LanguageTS
MPEG-TV recorded video format
File type: Digital video and movie file
A ts file extension is commonly used for recorded MPEG-TV video stream by various TV-DVB/DVD devices. A ts file is container format defined in MPEG2 Part 1, Systems. The ts files are playable in various media players such as Windows Media Player, VLC Player, MPlayer etc.
Found 2 different file type records with the same ts filename suffix.
What is ts file?
File type category:
Digital video and movie file
Date updated: July 13, 2025
File extension ts is used for MPEG-TV compressed video files, recorded with DVD recorders, or DVB receivers with recording options.
Video and audio data are stored in MPEG-2 multimedia file format defined in MPEG2 Part 1, Systems (ISO/IEC standard 13818-1). It is also known as ITU-T Rec. H.222.0.
TS file format is container format that encapsulates packetized elementary streams with error correction and stream synchronization features. It is also popular to use in broadcast applications such as DVB and ATSC.
DVD and DVB recorders often save MPEG-TV recorded files as multiple files on a DVD medium, or hard drive like name1.ts, name2.ts, name3.ts, etc.
How to open ts file?
The format is widely supported in most modern media players.
You can use PowerDVD, VLC Media Player, Apple DVD, MPlayer, Windows Media Player to open and play *.ts files.
How to convert ts file?
You can use any converter, that is listed in associated application list, to convert the TS MPEG-TV recorded file in to other video file format.
Suggested software to open ts file:
Associated software actions with the ts file
Software applications that can open ts files:
Cyberlink PowerProducer (Microsoft Windows)
Pinnacle Studio (Microsoft Windows)
Software applications that can edit ts files:
Cyberlink PowerProducer (Microsoft Windows)
Pinnacle Studio (Microsoft Windows)
Software capable of saving ts files:
Cyberlink PowerProducer (Microsoft Windows)
Pinnacle Studio (Microsoft Windows)
Apps designed for playing ts files:
Cyberlink PowerDVD (Microsoft Windows)
VLC media player (Microsoft Windows)
Microsoft Windows Media Player (Microsoft Windows)
MPlayer (Microsoft Windows)
VLC media player for Mac (Apple macOS / Mac OS X)
Apple DVD Player (Apple macOS / Mac OS X)
MPlayer for Mac (Apple macOS / Mac OS X)
Elmedia Player (Apple macOS / Mac OS X)
VLC media player for Linux (Linux/Unix)
MPlayer for Linux (Linux/Unix)
Software apps that create ts files:
Cyberlink PowerProducer (Microsoft Windows)
Pinnacle Studio (Microsoft Windows)
Software apps that convert ts files:
Free Studio (Microsoft Windows)
Freemake Video Converter (Microsoft Windows)
Transcoder (Linux/Unix)
Software apps that import ts files:
HandBrake (Microsoft Windows)
Wondershare Video Converter (Microsoft Windows)
Cyberlink PowerProducer (Microsoft Windows)
Pinnacle Studio (Microsoft Windows)
Nero Video (Nero Vision Express) (Microsoft Windows)
Wondershare DVD Creator for Mac (Apple macOS / Mac OS X)
HandBrake for Mac (Apple macOS / Mac OS X)
HandBrake for Linux (Linux/Unix)
Software apps that export ts files:
Wondershare Video Converter (Microsoft Windows)
Cyberlink PowerProducer (Microsoft Windows)
Pinnacle Studio (Microsoft Windows)
Qt translation source code
File type category:
Settings, options, themes or skins file
Date updated: November 30, 2017
The ts file extension is associated with the Qt, an application framework for Microsoft Windows, macOS, Linux and other platforms.
The ts file contains phrases and translations to other languages.
How to open ts file?
Use Qt to work with *.ts files.
Suggested software to open ts file:
Associated software actions with the ts file
Software applications that can open ts files:
Qt SDK (Microsoft Windows)
Software apps that create ts files:
Qt SDK (Microsoft Windows)
Software apps that manage settings for ts files:
Qt SDK (Microsoft Windows)