ADTS

Audio Data Transport Stream
File type: Audio and sound file
An adts file extension is related to the Audio Data Transport Stream a container for AAC encoded audio.
What is adts file?
File type category:
Audio and sound file
Date updated: July 13, 2025
The adts file extension is associated with the Audio Data Transport Stream format.
ADTS is a container for AAC encoded audio. It consists of a series of frames, each frame having a header followed by the AAC audio data.
The formats are defined in MPEG-2 Part 7, but are only considered informative by MPEG-4.
How to open adts file?
Use VLC player to playback *.adts files.
How to convert adts file?
Use Smart Converter for Windows and Mac that allows users to export *.adts to other audio formats.
Suggested software to open adts file:
Associated software actions with the adts file
Apps designed for playing adts files:
Media Player (Microsoft Windows)
VLC media player (Microsoft Windows)
Microsoft Windows Media Player (Microsoft Windows)
VLC media player for Mac (Apple macOS / Mac OS X)
VLC media player for Linux (Linux/Unix)
VLC media player for Android (Google Android)
Software apps that import adts files:
Smart Converter (Apple macOS / Mac OS X)
Tiny Audio Converter (Apple macOS / Mac OS X)
Software apps that export adts files:
Tiny Audio Converter (Apple macOS / Mac OS X)