[This article is for Windows 8.x and Windows Phone 8.x developers writing Windows Runtime apps. If youâre developing for Windows 10, see the latest documentation]
This section lists the audio and video formats that are supported in Windows Store apps using JavaScript and Windows Store apps using C++, C#, or Visual Basic.
Supported audio and video formats Media File Container or File Format File Extension Media Stream Formats (Codecs) Video AudioMPEG-4
.3g2
H.263
H.264 (Baseline, Main, High)
MPEG-4 Part2 SP and ASP
AAC (LC, HE)
.3gp2
.3gp
.3gpp
.m4a
n/a
ALAC*
AAC (LC, HE)
MP3
AC3 (DD, DD+)
.m4v
H.263
H.264 (Baseline, Main, High)
MPEG-4 Part2 SP and ASP
.mp4v
.mp4
.mov
MPEG-2
.m2ts (e.g. AVCHD)
H.264
MPEG-2 (L1, L2, stereo-only)
MPEG-1 (L1, L2)
AAC (LC, HE)
AC3 (DD, DD+)
ASF
.asf
VC-1
WMV9
WMA standard
WMA voice
WMA lossless
WMA Pro
AC3 (DD, DD+)
.wm
.wmv
.wma
n/a
ADTS
.aac
n/a
AAC (LC, HE)
.adt
.adts
MP3
.mp3
n/a
MP3
WAV
.wav
n/a
PCM
MP3
MS ADPCM
IMA ADPCM
MS DDITT G.711
MS GSM 6.10
AC3 (DD, DD+)
AVI
.avi
MPEG-4 Part2 SP and ASP
Motion-JPG
H.263
uncompressed
PCM
MP3
MS ADPCM
IMA ADPCM
MS CCITT G.711
MS GSM 6.10
AC3 (DD, DD+)
AC-3
.ac3
.ec3
n/a
AC3 (DD, DD+)
FLAC*
.flac
n/a
FLAC
3GP*
.3gp
n/a
AMR-NB
3G2*
.3g2
n/a
AMR-NB
AMR*
.amr
n/a
AMR-NB
* Support introduced in Windows 10.
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