.DASH file extension - Dynamic Adaptive Streaming over HTTP video
What is dash file? How to open dash files?
File type specification:
File extension dash is mainly related to the Dynamic Adaptive Streaming over HTTP video file format, also simply known as DASH.
The MPEG-DASH provides a standard specification for multimedia streaming over the Internet. The DASH format is used to transport high quality video in encoded MP4 format on the Internet through own DASH protocol.
A typical dash file stores video content in several bitrates to ensure that the video is playable even with unstable internet connection. However, these files do not contain the audio track, which is saved in different file.
DASH format is meant only for watching, not downloading, so there is currently no way how to make the downloaded fragments working as common media play in media player.
One could also look on these files are temporary files, that are generated on the client side during the playback through supported media player. They contain just fragments of the original video, not the original.
Updated: March 16, 2025
The default software associated to open dash file:
Company or developer:
VideoLAN Project Team
Very popular multimedia player developed for Windows, Apple Mac, Linux, Unix, and various other operating systems and platforms.
VLC can playback many of the video formats (AVI, MKV, OGV, WMV, ASF, MOV...) and audio formats (MP3, AAC, M4A, OGG, FLAC...) as well as support of subtitles for video. It can also be used as a streaming server and multimedia transcoder.
List of software applications associated to the .dash file extension
Recommended software programs are sorted by OS platform (Windows, macOS, Linux, iOS, Android etc.)
and possible program actions that can be done with the file: like open dash file, edit dash file, convert dash file, view dash file, play dash file etc. (if exist software for corresponding action in File-Extensions.org's database).
Hint:
Click on the tab below to simply browse between the application actions, to quickly get a list of recommended software, which is able to perform the specified software action, such as opening, editing or converting dash files.
dash file players - programs that can play dash file - Dynamic Adaptive Streaming over HTTP video
Programs supporting the exension dash on the main platforms Windows, Mac, Linux or mobile. Click on the link to get more information about listed programs for play dash file action.
Microsoft Windows:
Main software associated with dash file by default:
VLC media player
Other suggested software:
RealPlayer
