M2T

m2t icon

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:

VLC media player icon
VLC media player
Adobe Premiere Pro icon
Adobe Premiere Pro
Adobe Premiere Pro for Mac icon
Adobe Premiere Pro for Mac

Associated software actions with the m2t file

Software applications that can open m2t files:

Adobe Premiere Pro icon Adobe Premiere Pro (Microsoft Windows)

Adobe Media Encoder icon Adobe Media Encoder (Microsoft Windows)

Nero Multimedia Suite icon Nero Multimedia Suite (Microsoft Windows)

Adobe Premiere Pro for Mac icon Adobe Premiere Pro for Mac (Apple macOS / Mac OS X)

Software applications that can edit m2t files:

Adobe Premiere Pro icon Adobe Premiere Pro (Microsoft Windows)

Adobe Premiere Pro for Mac icon Adobe Premiere Pro for Mac (Apple macOS / Mac OS X)

Software capable of saving m2t files:

Adobe Premiere Pro icon Adobe Premiere Pro (Microsoft Windows)

Adobe Premiere Pro for Mac icon Adobe Premiere Pro for Mac (Apple macOS / Mac OS X)

Apps designed for playing m2t files:

VLC media player icon VLC media player (Microsoft Windows)

Microsoft Windows Media Player icon Microsoft Windows Media Player (Microsoft Windows)

Adobe Premiere Pro icon Adobe Premiere Pro (Microsoft Windows)

Adobe Media Encoder icon Adobe Media Encoder (Microsoft Windows)

MPlayer icon MPlayer (Microsoft Windows)

Nero Multimedia Suite icon Nero Multimedia Suite (Microsoft Windows)

VLC media player for Mac icon VLC media player for Mac (Apple macOS / Mac OS X)

MPlayer for Mac icon MPlayer for Mac (Apple macOS / Mac OS X)

Elmedia Player icon Elmedia Player (Apple macOS / Mac OS X)

Adobe Premiere Pro for Mac icon Adobe Premiere Pro for Mac (Apple macOS / Mac OS X)

VLC media player for Linux icon VLC media player for Linux (Linux/Unix)

MPlayer for Linux icon MPlayer for Linux (Linux/Unix)

Xine icon Xine (Linux/Unix)

VLC media player for Android icon VLC media player for Android (Google Android)

Software apps that convert m2t files:

Freemake Video Converter icon Freemake Video Converter (Microsoft Windows)

Adobe Premiere Pro icon Adobe Premiere Pro (Microsoft Windows)

Free Studio icon Free Studio (Microsoft Windows)

MPEG Streamclip icon MPEG Streamclip (Microsoft Windows)

Software apps that import m2t files:

Wondershare Video Converter icon Wondershare Video Converter (Microsoft Windows)

Nero Video (Nero Vision Express) icon Nero Video (Nero Vision Express) (Microsoft Windows)

no icon available Pavtube HD Video Converter for Mac (Apple macOS / Mac OS X)

MPEG Streamclip for Mac icon MPEG Streamclip for Mac (Apple macOS / Mac OS X)

Software apps that export m2t files:

no icon available Pavtube HD Video Converter for Mac (Apple macOS / Mac OS X)

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Nero Multimedia Suite icon Nero Multimedia Suite (Microsoft Windows)