RealMedia

Writable

audio

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Identify it

Extensions	`.rm.ra.rma.ram.rv.rmvb`
MIME types	`application/vnd.rn-realmedia`
Signatures	`2e524d46000000` at byte 0 (RealMedia)
PRONOM	`x-fmt/190fmt/404`
Wikidata	`Q1075962`

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Open it

FFmpegOpen sourcereads and writes · LGPL-2.1-or-later / GPL-2.0-or-later
ExifToolOpen sourcereads · Artistic License / GNU General Public License, version 1.0 or later
Q3898244Open sourcereads · BSD licenses / GNU General Public License / GNU Lesser General Public License
VLC media playerOpen sourcereads · GNU Lesser General Public License, version 2.1 or later
xineOpen sourcereads · GNU General Public License
ACID XPresswrites
Dubitwrites
Music Creatorwrites
Sound Forge XP Studiowrites
Video Factorywrites
EZ CD Audio Converterreads
Xilisoft Video Converter 3reads

Convert it

To	With	Fidelity	Command and losses
FLAC (Free Lossless Audio Codec) 1.2.1	FFmpeg	Lossless	`ffmpeg -i in.rm out.flac` Lossless for decoded audio; a lossy source stays as degraded as it was. WAV may reduce bit depth or drop metadata.
Waveform Audio	FFmpeg	Lossless	`ffmpeg -i in.rm out.wav` Lossless for decoded audio; a lossy source stays as degraded as it was. WAV may reduce bit depth or drop metadata.
Matroska 1-4	FFmpeg	Lossy	`ffmpeg -i in.rm out.mkv` Re-encoded with lossy codecs by default; try `-c copy` to remux without re-encoding when the codecs fit the container.
MPEG 1/2 Audio Layer 3	FFmpeg	Lossy	`ffmpeg -i in.rm out.mp3` Lossy re-encoding.
MPEG-4 Part 14	FFmpeg	Lossy	`ffmpeg -i in.rm out.mp4` Re-encoded with lossy codecs by default; try `-c copy` to remux without re-encoding when the codecs fit the container.
Ogg	FFmpeg	Lossy	`ffmpeg -i in.rm out.ogg` Lossy re-encoding.
WebM	FFmpeg	Lossy	`ffmpeg -i in.rm out.webm` Re-encoded with lossy codecs by default; try `-c copy` to remux without re-encoding when the codecs fit the container.

Sources

From Converters (FFmpeg, ImageMagick, Pandoc, LibreOffice), Just Solve the File Format Problem (File Formats Wiki), PRONOM, Wikidata. Updated 2026-10-24.

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