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What is an OGG file?
An open, royalty-free audio format used by games, Spotify's early streams and many Linux apps.
Pros
- Open and royalty-free
- Good quality at modest bitrates
Cons
- Not supported natively by iPhone or many car stereos
How to open OGG files
VLC, foobar2000 and most music players open OGG. If your device won't play it, convert it to MP3.
Is OGG lossy or lossless?
OGG is lossy: it removes sounds that are hard to hear to make files smaller. Quality depends on the bitrate — 192 kbps and above is transparent for most listeners.
When should you convert OGG?
An open, royalty-free audio format used by games, Spotify's early streams and many Linux apps. If the app or device you need doesn't accept OGG, convert it to MP3 — the most widely supported alternative.
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OGG at a glance
- Full name
- Ogg Vorbis
- Developed by
- Xiph.Org Foundation
- Introduced
- 2000
- Contains
- Vorbis (lossy)
- MIME type
- audio/ogg
- Best for
- games, open-source apps, web audio