Also known as .m3u, Moving Picture Experts Group Audio Layer 3 Uniform Resource Locator, .m3u8
M3U (MP3 URL) is a computer file format for a multimedia playlist. One common use of the M3U file format is creating a single-entry playlist file pointing to a stream on the Internet. The created file provides easy access to that stream and is often used in downloads from a website, for emailing, and for listening to Internet radio.
Key facts
- File format.name
- M3U
- File format.extensions
- .m3u, .m3u8
- File format._nomimecode
- on
- File format.mime
- various;
- File format.genre
- Playlist
- File format.extended_to
- HLS playlist
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Wikidata facts
Show 4 more facts
- file extension
- m3u8
- Stack Exchange tag
- stackoverflow.com/tags/m3u8
- publication date
- 1996-00-00
- media type
- audio/x-mpegurl
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13 sectionsContents
- File format
- Extended M3U
- M3U8
- HLS
- IPTV
- Internet media types
- Example
- Software
- Tag editors
- Media players
- See also
- References
- External links
M3U (MP3 URL) is a computer file format for a multimedia playlist. One common use of the M3U file format is creating a single-entry playlist file pointing to a stream on the Internet. The created file provides easy access to that stream and is often used in downloads from a website, for emailing, and for listening to Internet radio.
Although originally designed for audio files, such as MP3, it is commonly used to point media players to audio and video sources, including online sources. M3U was originally developed by Fraunhofer for use with their WinPlay3 software, but numerous media players and software applications now support the format.