| M3U | |
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| Filename extension | .m3u |
| Internet media type | audio/x-mpegurl |
| Developed by | Nullsoft |
| Type | Playlist |
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| M3U | |
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| File formats category - |
- Implementation source code is/may be available for this article.
#EXTM3U
Specification[]
An M3U file always starts with a line containing #EXTM3U.
It then follows pairs of lines specifying information about the file and a path to the file. For example:
#EXTINF
- 372
,Sample song
C:\Users\J\Music\Sample song.mp3
Here, #EXTINF: starts the line with the information about the song. The following number is the length of the song, in seconds. Following is a comma, then the title of the song. The next line specifies the path, either absolute or relative, to the song.
Comments may be specified by preceding a whole line with a number sign (#), but be careful as some extended formats may conflict with this syntax. Generally, placing comments is impractical with playlists.
The length of a song may also be specified as -1, where the path leads to a stream instead of a file.
External links[]
- M3U (WinAmp) Specification
- [. M3U File Extension]