File Extension MP3

File type: MPEG Audio Stream, Layer III

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Notes about the MP3 file extension:

Errors in your registry are one of the common causes for incorrect file associations on your windows system. It is highly recommended that you check your registry for file association errors (will also check for any other registry errors).

The MP3 file type is primarily associated with 'MPEG Audio Stream, Layer III'. Initial File Contents is for a file produced by the Xing Encoder. Note: This file type can become infected and should be carefully scanned if someone sends you a file with this extension. The Macintosh type is: MPG3 Starting in October 2007 MP3 files started being used to carry spam messages starting with a stock pump and dump scheme. Expect more as some filters don't block MP3 files which are widely shared. In early 2008 infected files with the MP3 extension started to spread on Symbian OS devices (e.g., Nokia 6600, 6630, 6680 and other phones). Since the Symbian OS recognizes file formats and does not depend on the extension these renamed SIS installation files looked like data files. If a mobile device asks about an install when attempting to open an MP3 or other data file then beware as it's likely malware trying to infect the device.

Cannot access MP3 files on windows?

When windows gives you an error message saying that it
"Cannot open MP3 files", this means either:

A. You need to identify a program that can open the file
B. Or your registry may be damaged

RECOMMENDED:

In both cases it is strongly recommended that you
run a free scan for registry errors.

File extension: .MP3

Detailed information for file extension MP3:

Primary association: MPEG Audio Stream, Layer III

File classification: Audio

Mime type: audio/mpeg, audio/x-mpeg, audio/mp3, audio/x-mp3, audio/mpeg3, audio/x-mpeg3, audio/mpg, audio/x-mpg, audio/x-mpegaudio

Identifying characters Hex: FF

Related links: IrfanView, MPEG Home Page, MPEG Resource Site, AudioPlayer

Other applications associated with file type MP3:

AlbumWrap (Wrapped Music File Archive) by Infamus Software LLCAlbumWrap allows you to select individual MP3 tracks and wrap them into one file. The Extractor is free. This association is classified as Audio. The identifying characters used for this association are - Hex: 49 44 33 03 , ASCII: ID3 Related links: AlbumWrap Extractor
Masterpoint (Green Points File) by ABF Masterpoint CentreA text file used to transmit bridge card game scores. Use the program NAT4WIN as a convenient method for entering the points. This file may have the file extension .GRN to keep it from being confused with an MP3 media file. This association is classified as Text. Related links: Format of ABF Masterpoint Files
mp3PRO Audio File(enhanced MP3 format)
SHARP MZ-series Emulator File
Wrapster Wrapped File(hide any file in .MP3 format)

'Identifying characters' used on FILExt.com are
provided by Marco Pontello from his TrID database

Technical data

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System Info for File Extension .MP3

The following listing is compiled from the database produced by the 'Associate This!' program, selected data from the main FILExt database and information FILExt collected directly from user systems.

ProgramID: ati_mfplay, FileType: ATI File Player, AppName: ATI Multimedia Center
EXEFile: ATIMMC.EXE

ProgramID: BPMStudio.File, FileType: Digital Audio File, AppName: BPMPLAY.EXE

ProgramID: iTunes.mp3, FileType: MPEG Layer 3 Audio, AppName: iTunes
EXEFile: iTunes.exe

ProgramID: MMJB.MP3, FileType: mp3 file, AppName: MUSICMATCH Jukebox
EXEFile: mmjblaunch.exe

ProgramID: mp3file, FileType: M3U file, AppName: Windows Media Player

ProgramID: mp3file, FileType: MP3 audio file (mp3), AppName: Windows Media Player
EXEFile: mplayer2.exe

ProgramID: mp3file, FileType: MP3 audio file (mp3), AppName: Windows Media Player
EXEFile: wmplayer.exe

ProgramID: mp3file, FileType: MP3 file, AppName: Windows Media Player

ProgramID: mp3file, FileType: MP3 Format Sound, AppName: Microsoft(R) Windows Media Player

ProgramID: mp3file, FileType: MP3 Format Sound, AppName: Windows Media Player
EXEFile: wmplayer.exe

ProgramID: QuickTime.mp3, FileType: MPEG Layer-3 Audio, AppName: QuickTime Player
EXEFile: QuickTimePlayer.exe

ProgramID: QuickTime.mp3, FileType: MPEG Layer-3 Audio, AppName: QuickTime Player Application
EXEFile: QuickTimePlayer.exe

ProgramID: RealPlayer.MP3.6, FileType: MP3 Audio, AppName: RealOne Enterprise Desktop

ProgramID: RealPlayer.MP3.6, FileType: MP3 Audio, AppName: RealOne Player
EXEFile: RealPlay.exe

ProgramID: RealPlayer.MP3.6, FileType: MP3 Audio, AppName: RealPlayer
EXEFile: RealPlay.exe

ProgramID: RealPlayer.MP3.6, FileType: Mpeg Audio, AppName: RealPlayer
EXEFile: RealPlay.exe

ProgramID: Roxio.file.audio.mp3, FileType: MP3 Format Sound, AppName: Roxio AudioCentral Player
EXEFile: RxPlayer.exe

ProgramID: SlowView MP3, AppName: SlowView
EXEFile: SlowView.exe

ProgramID: Sonique.File, FileType: Sonique File, AppName: Sonique

ProgramID: UltraPlayer.AudioFile, FileType: UltraPlayer File, AppName: UltraPlayer Multimedia Player Application
EXEFile: UPlayer.exe

ProgramID: Winamp.File, FileType: Winamp media file, AppName: BSPlayer
EXEFile: bsplay.exe

ProgramID: Winamp.File, FileType: Winamp media file, AppName: Winamp
EXEFile: Winamp.exe

ProgramID: Winamp3.File, FileType: Winamp media file, AppName: Winamp3
EXEFile: studio.exe

ProgramID: Winamp3.File, FileType: Winamp media file, AppName: Winamp3
EXEFile: winamp3.exe

ProgramID: Winamp.File
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\Winamp5\Winamp.exe %1

ProgramID: XingMpeg
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\Xing\XingMPEG Player\xmplayer.exe %1

ProgramID: Rhapsody.Document
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\Rhapsody\rhapsody.exe %1

ProgramID: ACEMegaCoDecSPack.MP3FileS
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\ACE Mega CoDecS Pack\Media Player Classic\mplayerc.exe %1 /open

ProgramID: CtraxPlayer.2.File
EXEFile: %SystemRoot%\system32\CtrxPl.exe /Play

ProgramID: mp3file
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\Media Player Classic\mplayerc.exe %1

ProgramID: mp3file
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\JetAudio\JetAudio.exe %1

ProgramID: MPlayerFileAudio
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\MPlayer for Windows\MPUI.exe

ProgramID: MP3file
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\DSPlayer\DSPlayer_v0.59.5_alpha.exe %1

ProgramID: Winamp.File
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\Winamp5.08\Winamp.exe %1

ProgramID: mp3file
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\WINDOW~1\wmplayer.exe /Open %L

ProgramID: WinRip.MP3.2
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\InterVideo\WinRip\WinRip.exe

ProgramID: MediaSource.mp3File
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\Creative\MediaSource\CTCMS.exe /PlayNow %1

ProgramID: Winamp3.File
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\Winamp3\winamp3.exe %1

ProgramID: Winamp3.File
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\Winamp3\Studio.exe %1

ProgramID: Winamp.File
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\Winamp\Winamp.exe %1

ProgramID: Winamp.File
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\Netscape\Communicator\Winamp\winamp.exe %1

ProgramID: Winamp.File
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\JetAudio\JetAudio.exe %1

ProgramID: Roxio.file.audio.mp3
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\Roxio\Easy CD Creator 6\AudioCentral\RxPlayer.exe /openfiles %L

ProgramID: RealPlayer.MP3.6
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\RealPlay.exe %1

ProgramID: RealPlayer.MP3.6
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\Real\RealPlayer\RealPlay.exe /m audio/mpeg %1

ProgramID: RealPlayer.MP3.6
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\Real\RealPlayer\RealPlay.exe %1

ProgramID: RealPlayer.MP3.6
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\Real\RealOne Player\RealPlay.exe %1

ProgramID: QuickTime.mp3
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\QUICKT~1\QuickTimePlayer.exe %1

ProgramID: PDVDmpgfile
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\CyberLink\PowerDVD\PowerDVD.exe %L

ProgramID: OpenMG_Mp3
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\Sony\SonicStage\omgjbox.exe %1

ProgramID: OpenMG_Mp3
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\Sony\OpenMG Jukebox\Omgjbox.exe %1

ProgramID: mp3file
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\Windows Media Player\wmplayer.exe /prefetch:6 /Open %L

ProgramID: mp3file
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\Windows Media Player\wmplayer.exe /prefetch:6 /Open

ProgramID: mp3file
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\Windows Media Player\wmplayer.exe /prefetch:6

ProgramID: mp3file
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\Windows Media Player\wmplayer.exe /Open %L

ProgramID: mp3file
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\Windows Media Player\wmplayer.exe

ProgramID: MP3_conch_file
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\MasterSoft\SuperDVD.exe %1

ProgramID: Morpheus.Audio
EXEFile: C:\Documents and Settings\Jimmy Son\Desktop\Media Downloads\Morpheus\Morpheus.exe %1

ProgramID: MMJB.MP3
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\MUSICMATCH\MUSICMATCH Jukebox\mmjblaunch.exe %1

ProgramID: MMJB.MP3
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\MUSICMATCH\MUSICMATCH Jukebox\mmjblaunch.exe

ProgramID: iTunes.mp3
EXEFile: D:\iTunes\iTunes.exe /open %L

ProgramID: iTunes.mp3
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\iTunes\iTunes.exe /open %L

ProgramID: foobar2000.mp3
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\foobar2000\foobar2000.exe %1

ProgramID: Blaze Media Pro
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\Blaze Media Pro\BMP.exe %1

ProgramID: ALLPlayerFile
EXEFile: D:\aaa\MarBit\ALLPlayer\ALLPlayer.exe %1

ProgramID: ACEMegaCoDecSPack.MP3FileS
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\ACE Mega CoDecS Pack\Media Player Classic\mplayerc.exe %1

ProgramID: QuickTime.mp3
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\QuickTime\QuickTimePlayer.exe %1

ProgramID: Rhapsody.Document
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\RealRhapsody\rhapsody.exe %1

ProgramID: MMJB.MP3
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\Creative\mmjblaunch.exe %1

ProgramID: SORITONG.FILE
EXEFile: D:\soritong990110\bin\SoriTong.exe %1

ProgramID: iriverplus.File
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\iriver\iriver plus\iplus.exe %1

ProgramID: MediaMonkey.File
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\MediaMonkey\MediaMonkey.exe %1

ProgramID: mp3file
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\Windows Media Player\mplayer2.exe /Play %L

ProgramID: ACEMegaCoDecSPack.MP3FileS
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\ACE Mega CoDecS Pack\BSPlayer\bsplayer.exe /open

ProgramID: MMJB.MP3
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\MusicMatch\MusicMatch Jukebox\MMJB.exe %1

ProgramID: YMP.Media
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\Yahoo!\Yahoo! Music Engine\YahooMusicEngine.exe -play %1

ProgramID: Rhapsody.Document
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\COMCAS~1\rhapsody.exe %1

ProgramID: Rhapsody.Document
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\Real\rhapsody.exe %1

ProgramID: RealPlayer.MP3.6
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\Real\RealJukebox\realjbox.exe /m audio/mpeg %1

ProgramID: Rhapsody.Document
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\Comcast Rhapsody\rhapsody.exe %1

ProgramID: XingMP3.Media.File
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\Xing\XingMP3 Player\XingMP3 Player.exe %1

ProgramID: Rhapsody.Document
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\COMCAS~2\rhapsody.exe %1

ProgramID: MMJB.MP3
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\Media\Audio\Musicmatch Jukebox\mmjblaunch.exe %1

ProgramID: QuickTime.mp3
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\NCH Swift Sound\WavePad\wavepad.exe %L

ProgramID: NeroShowTime.Files.mp3
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\Ahead\Nero ShowTime\ShowTime.exe

ProgramID: NeroShowTime.Files.mp3
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\Ahead3\Nero ShowTime\ShowTime.exe

ProgramID: mp3file
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\Windows Media Player\wmplayer.exe /Open

ProgramID: MediaMonkey.File
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\MEDIAM~1\MEDIAM~2.EXE

ProgramID: Media_Source_U.mp3File
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\Creative\MediaSource5\CTCMSu.exe /PlayNow

ProgramID: mp3file
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\NCH Swift Sound\WavePad\wavepad.exe

ProgramID: EasyDVD
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\Easy DVD Player\EasyDVD.EXE

ProgramID: RealPlayer.MP3.6
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\JetAudio\JetAudio.exe

ProgramID: iTunes.mp3
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\QuickTime\iTunes.exe /open

ProgramID: mymp3.mp3File
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\Pinnacle\InstantCDDVD\InstantAudio\InstantAudio.exe

ProgramID: Rhapsody.Document
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\Best Buy Rhapsody\rhapsody.exe

ProgramID: WMP11.AssocFile.MP3
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\Windows Media Player\wmplayer.exe /prefetch:6 /Open

ProgramID: EsmasPlayer.1.File
EXEFile: %SystemRoot%\system32\EMPLnchr.exe /Play

ProgramID: mp3file
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\Windows Media Player\mplayer2.exe /Play

ProgramID: Microsoft.Zune.1.MP3
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\Zune\Zune.exe /Open

ProgramID: QMP.audio
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\Quintessential Media Player\QMPlayer.exe /open

ProgramID: Democracy.Player.1
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\Participatory Culture Foundation\Democracy Player\Democracy.exe

ProgramID: iMesh.file
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\iMesh Applications\iMesh\iMesh.exe

ProgramID: MediaJukebox.File
EXEFile: %SystemRoot%\system32\mjextman.exe /Play

ProgramID: KMPlayer.mp3
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\The KMPlayer\KMPlayer.exe

ProgramID: MPEG.I.Layer.3.file
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\coolpro2\coolpro2.exe

ProgramID: IrfanView.mp3
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\IrfanView\i_view32.exe

ProgramID: MMPlayer
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\SAMSUNG\Samsung Internet Keyboard\MMPlayer.exe

ProgramID: mp3file
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\!BackupC\prgs\Light Alloy\LA.exe

ProgramID: QCD.audio
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\quintessential player\qcdplayer.exeexec

ProgramID: MediaMonkey.File
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\MEDIAM~1\MEDIAM~1.EXE

ProgramID: Miro.1
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\Participatory Culture Foundation\Miro\Miro.exe

ProgramID: qvodplayer.mp3
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\QvodPlayer\QvodPlayer.exe -localfile

ProgramID: ACDSee.mp3
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\ACD Systems\ACDSee\5.0\ACDSee5.exe

ProgramID: MediaMonkey.File
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\MediaMonkey\MediaMonkey (non-skinned).exe

ProgramID: MediaMonkey.MP3File
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\MediaMonkey\MediaMonkey.exe

ProgramID: kwfile
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\KWMUSIC\KwMusic.exe

ProgramID: iTunes.mp3
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\iTunes.exe /open

ProgramID: CONNECT Player.mp3
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\Sony\CONNECT Player\CPlayer.exe

ProgramID: KuGoo.MP3
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\KuGou\KuGou2008\KuGoo.exe /Open

ProgramID: MPlayerFileAudio
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\MPlayer\mplayer\smplayer_portable.exe

ProgramID: BearShare.file
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\BearShare Applications\BearShare\BearShare.exe

ProgramID: RealPlayer.MP3.6
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\Dhamu\Download\RealPlay.exe

Program Name and MIME Type Info for File Extension .MP3

FILExt has been given permission to display a Program Name/MIME type database collected by Anthony R. Nemmer. Some of this data has already been included into the main FILExt database. Those entries which have not yet been incorporated are displayed below.

Program Name Mime Type application/vnd.rn-rn-taiko-real-mp3 audio/wav audio/x-midiLiveUpdate Crescendomusic/crescendo video/x-mpeg

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