MPEG 1/2 Audio Layer 3 Streaming

Writable

text · also known as MP3

A plain-text playlist of one or more media files and their location.

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Extensions	`.m3u.m3u8`
MIME types	`audio/mpegapplication/mpegurlapplication/vnd.apple.mpegurlapplication/x-mpegurlaudio/mpegurlaudio/x-mpegurl`
PRONOM	`x-fmt/279`
Wikidata	`Q1241738`

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From PRONOM, Wikidata. Updated 2026-10-20.