[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"extension:v3:en:ogm":3},{"resolvedFromAlias":4,"canonicalExt":5,"ext":5,"name":6,"category":7,"categoryName":8,"updatedAt":9,"popularity":10,"summary":11,"howToOs":12,"quickAnswer":18,"answerIntro":19,"whatIs":20,"description":21,"furtherReading":22,"openInstructions":32,"commonIssues":47,"securityNotes":66,"faq":70,"aliases":77,"mimeTypes":78,"relatedExtensions":79,"breadcrumbs":123,"categoryAnchor":133,"categoryFuturePath":134,"metaDescription":135,"availableHowToOs":136,"openOnDeviceLinks":137,"cannotOpenReasons":153,"cannotOpenFixes":154,"fixIntentPath":155,"convertOptions":156,"convertIntentPath":160,"securityAffiliates":221},false,"ogm","Ogg Media","video","Video","2026-03-19T08:29:40.383Z",20,"OGM is a multimedia container format used for video and audio files, derived from the Ogg format.",[13,14,15,16,17],"windows","mac","linux","ios","android","To open .OGM files on Windows, download and install VLC Media Player.","OGM files are multimedia files that can be opened with media players like VLC. To open an OGM file, you need a compatible media player installed on your device.","OGM, or Ogg Media, is a container format that supports video, audio, and text streams. It is an extension of the Ogg format, designed to handle video content with additional features.","The OGM format was developed to extend the capabilities of the Ogg container to support video streams, which the original Ogg format did not handle. It became popular in the early 2000s for distributing video files, especially in the anime community. OGM files can contain video streams encoded with codecs like DivX or XviD, along with audio streams and subtitles. Although its use has declined with the rise of more efficient formats like MP4 and MKV, OGM is still supported by many media players. 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