MUI File Format - Myriad User Instrument File

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SF2 File Format - SoundFont 2 Sound Bank

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WEBA - What is a WebA file?

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WFP File Format - WaveFront Program File

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MXL File Format - Compressed MusicXML File

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NSA File Format - NullSoft Audio File

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M3U8 File Format

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VQF - TwinVQ Audio File

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VOC - Audio File Format

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VOX - Audio File Format

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ACT - File Format

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MMF - Mobile Music File Format

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RF64 - 8Bit Sampled Voice File Format

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GSM - Global System for Mobile Audio File Format

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8SVX - 8Bit Sampled Voice File Format

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MOD - Music Module File

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WV - WavPack Audio File Format

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AA - Audible AudioBook File Format

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MP2 - MPEG Layer 2 Audio File Format

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WPL - Windows Media Player Playlist File

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CDA - CD Audio Track Shortcut File

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M4B - MPEG-4 Audiobook File Format

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M4P - MPEG-4 Audiobook File Format

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AAX - Advanced Audio Coding File

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APE - Monkey's Audio Lossless Audio File

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AMR - Adaptive Multi-Rate Codec File

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AIFF - Audio Interchange File Format

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DSS - Digital Speech Standard File

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M4A - MPEG-4 Audio File

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ALAC - Apple Lossless Audio Codec File Format

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MPC - Musepack Audio Compression File Format

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OPUS

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WMA - Windows Media Audio File

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AAC - Advanced Audio Coding File

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AC3 - Audio Codec 3 File

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FLAC File Format

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M3U File Format

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MIDI File Format

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MP3 - Audio File Format

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OGG File - Ogg Vorbis Audio File

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RA File Format

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SDT File Format

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STAP - Soundtrack Pro File Format

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WAV - Waveform Audio File Format

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MKA - Matroska Multimedia Container File Format

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