LanguageM2T
MPEG-2 transport stream
File type: Digital video and movie file
Files with m2t extension are in most cases video files in MPEG-2 transport video stream file format which were especially in the past mostly used for terrestrial or satellite broadcasting.
What is m2t file?
File type category:
Digital video and movie file
Date updated: July 13, 2025
File extension m2t is used for a MPEG-2 transport stream container format used to store audio and video data and it is the native media format for Digital Video Broadcast (DVB) standards and Advanced Television Systems Committee (ATSC) standards.
MPEG-2 transport stream file format was developed for terrestrial or satellite broadcasting, because it contains error corrections and stream synchronization features, that are useful for transmission integrity, even with bad signal.
The maximal resolution of the video is 1080i. Audio is stored in AC-3 Dolby Digital audio format or in Advanced Audio Coding (AAC) format.
How to open m2t file?
Use VLC media player or Windows Media Player to play *.m2t files.
How to convert m2t file?
Most modern video converters offer the option to convert *.m2t files to another file format.
Suggested software to open m2t file:
Associated software actions with the m2t file
Software applications that can open m2t files:
Adobe Premiere Pro (Microsoft Windows)
Adobe Media Encoder (Microsoft Windows)
Nero Multimedia Suite (Microsoft Windows)
Adobe Premiere Pro for Mac (Apple macOS / Mac OS X)
Software applications that can edit m2t files:
Adobe Premiere Pro (Microsoft Windows)
Adobe Premiere Pro for Mac (Apple macOS / Mac OS X)
Software capable of saving m2t files:
Adobe Premiere Pro (Microsoft Windows)
Adobe Premiere Pro for Mac (Apple macOS / Mac OS X)
Apps designed for playing m2t files:
VLC media player (Microsoft Windows)
Microsoft Windows Media Player (Microsoft Windows)
Adobe Premiere Pro (Microsoft Windows)
Adobe Media Encoder (Microsoft Windows)
MPlayer (Microsoft Windows)
Nero Multimedia Suite (Microsoft Windows)
VLC media player for Mac (Apple macOS / Mac OS X)
MPlayer for Mac (Apple macOS / Mac OS X)
Elmedia Player (Apple macOS / Mac OS X)
Adobe Premiere Pro for Mac (Apple macOS / Mac OS X)
VLC media player for Linux (Linux/Unix)
MPlayer for Linux (Linux/Unix)
Xine (Linux/Unix)
VLC media player for Android (Google Android)
Software apps that convert m2t files:
Freemake Video Converter (Microsoft Windows)
Adobe Premiere Pro (Microsoft Windows)
Free Studio (Microsoft Windows)
MPEG Streamclip (Microsoft Windows)
Software apps that import m2t files:
Wondershare Video Converter (Microsoft Windows)
Nero Video (Nero Vision Express) (Microsoft Windows)
Pavtube HD Video Converter for Mac (Apple macOS / Mac OS X)
MPEG Streamclip for Mac (Apple macOS / Mac OS X)
Software apps that export m2t files:
Pavtube HD Video Converter for Mac (Apple macOS / Mac OS X)
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Nero Multimedia Suite (Microsoft Windows)