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.
Software that open m2t file
M2T file extension - MPEG-2 transport stream
What is m2t file? How to open m2t files?
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.
Updated: March 16, 2025
The default software associated to open m2t 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.
Company or developer:
Adobe Systems Incorporated
Adobe Premiere Pro is a timeline-based video editing software application and part of the Adobe Creative Suite and Creative Cloud. The latest version is Premiere CC available as part of Create Cloud. Previous version was Premiere CS6.
Adobe Premiere lets you edit faster than ever by offering industry-leading, cross-platform, native file–based workflows and GPU-accelerated filters and effects with the enhanced Adobe Mercury Playback Engine.
Company or developer:
Adobe Systems Incorporated
Adobe Premiere Pro is professional video editing software. It is distributed as a part of Adobe Creative Suite, or lately Creative Cloud. The latest version is Premiere CC and is available in the subscription based Creative Cloud. It is also available for Mac.
List of software applications associated to the .m2t file extension
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Software that open m2t file - MPEG-2 transport stream
Programs supporting the exension m2t on the main platforms Windows, Mac, Linux or mobile. Click on the link to get more information about listed programs for open m2t file action.
Microsoft Windows:
Main software associated with m2t file by default:
Adobe Premiere Pro
Other suggested software:
Adobe Media Encoder
Nero Multimedia Suite (obsolete/discontinued)
