.M3U8 File

File extension: M3U8

File type: MP3 Playlist File (UTF-8)

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Notes about the M3U8 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 M3U8 file type is primarily associated with 'MP3 Playlist File (UTF-8)'. A variation of the M3U format with Unicode support.

Detailed information for file extension M3U8:

Primary association: MP3 Playlist File (UTF-8)

Identifying characters Hex: EF BB BF 23 45 58 54 4D 33 55 0D 0A , ASCII: ...#EXTM3U

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

Important: When encountering any file extension issues it is always recommended that you run a free scan for Windows registry errors.

Technical data

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System Info for File Extension .M3U8

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: iTunes.m3u8
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\iTunes\iTunes.exe /open

ProgramID: foobar2000.m3u8
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\Audio\foobar2000\foobar2000.exe %1

ProgramID: foobar2000.m3u8
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\foobar2000\foobar2000.exe %1

ProgramID: Winamp.PlayList
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\Winamp\winamp.exe

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

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

ProgramID: iTunes.m3u8
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\iTunes.exe /open

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