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UTF-8 M3U playlist
File type: Settings, options, themes or skins file
Files with m3u8 extension are playlists saved in special M3U UTF-8 (Unicode) text playlist format. Playlists do not contain any multimedia content, just the list of songs or other multimedia files. Playable in almost every media player.
File type category:
Settings, options, themes or skins file
Date updated: July 13, 2025
File extension m3u8 is commonly used for m3u playlists in UTF-8 (Unicode) format, which are used by various media players.
M3U (Moving Picture Experts Group Audio Layer 3 Uniform Resource Locator, MP3 URL) is a computer file format that stores multimedia playlists.
You can find more information about MP3 playlists in the m3u file extension entry.
MIME types:
audio/x-mpegurl
You can open the *.m3u8 files in most media players.
Generic m3u8 playlists may be converted to a media player specific format. This is done with loading the *.m3u8 file and saving it to the new format in your media player.
Software applications that can open m3u8 files:
Microsoft Windows
Apple macOS / Mac OS X
Linux/Unix
Software applications that can edit m3u8 files:
Microsoft Windows
Software capable of saving m3u8 files:
Microsoft Windows
Apple macOS / Mac OS X
Linux/Unix
Apps designed for playing m3u8 files:
Microsoft Windows
Software apps that create m3u8 files:
Microsoft Windows
Apple macOS / Mac OS X
Linux/Unix
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