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MPEG-2 stream file format
File type: Digital video and movie file
An m2p file extension is used for video files that contains audio and video in MPEG-2 video file format. M2P video containers are used especially for video streaming. It is also used by various DVR recorders to stored captured video from digital broadcast.
Found 3 different file type records with the same m2p filename suffix.
File type category:
Digital video and movie file
Date updated: July 13, 2025
The m2p file extension is associated with video files stored in MPEG-2 video and audio file format. M2P video container is used for media streaming.
MPEG-2 video format is used with digital television broadcasting over the air, cable, and satellite TV. It also specifies the format of movies that are distributed on DVD digital video disks.
MPEG-2 is a standard for "the generic coding of moving pictures and associated audio information". It describes a combination of lossy video compression and lossy audio compression (audio data compression) methods which permit storage and transmission of movies using currently available storage media and transmission bandwidth.
Standard MPEG-2 videos are stored in containers with file extension mpg, mpeg, or m2v.
Use VLC Player, Media Player Classic, Windows Media Player etc. to open M2P mpeg-2 stream files.
Use Adobe Encoder to convert M2P video streams to any other video file format.
Software applications that can open m2p files:
Microsoft Windows
Apple macOS / Mac OS X
Software applications that can edit m2p files:
Microsoft Windows
Apple macOS / Mac OS X
Software capable of saving m2p files:
Microsoft Windows
Apple macOS / Mac OS X
Apps designed for playing m2p files:
Microsoft Windows
Apple macOS / Mac OS X
Linux/Unix
Software apps that create m2p files:
Microsoft Windows
Apple macOS / Mac OS X
Software apps that import m2p files:
Microsoft Windows
Software apps that export m2p files:
Microsoft Windows
Apple macOS / Mac OS X
If you have any video files in any video format, such as DivX, XviD, M2TS, MKV, QuickTime, 3GP, M2P,...
File type category:
Various data file
Date updated: September 11, 2019
The m2p file extension is related to the GROMACS, a program used to perform molecular dynamics, developed by University of Groningen (now Gromacs).
The m2p file contains Mat2PS data from GROMACS.
Probably not meant to be accessed by the user.
Probably cannot be converted to anything else.
Software applications that handle other tasks involving m2p files:
Microsoft Windows
File type category:
Plugin, addon file
Date updated: December 18, 2018
The m2p file extension is related to Maxthon, a web browser, available for Windows and other platforms and used for plugin packages which are used to add new features or functions to Maxthon.
You can import these packages to Maxthon web browser.
Plugins are not meant to be converted to other formats, but imported to the program to add/improve certain functions.
Software apps that import m2p files:
Multiplatform
Software applications that handle other tasks involving m2p files:
Multiplatform
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