Video file extensions
Video container formats for playback, editing, and sharing.
Total extensions in this category: 117
Extensions in Video
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- .mp4
MPEG-4 Part 14 Video
MP4 is a popular multimedia container format used for storing video, audio, subtitles, and metadata, ideal for streaming and sharing across devices.
- .mkv
Matroska Video
MKV is a versatile multimedia container format known for supporting high-quality video and multiple audio and subtitle tracks.
- .3gp
3rd Generation Partnership Project Multimedia File
3GP is a multimedia container format primarily used for 3G mobile phones, but also playable on some 2G and 4G phones.
- .3gpp
3rd Generation Partnership Project Multimedia File
3GPP files are multimedia files used primarily for video and audio streaming on mobile networks.
- .mts
MPEG Transport Stream
MTS files are video files saved in the Advanced Video Codec High Definition (AVCHD) format, commonly used by Sony and Panasonic camcorders.
- .av1
AOMedia Video 1
AV1 is a modern, open-source video codec designed for high-quality video streaming.
- .m2ts
MPEG-2 Transport Stream
M2TS files are used for multiplexing audio, video, and other streams, often found in Blu-ray discs and AVCHD camcorders.
- .xvid
Xvid Video File
Xvid is a popular video codec used for compressing video files to save space while maintaining quality.
- .dv
DV Video File
.DV files are digital video files commonly used in video editing and production, compatible with various multimedia software across different platforms.
- .gl
GL Video File
.GL files are used for playback, editing, streaming, and distribution of video content. Use media players or editors with the required codecs and container support. This guide covers opening methods, troubleshooting, and security best practices. Common MIME type: video/gl.
- .qt
QT Video File
.QT files are video files associated with Apple's QuickTime framework, commonly used for storing video and audio content.
- .wm
WM Video File
.WM files are video files used in specific applications, compatible with various platforms using suitable software.
- .yt
YT Video File
.YT files are used for playback, editing, streaming, and distribution of video content. Use media players or editors with the required codecs and container support. This guide covers opening methods, troubleshooting, and security best practices. Common MIME type: video/vnd.youtube.yt.
- .3g2
3GPP2 Multimedia File
The .3g2 file format is a multimedia container format designed for mobile phones.
- .3gp2
3GPP2 Multimedia File
3GP2 files are multimedia files used for storing video and audio, often used in mobile devices.
- .avi
AVI Video File
AVI files are versatile video files used for storing both audio and video data, compatible with various media players across platforms.
- .axv
AXV Video File
.AXV files are used for playback, editing, streaming, and distribution of video content. Use media players or editors with the required codecs and container support. This guide covers opening methods, troubleshooting, and security best practices. Common MIME type: video/annodex.
- .bik
BIK Video File
.BIK files are video files used primarily in gaming and multimedia applications, playable with specific software across different platforms.
- .bk2
BK2 Video File
.BK2 files are used for playback, editing, streaming, and distribution of video content. Use media players or editors with the required codecs and container support. This guide covers opening methods, troubleshooting, and security best practices. Common MIME type: video/vnd.radgamettools.bink.
- .dif
DIF Video File
.DIF files are used for playback, editing, streaming, and distribution of video content. Use media players or editors with the required codecs and container support. This guide covers opening methods, troubleshooting, and security best practices. Common MIME type: video/dv.
- .divx
DivX Video File
DivX is a video file format known for its ability to compress lengthy video segments into small sizes while maintaining relatively high visual quality.
- .f4v
Flash MP4 Video File
F4V is a video file format used for streaming and storing video content, commonly associated with Adobe Flash Player.
- .mxf
Material Exchange Format
MXF is a professional video and audio container format used in television production and digital video broadcasting.
- .trp
MPEG-2 Transport Stream
TRP files are video files that store high-definition video data in the MPEG-2 Transport Stream format.
- .vob
Video Object
VOB files are container files in DVD-Video media, containing video, audio, subtitles, and menu contents.
- .dvb
DVB Video File
.DVB files are used for playback, editing, streaming, and distribution of video content. Use media players or editors with the required codecs and container support. This guide covers opening methods, troubleshooting, and security best practices. Common MIME type: video/vnd.dvb.file.
- .fli
FLI Video File
.FLI files are a type of video file format primarily used for animation sequences and can be opened with specific multimedia software.
- .flv
FLV Video File
FLV files are video files primarily used for streaming and can be opened with various media players across platforms.
- .fvt
FVT Video File
.FVT files are used for playback, editing, streaming, and distribution of video content. Use media players or editors with the required codecs and container support. This guide covers opening methods, troubleshooting, and security best practices. Common MIME type: video/vnd.fvt.
- .lsf
LSF Video File
.LSF files are used for playback, editing, streaming, and distribution of video content. Use media players or editors with the required codecs and container support. This guide covers opening methods, troubleshooting, and security best practices. Common MIME type: video/x-la-asf.
- .lsx
LSX Video File
.LSX files are used for playback, editing, streaming, and distribution of video content. Use media players or editors with the required codecs and container support. This guide covers opening methods, troubleshooting, and security best practices. Common MIME type: video/x-la-asf.
- .m1v
M1V Video File
.M1V files are video files encoded in the MPEG-1 format, commonly used for video playback on various platforms.
- .m2v
M2V Video File
.M2V files are MPEG-2 video files commonly used in video editing and broadcasting. They can be opened with various media players and editing software across different platforms.
- .m4s
M4S Video File
.M4S files are used for playback, editing, streaming, and distribution of video content. Use media players or editors with the required codecs and container support. This guide covers opening methods, troubleshooting, and security best practices. Common MIME type: video/iso.segment.
- .m4u
M4U Video File
.M4U files are used for playback, editing, streaming, and distribution of video content. Use media players or editors with the required codecs and container support. This guide covers opening methods, troubleshooting, and security best practices. Common MIME type: video/vnd.mpegurl.
- .m4v
M4V Video File
.M4V files are video files used primarily for storing movies and TV shows. They are similar to MP4 files and can be opened with various media players.
- .mj2
MJ2 Video File
MJ2 files are video files using the Motion JPEG 2000 format, primarily for professional and archival purposes.
- .mng
MNG Video File
.MNG files are used for playback, editing, streaming, and distribution of video content. Use media players or editors with the required codecs and container support. This guide covers opening methods, troubleshooting, and security best practices. Common MIME type: video/x-mng.
- .mov
MOV Video File
.MOV files are multimedia containers primarily used for video playback and editing, compatible with most major platforms.
- .mpa
MPA Video File
.MPA files are audio files, often associated with MPEG audio streams, and can be played using various media players.
- .mpe
MPE Video File
.MPE files are video files associated with the MPEG format, commonly used for video playback on various platforms.
- .mpg
MPG Video File
.MPG files are widely used video files compatible with various media players across different platforms.
- .mpv
MPV Video File
.MPV files are used for playback, editing, streaming, and distribution of video content. Use media players or editors with the required codecs and container support. This guide covers opening methods, troubleshooting, and security best practices. Common MIME type: video/x-matroska.
- .mxu
MXU Video File
.MXU files are used for playback, editing, streaming, and distribution of video content. Use media players or editors with the required codecs and container support. This guide covers opening methods, troubleshooting, and security best practices. Common MIME type: video/vnd.mpegurl.
- .nim
NIM Video File
.NIM files are used for playback, editing, streaming, and distribution of video content. Use media players or editors with the required codecs and container support. This guide covers opening methods, troubleshooting, and security best practices. Common MIME type: video/vnd.nokia.interleaved-multimedia.
- .ifo
DVD Information File
IFO files are used in DVD video media to store information about the disc's contents.
- .m2p
MPEG-2 Program Stream
M2P files are used to store video and audio data in a multiplexed format, commonly used for digital broadcasting and streaming.
- .ogv
OGV Video File
.OGV files are video files commonly used for streaming and storing video content and can be opened with various media players across different platforms.
- .pyv
PYV Video File
.PYV files are used for playback, editing, streaming, and distribution of video content. Use media players or editors with the required codecs and container support. This guide covers opening methods, troubleshooting, and security best practices. Common MIME type: video/vnd.ms-playready.media.pyv.
- .s11
S11 Video File
.S11 files are used for playback, editing, streaming, and distribution of video content. Use media players or editors with the required codecs and container support. This guide covers opening methods, troubleshooting, and security best practices. Common MIME type: video/vnd.sealed.mpeg1.
- .s14
S14 Video File
.S14 files are used for playback, editing, streaming, and distribution of video content. Use media players or editors with the required codecs and container support. This guide covers opening methods, troubleshooting, and security best practices. Common MIME type: video/vnd.sealed.mpeg4.
- .s1q
S1Q Video File
.S1Q files are used for playback, editing, streaming, and distribution of video content. Use media players or editors with the required codecs and container support. This guide covers opening methods, troubleshooting, and security best practices. Common MIME type: video/vnd.sealedmedia.softseal.mov.
- .smk
SMK Video File
SMK Video Files are used by specific applications for video playback, often in gaming or multimedia environments.
- .smo
SMO Video File
.SMO files are used for playback, editing, streaming, and distribution of video content. Use media players or editors with the required codecs and container support. This guide covers opening methods, troubleshooting, and security best practices. Common MIME type: video/vnd.sealedmedia.softseal.mov.
- .ssw
SSW Video File
.SSW files are used for playback, editing, streaming, and distribution of video content. Use media players or editors with the required codecs and container support. This guide covers opening methods, troubleshooting, and security best practices. Common MIME type: video/vnd.sealed.swf.
- .uvh
UVH Video File
.UVH files are used for playback, editing, streaming, and distribution of video content. Use media players or editors with the required codecs and container support. This guide covers opening methods, troubleshooting, and security best practices. Common MIME type: video/vnd.dece.hd.
- .uvm
UVM Video File
.UVM files are used for playback, editing, streaming, and distribution of video content. Use media players or editors with the required codecs and container support. This guide covers opening methods, troubleshooting, and security best practices. Common MIME type: video/vnd.dece.mobile.
- .uvp
UVP Video File
.UVP files are used for playback, editing, streaming, and distribution of video content. Use media players or editors with the required codecs and container support. This guide covers opening methods, troubleshooting, and security best practices. Common MIME type: video/vnd.dece.pd.
- .uvs
UVS Video File
.UVS files are used for playback, editing, streaming, and distribution of video content. Use media players or editors with the required codecs and container support. This guide covers opening methods, troubleshooting, and security best practices. Common MIME type: video/vnd.dece.sd.
- .uvu
UVU Video File
.UVU files are used for playback, editing, streaming, and distribution of video content. Use media players or editors with the required codecs and container support. This guide covers opening methods, troubleshooting, and security best practices. Common MIME type: video/vnd.dece.mp4.
- .uvv
UVV Video File
.UVV files are used for playback, editing, streaming, and distribution of video content. Use media players or editors with the required codecs and container support. This guide covers opening methods, troubleshooting, and security best practices. Common MIME type: video/vnd.dece.video.
- .viv
VIV Video File
.VIV files are used for playback, editing, streaming, and distribution of video content. Use media players or editors with the required codecs and container support. This guide covers opening methods, troubleshooting, and security best practices. Common MIME type: video/vnd.vivo.
- .mjp2
MJP2 Video File
.MJP2 files are used for playback, editing, streaming, and distribution of video content. Use media players or editors with the required codecs and container support. This guide covers opening methods, troubleshooting, and security best practices. Common MIME type: video/mj2.
- .mpeg
MPEG Video File
.MPEG files are widely used video files known for their compatibility and efficiency in storing video and audio data.
- .wmv
WMV Video File
.WMV files are video files commonly used for streaming and storing video content, compatible with various media players.
- .wmx
WMX Video File
.WMX files are used for playback, editing, streaming, and distribution of video content. Use media players or editors with the required codecs and container support. This guide covers opening methods, troubleshooting, and security best practices. Common MIME type: video/x-ms-wmx.
- .wvx
WVX Video File
.WVX files are used for playback, editing, streaming, and distribution of video content. Use media players or editors with the required codecs and container support. This guide covers opening methods, troubleshooting, and security best practices. Common MIME type: video/x-ms-wvx.
- .mpg4
MPG4 Video File
.MPG4 files are used for playback, editing, streaming, and distribution of video content. Use media players or editors with the required codecs and container support. This guide covers opening methods, troubleshooting, and security best practices. Common MIME type: video/mp4.
- .smov
SMOV Video File
.SMOV files are used for playback, editing, streaming, and distribution of video content. Use media players or editors with the required codecs and container support. This guide covers opening methods, troubleshooting, and security best practices. Common MIME type: video/vnd.sealedmedia.softseal.mov.
- .smpg
SMPG Video File
.SMPG files are used for playback, editing, streaming, and distribution of video content. Use media players or editors with the required codecs and container support. This guide covers opening methods, troubleshooting, and security best practices. Common MIME type: video/vnd.sealed.mpeg1.
- .sswf
SSWF Video File
.SSWF files are used for playback, editing, streaming, and distribution of video content. Use media players or editors with the required codecs and container support. This guide covers opening methods, troubleshooting, and security best practices. Common MIME type: video/vnd.sealed.swf.
- .uvvh
UVVH Video File
.UVVH files are used for playback, editing, streaming, and distribution of video content. Use media players or editors with the required codecs and container support. This guide covers opening methods, troubleshooting, and security best practices. Common MIME type: video/vnd.dece.hd.
- .uvvm
UVVM Video File
.UVVM files are used for playback, editing, streaming, and distribution of video content. Use media players or editors with the required codecs and container support. This guide covers opening methods, troubleshooting, and security best practices. Common MIME type: video/vnd.dece.mobile.
- .uvvp
UVVP Video File
.UVVP files are used for playback, editing, streaming, and distribution of video content. Use media players or editors with the required codecs and container support. This guide covers opening methods, troubleshooting, and security best practices. Common MIME type: video/vnd.dece.pd.
- .uvvs
UVVS Video File
.UVVS files are used for playback, editing, streaming, and distribution of video content. Use media players or editors with the required codecs and container support. This guide covers opening methods, troubleshooting, and security best practices. Common MIME type: video/vnd.dece.sd.
- .m2t
MPEG-2 Transport Stream
.m2t files are video files that use the MPEG-2 transport stream format, commonly used for high-definition video on digital video cameras.
- .movie
MOVIE Video File
.MOVIE files are used for playback, editing, streaming, and distribution of video content. Use media players or editors with the required codecs and container support. This guide covers opening methods, troubleshooting, and security best practices. Common MIME type: video/x-sgi-movie.
- .r3d
REDCODE RAW Video File
R3D files are high-resolution video files used by RED digital cameras, capturing raw data for post-production editing.
- .swf
Small Web Format
SWF files are used to display animated vector graphics and multimedia on the web.
- .uvvu
UVVU Video File
.UVVU files are used for playback, editing, streaming, and distribution of video content. Use media players or editors with the required codecs and container support. This guide covers opening methods, troubleshooting, and security best practices. Common MIME type: video/vnd.dece.mp4.
- .uvvv
UVVV Video File
.UVVV files are used for playback, editing, streaming, and distribution of video content. Use media players or editors with the required codecs and container support. This guide covers opening methods, troubleshooting, and security best practices. Common MIME type: video/vnd.dece.video.
- .webm
WEBM Video File
.WEBM files are video files designed for web streaming, offering high-quality video with efficient compression, widely supported across platforms.
- .dav
Digital Video Recorder File
.dav files are video recordings captured by certain DVRs, primarily used in surveillance systems.
- .dvrms
Microsoft Digital Video Recording
DVR-MS is a video file format used by Windows Media Center for recording television content.
- .flc
FLC Animation File
FLC is a file format used for storing animations, commonly associated with Autodesk Animator.
- .rec
Recorded File
REC files are typically used to store video recordings from various devices, such as DVRs or screen capture software.
- .rmvb
RealMedia Variable Bitrate
RMVB is a video file format that uses variable bitrate to compress multimedia content, often used for storing movies and TV shows.
- .tp
Transport Stream Packet
.tp files are used to store video data in a format that is often used for broadcasting and streaming.
- .amv
Anime Music Video
AMV is a video file format primarily used for playing videos on MP4 players and other portable media devices.
- .avs
AviSynth Script File
An AVS file is a script used by AviSynth, a video processing tool for non-linear video editing.
- .cavs
Chinese Audio Video Standard
CAVS is a multimedia container format used primarily in China for audio and video playback.
- .dvd
DVD Video Disk Image
A .dvd file is typically a disk image file used to store the contents of a DVD, often used for video playback.
- .ffm
FFmpeg Stream Format
FFM files are used by FFmpeg for streaming multimedia content over networks.
- .gxf
General Exchange Format
GXF is a video file format used for the exchange of video material between different systems.
- .h261
H.261 Video File
H.261 is a video compression format primarily used for video conferencing and telephony.
- .ivr
Internet Video Recording
IVR files are used by RealPlayer to store video streams for internet playback.
- .mvi
Motion Video File
MVI files are video files typically associated with digital cameras, particularly Canon models.
- .ogm
Ogg Media
OGM is a multimedia container format used for video and audio files, derived from the Ogg format.
- .rmx
RealMedia Extended
RMX files are multimedia containers used to store audio and video streams, primarily associated with RealMedia.
- .rpl
Replay Video File
RPL files are video files used to store replay data, often associated with video games or specific software applications.
- .rtsp
Real-Time Streaming Protocol
RTSP files are used for streaming media over the internet and are not standalone files but rather a protocol for controlling streaming data.
- .vfw
Video for Windows
.vfw files are associated with Video for Windows, a multimedia framework developed by Microsoft for video playback.
- .vro
DVD Video Recording Format
VRO files are used for storing video recordings on DVDs, typically created by DVD recorders.
- .wmvhd
Windows Media Video High Definition
WMVHD files are high-definition video files encoded using the Windows Media Video format.
- .wtv
Windows Recorded TV Show
WTV files are used to store television content recorded by Windows Media Center.
- .3g2p
3GPP2 Multimedia File
The .3g2p file is a multimedia container format used for video and audio files, primarily on mobile devices.
- .cine
Phantom Digital Video File
CINE files are high-speed video files created by Phantom digital cameras, often used in scientific and industrial applications.
- .dv1394
DV1394 Video File
DV1394 files are digital video files often used for transferring video content from digital camcorders to computers.
- .film
FILM Video File
.FILM files can be either Sega FILM (game cutscenes) or Filmkey Player (DRM-encrypted video). Sega FILM is supported by FFmpeg; Filmkey Player is discontinued.
- .filmcpk
Sega FILM Container
FILM_CPK (or filmcpk) is a Sega multimedia container for Sega CD and Saturn games. It holds Cinepak video and PCM audio, used in game cutscenes.
- .flm
Adobe Filmstrip
FLM files are used to store video data in a format that can be edited frame by frame.
- .mtv
MTV Video Format
MTV files are a video format used primarily for portable media players from China.
- .nsv
Nullsoft Streaming Video
NSV is a video file format developed by Nullsoft for streaming video content over the internet.
- .nut
NUT Multimedia Container Format
NUT is a multimedia container format used for storing video and audio streams.
- .nuv
NuppelVideo File
NuppelVideo files are a type of video file format used primarily by MythTV for recording television programs.
- .thp
THP Video File
THP files are video files used primarily in Nintendo GameCube and Wii games.
- .tod
JVC Everio Video File
TOD files are video files created by JVC Everio camcorders, often requiring conversion for compatibility with common media players.