All about MPE Files

The MPE file type is primarily associated with MPEG Movie Clip.

MPEFile Extension MPE
 File extension: MPE
File type:  MPEG Movie Clip files

What is an MPE file

MPE files mostly belong to MPEG Movie Clip. Use our "Online MPE File Viewer" below to open and play your MPE file directly in your browser.

How to open MPE files

You need a suitable software like MPEG Movie Clip to open an MPE file. You need a suitable software like MPEG Movie Clip to open an MPE file. Without proper software you will receive a Windows message "How do you want to open this file?" or "Windows cannot open this file" or a similar Mac/iPhone/Android alert. If you cannot open your MPE file correctly, try to right-click or long-press the file. Then click "Open with" and choose an application. You can also display a MPE file directly in the browser:. Just drag the file onto this browser window and drop it.

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How to extract texts from MPE files or capture a screenshot to PDF, JPG, DOCX, TXT, ...

If you want to extract texts from MPE file or capture a screenshot, you can use our free Online MPE File Viewer:
  1. To do so, click the "Choose your .mpe file to play" button above.
  2. After your file is opened in browser,
  3. click "Save as..." in the menu.
  4. Then choose the file format (e.g. JPG, PDF, DOCX, TXT, ...) you want.
  5. Your file will be converted and downloaded.

.MPE File Won't Open? Here is What You Can Do

Because .MPE files can come from different programs, they aren't universally openable.

  1. Identify the Source: Files received from older digital cameras or exported from video editors are usually MPEG Movie Clips.
  2. Check the Header: Inspect the first bytes in a text editor or hex viewer:
    • 00 00 01 BA or 00 00 01 B3 indicates a standard MPEG video stream.
    • Readable XML or plain text suggests a misnamed document or project file.
  3. Use the Original Software: The original program is usually required; try VLC media player, Windows Media Player, or Apple QuickTime, or ask the sender if uncertain.
  4. Use this Webpage: Drag and drop the file into our viewer to detect the format, extract readable text/metadata, and preview when possible.

Technical Data for MPE File Extension

Related files:
mp4, zip, mpm
Mime type:
video/mpeg

The following listing is compiled from the database produced by the 'Associate This!' program, selected data from the main FILExt database and file extension information submitted by users.

ProgramID: ati_mfplay, FileType: ATI File Player, AppName: ATI Multimedia Center
EXEFile: ATIMMC.EXE
ProgramID: Cliprex Video File, FileType: Cliprex Video File, AppName: Cliprex DVD player
ProgramID: IrfanView.MPE, FileType: IrfanView MPE File, AppName: IrfanView
ProgramID: MPEG File, AppName: Media Player Classic
EXEFile: mplayerc.exe
ProgramID: MPEGFile, FileType: Movie Clip, AppName: Microsoft(R) Windows Media Player
ProgramID: mpegfile, FileType: Movie Clip, AppName: QuickTime Player Application
EXEFile: QuickTimePlayer.exe
ProgramID: mpegfile, FileType: Movie Clip, AppName: Windows Media Player
EXEFile: wmplayer.exe
ProgramID: mpegfile, FileType: Movie File (MPEG), AppName: auto
EXEFile: wmplayer.exe
ProgramID: mpegfile, FileType: Movie File (MPEG), AppName: Microsoft(R) Windows Media Player
ProgramID: mpegfile, FileType: Movie file (mpeg), AppName: Windows Media Player
EXEFile: mplayer2.exe
ProgramID: mpegfile, FileType: Movie File (MPEG), AppName: Windows Media Player
EXEFile: wmplayer.exe
ProgramID: RealPlayer.MPEG.6, FileType: MPEG Media, AppName: RealOne Enterprise Desktop
ProgramID: RealPlayer.MPEG.6, FileType: MPEG Media, AppName: RealOne Player
EXEFile: RealPlay.exe
ProgramID: RealPlayer.MPEG.6, FileType: MPEG Media, AppName: RealPlayer
EXEFile: RealPlay.exe
ProgramID: SlowView MPG, AppName: SlowView
EXEFile: SlowView.exe
ProgramID: UltraPlayer.AudioFile, FileType: UltraPlayer File, AppName: UltraPlayer Multimedia Player Application
EXEFile: UPlayer.exe
ProgramID: Winamp3.File, FileType: Winamp media file, AppName: Winamp3
EXEFile: winamp3.exe
ProgramID: ALLPlayerFile
EXEFile: D:\aaa\MarBit\ALLPlayer\ALLPlayer.exe %1
ProgramID: Cliprex Video File
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\Cliprex DVD Player Professional\cdivx.exe %L
ProgramID: MPEG File
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\K-Lite Codec Pack\Media Player Classic\mplayerc.exe %1
ProgramID: MPEG File
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\K-Lite Codec Pack\media player classic\mplayerc.exe %L
ProgramID: MPEG File
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\Kazaa 2.4\K-Lite Codec Pack\media player classic\mplayerc.exe %L
ProgramID: mpegfile
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\Windows Media Player\mplayer2.exe /Play %L
ProgramID: mpegfile
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\Windows Media Player\mplayer2.exe /prefetch:9 /Open %L
ProgramID: mpegfile
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\Windows Media Player\wmplayer.exe
ProgramID: mpegfile
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\Windows Media Player\wmplayer.exe /Open
ProgramID: mpegfile
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\Windows Media Player\wmplayer.exe /Open %L
ProgramID: mpegfile
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\Windows Media Player\wmplayer.exe /prefetch:9
ProgramID: mpegfile
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\Windows Media Player\wmplayer.exe /prefetch:9 /Open
ProgramID: mpegfile
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\Windows Media Player\wmplayer.exe /prefetch:9 /Open %L
ProgramID: RealPlayer.MPEG.6
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\Real\RealOne Player\RealPlay.exe %1
ProgramID: RealPlayer.MPEG.6
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\Real\RealPlayer\RealPlay.exe %1
ProgramID: RealPlayer.MPEG.6
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\RealPlay.exe %1
ProgramID: GDiVXFile
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\GDivX Zenith Player\GDivX Player.exe %1
ProgramID: MediaSource.mpeFile
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\Creative\MediaSource\CTCMS.exe /PlayNow %1
ProgramID: mpegfile
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\WINDOW~1\wmplayer.exe /Open %L
ProgramID: Winamp.File
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\Winamp\winamp.exe %1
ProgramID: mpegfile
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\DSPlayer\DSPlayer_v0.59.5_alpha.exe %1
ProgramID: mpegfile
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\JetAudio\JetAudio.exe %1
ProgramID: mpegfile
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\Media Player Classic\mplayerc.exe %1
ProgramID: ACEMegaCoDecSPack.MPEGVideoFileS
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\ACE Mega CoDecS Pack\Media Player Classic\mplayerc.exe %1 /open
ProgramID: XingMpeg
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\Xing\XingMPEG Player\xmplayer.exe %1
ProgramID: mplayer-win32
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\MPlayer\mplayer.exe -idx %1
ProgramID: MPEG File
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\JetAudio\JetAudio.exe %1
ProgramID: RealPlayer.MPEG.6
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\JetAudio\JetAudio.exe %1
ProgramID: RealPlayer.MPEG.6
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\Media\Audio and Video\Real\RealPlayer\RealPlay.exe %1
ProgramID: MediaSource.mpeFile
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\Creative\MEDIAS~1\CTCMS.exe /PlayNow %1
ProgramID: Cliprex Video File
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\CLIPRE~1\Cliprex.exe
ProgramID: mplayerc.mpe
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\StormPlayer\mplayerc.exe
ProgramID: MPEfile
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\Light Alloy\LA.exe
ProgramID: Media_Source_U.mpeFile
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\Creative\MediaSource5\CTCMSu.exe /PlayNow
ProgramID: KLCP MPEG File
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\K-Lite Codec Pack\Media Player Classic\mplayerc.exe
ProgramID: mpegfile
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\NCH Swift Sound\WavePad\wavepad.exe
ProgramID: ACEMegaCoDecSPack.MPEGVideoFileS
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\ACE Mega CoDecS Pack\BSPlayer\bsplayer.exe /open
ProgramID: DVDXPlayer.MPEG
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\DVD X Studios\DVD X Player 4.0 Professional\DVDXPlayer.exe
ProgramID: GomPlayer.mpe
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\GRETECH\GomPlayer\GOM.exe /open
ProgramID: CtraxPlayer.2.File
EXEFile: %SystemRoot%\system32\CtrxPl.exe /Play
ProgramID: BearShare.file
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\BearShare Applications\BearShare\BearShare.exe
ProgramID: IrfanView.mpe
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\IRFANV~1\i_view32.exe
ProgramID: ACEMegaCoDecSPack.MPEGVideoFileS
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\ACE Mega CoDecS Pack\Media Player Classic\mplayerc.exe
ProgramID: WMP11.AssocFile.MPEG
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\Windows Media Player\wmplayer.exe /prefetch:9 /Open
ProgramID: ALShow.MPE
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\ESTsoft\ALShow\ALShow.exe
ProgramID: Democracy.Player.1
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\Participatory Culture Foundation\Democracy Player\Democracy.exe
ProgramID: iMesh.file
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\iMesh Applications\iMesh\iMesh.exe
ProgramID: ALLPlayerFile
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\ALLPlayer\ALLPlayer.exe
ProgramID: mpegfile
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\K-Lite Codec Pack\Media Player Classic\mplayerc.exe
ProgramID: ACDSee 9.0.mpe
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\ACD Systems\ACDSee\9.0\ACDSeeQV.exe
ProgramID: Plik mpe
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\SubEdit-Player\subedit.exe
ProgramID: ACDSee Pro.mpe
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\ACD Systems\ACDSee\8.0.Pro\ACDSee8Pro.exe
ProgramID: GomPlayer.mpe
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\_Media\Players\GomPlayer\GOM.exe /open
ProgramID: Miro.1
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\Participatory Culture Foundation\Miro\Miro.exe
ProgramID: mpcstar.mpe
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\MpcStar\mpcstar.exe
ProgramID: PDVDfile
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\CyberLink\PowerDVD\PowerDVD.exe
ProgramID: qvodplayer.mpe
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\QvodPlayer\QvodPlayer.exe -localfile
ProgramID: KLCP.MPEG
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\K-Lite Codec Pack\Media Player Classic\mplayerc.exe
ProgramID: ACDSee.mpe
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\ACD Systems\ACDSee\5.0\ACDSee5.exe
ProgramID: FantasyDVD Multimedia File
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\Combined Community Codec Pack\MPC\mplayerc.exe
ProgramID: WMP11.AssocFile.MPEG
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\Media Player Classic\mplayerc.exe
ProgramID: IrfanView.MPG
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\IrfanView\i_view32.exe
ProgramID: WMP11.AssocFile.MPEG
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\Windows Media Player\wmplayer.exe /Open
ProgramID: KLCP.WMP.mpe
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\Windows Media Player\wmplayer.exe
ProgramID: MPlayerFileVideo
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\MPlayer\mplayer\smplayer_portable.exe
ProgramID: RealPlayer.MPEG.6
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\Dhamu\Download\RealPlay.exe
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an mpe MPEG Movie Clip file is a special file format and should only be edited and saved with the appropriate software.

How to solve problems with MPE files

  • Associate the MPE file extension with the correct application.
  • Update your software that should actually open MPEG Movie Clip files. Because only the current version supports the latest MPE file format. Search, therefore, e.g. on the manufacturer website after an available MPEG Movie Clip update.
  • To make sure that your MPE file is not corrupted or virus-infected, get the file again and scan it with Google's virustotal.com.
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