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Details for file extension .PLS are on this page. Because there is no central registry for file extensions and their associated programs there may be multiple entries on this page. And, because there are many (some say over a million) such associations not all may be listed here.

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Extension: PLS
Program and/or Extension Function [What's This?]		Company [What's This?]
Generic Playlist File
Specific Notes [What's This?]
Used by different programs as a playlist for audio files. Can also be used as a redirector for .OGG Vorbis files although this is a non-standard use. Use a text editor to create a .PLS file that contains a single line: the full URL to the .OGG file (e.g., MYAUDIO.PLS contains http://mysite.com/myaudio.ogg as its only entry). Use ASCII mode to upload the .PLS file and binary mode to upload the .OGG file. Be certain the server has application/ogg as the MIME type for the .OGG file extension and audio/x-scpls for the .PLS file extension. You can then link to the .PLS file with the following HTML code: <a href="myaudio.pls" type="audio/x-scpls">Play My Audio</a> Recommended: Find PLS errors now.
MIME Type [What's This?]	File Classification [What's This?]	Associated Links [What's This?]
audio/x-scpls		None
Identifying Characters [What's This?]
(None or Unknown)
Program ID [What's This?]
(None or Unknown)
General Notes [What's This?]
Various programs use this extension; too many to list individually. Take clues from the location of the file as a possible pointer to exactly which program is producing the file. The file's date and time can also help if you know which programs you were running when the file was written.
This is record 19449 last modified on 2006-03-10 and created on 2006-03-10.

Extension: PLS
Program and/or Extension Function [What's This?]		Company [What's This?]
Shoutcast Audio Stream Information
Specific Notes [What's This?]
Shoutcast and Icecast use a modified form of http to deliver MP3 audio in real-time over a network. This is a popular and inexpensive way to deliver radio over the Internet. It is especially popular with small broadcasters, as it does not require the server to have a registered domain name, just an IP address. It can deliver a live stream or a playlist of recordings. On a Macintosh, you can tune into hundreds of these streams by clicking the radio tower button in iTunes. There are also several Shoutcast players for Windows, such as WinAmp. Recommended: Find PLS errors now.
MIME Type [What's This?]	File Classification [What's This?]	Associated Links [What's This?]
		Playing Shoutcast or Icecast Streams in QuickTime
Identifying Characters [What's This?]
(None or Unknown)
Program ID [What's This?]
(None or Unknown)
General Notes [What's This?]
(None)
This is record 9156 last modified on 2008-11-20 and created on 2003-01-14.

Extension: PLS
Program and/or Extension Function [What's This?]		Company [What's This?]
DisorderTracker2 Sample
Specific Notes [What's This?]
(None) Recommended: Find PLS errors now.
MIME Type [What's This?]	File Classification [What's This?]	Associated Links [What's This?]
		None
Identifying Characters [What's This?]
(None or Unknown)
Program ID [What's This?]
(None or Unknown)
General Notes [What's This?]
(None)
This is record 9151 last modified on 2003-01-14 and created on 2003-01-14.

Extension: PLS
Program and/or Extension Function [What's This?]		Company [What's This?]
MattBatt iAM-player		MattBatt Productions
Specific Notes [What's This?]
(None) Recommended: Find PLS errors now.
MIME Type [What's This?]	File Classification [What's This?]	Associated Links [What's This?]
		None
Identifying Characters [What's This?]
(None or Unknown)
Program ID [What's This?]
(None or Unknown)
General Notes [What's This?]
(None)
This is record 9152 last modified on 2003-11-14 and created on 2003-01-14.

Extension: PLS
Program and/or Extension Function [What's This?]		Company [What's This?]
MYOB Data File		MYOB Technology Pty Ltd.
Specific Notes [What's This?]
MYOB solutions are aimed at alleviating an administrative burden and giving business owners the necessary insights to run their businesses more successfully. Recommended: Find PLS errors now.
MIME Type [What's This?]	File Classification [What's This?]	Associated Links [What's This?]
		None
Identifying Characters [What's This?]
(None or Unknown)
Program ID [What's This?]
(None or Unknown)
General Notes [What's This?]
(None)
This is record 9153 last modified on 2006-01-13 and created on 2003-01-14.

Extension: PLS
Program and/or Extension Function [What's This?]		Company [What's This?]
Napster MPEG PLayList File
Specific Notes [What's This?]
(None) Recommended: Find PLS errors now.
MIME Type [What's This?]	File Classification [What's This?]	Associated Links [What's This?]
		None
Identifying Characters [What's This?]
(None or Unknown)
Program ID [What's This?]
(None or Unknown)
General Notes [What's This?]
Note: This entry has not yet been verified by FILExt. It was submitted to the list and appeared to be accurate; however, no verification links have so far been found on the Internet. Please use this association data with that in mind.
This is record 9154 last modified on 2003-01-14 and created on 2003-01-14.

Extension: PLS
Program and/or Extension Function [What's This?]		Company [What's This?]
Pro/ENGINEER Temporary File		PTC
Specific Notes [What's This?]
Pro/ENGINEER is a 3D product design product, featuring productivity tools that promote best practices in design while ensuring compliance with your industry and company standards. These files appear and disappear at various times when using Pro/ENGINEER. They are part of what PTC collectively calls "turd" files and the display of them in the program can be turned off in the options. Recommended: Find PLS errors now.
MIME Type [What's This?]	File Classification [What's This?]	Associated Links [What's This?]
		None
Identifying Characters [What's This?]
(None or Unknown)
Program ID [What's This?]
(None or Unknown)
General Notes [What's This?]
(None)
This is record 14528 last modified on 2007-05-05 and created on 2003-05-25.

Extension: PLS
Program and/or Extension Function [What's This?]		Company [What's This?]
Pronunciation Lexicon Specification		W3C
Specific Notes [What's This?]
The Pronunciation Lexicon Specification (PLS) defines an XML syntax for specifying pronunciation lexicons to be used by speech recognition and speech synthesis engines in voice browser applications. Recommended: Find PLS errors now.
MIME Type [What's This?]	File Classification [What's This?]	Associated Links [What's This?]
application/pls+xml	XML	RFC 4267
Identifying Characters [What's This?]
(None or Unknown)
Program ID [What's This?]
(None or Unknown)
General Notes [What's This?]
(None)
This is record 26654 last modified on 2009-03-06 and created on 2009-03-06.

Extension: PLS
Program and/or Extension Function [What's This?]		Company [What's This?]
Real MP3 Playlist
Specific Notes [What's This?]
(None) Recommended: Find PLS errors now.
MIME Type [What's This?]	File Classification [What's This?]	Associated Links [What's This?]
		None
Identifying Characters [What's This?]
(None or Unknown)
Program ID [What's This?]
(None or Unknown)
General Notes [What's This?]
Note: This entry has not yet been verified by FILExt. It was submitted to the list and appeared to be accurate; however, no verification links have so far been found on the Internet. Please use this association data with that in mind.
This is record 9155 last modified on 2003-01-14 and created on 2003-01-14.

Extension: PLS
Program and/or Extension Function [What's This?]		Company [What's This?]
WinAmp MPEG PlayList File		Nullsoft
Specific Notes [What's This?]
(None) Recommended: Find PLS errors now.
MIME Type [What's This?]	File Classification [What's This?]	Associated Links [What's This?]
audio/x-scpls		None
Identifying Characters [What's This?]
Hex: 5B 70 6C 61 79 6C 69 73 74 5D ASCII: [playlist]
Program ID [What's This?]
(None or Unknown)
General Notes [What's This?]
(None)
This is record 9157 last modified on 2007-01-13 and created on 2003-01-14.

System Info for File Extension .PLS

FILExt has been given permission to display the file extension database produced by the Associate This! program. Some of that data has already been included into the main FILExt database; but, not all. Those entries which have not yet been incorporated are shown below in the hope that they will be of some use. Data collected by FILExt on registered file extensions from user systems is also in the display. Be aware this is raw data which may require further research on your part to fully understand. In particular, look at the Program ID. Often a company will put the program's name into the short ID that Windows uses to open registered file extensions. If that's not the case, look at the complete path to the EXE file. Often, programs will install themselves into directories that give either the program or company name. The program name itself may also be used as the EXE file name. These listings are particularly important since they represent listings that are in actual use by users who have sumbitted data to FILExt and therefore these listings can point you to the most likely candidate should there be multiple entries in the FILExt main database.

Program Name and MIME Type Info for File Extension .PLS

FILExt has been given permission to display a Program Name/MIME type database collected by Anthony R. Nemmer. Some of that data has already been included into the main FILExt database; but, not all. Those entries which have not yet been incorporated are shown below in the hope that they will be of some use. Be aware this is raw data which may require further research on your part to fully understand. MIME type listings often contain the name of a program or, at a minimum, a type of file as the leading text in the MIME type.

General Info

• If the extension you are looking for is of the form .??_ the file is likely a compressed file and part of an install routine. When the install program runs it will expand the file and replace the underscore with the proper letter for the file type.
• If the file is sent as an audio file with any three-character extension it may be a dictation file where the extension is the dictator's initials; playable by BCB Voice Systems software (see ??? extension). The file could likewise be a dictation file in TrueSpeech format. Use Windows Sound Recorder and/or Media Player to play these back.
• If the extension you are looking for has a number at the end or is only a number and there were no results consider entering the same extension format using zero or one as some programs produce numbered split files but when the split can be extensive (e.g., .000-.999) only the first entry is in the database.

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