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MPEG-4 video file format
File type: Digital video and movie file
An mpg4 file extension is used for multimedia container file format that stores MPEG-4 encoded video and Advanced Audio Coding (AAC)-encoded audio content.
File type category:
Digital video and movie file
Date updated: July 13, 2025
The mpg4 file extension is associated with MPEG-4 multimedia file format. MPEG-4 is an International Standards Organization (ISO) specification that covers many aspects of multimedia presentation including compression, authoring and delivery.
The MPEG-4 file format, as defined by the MPEG-4 specification, contains MPEG-4 encoded video and Advanced Audio Coding (AAC)-encoded audio content.
MPG4 is a container format. As any other container format like AVI (avi), RealMedia (rm, rmvb), QuickTime (mov), MPEG (mpg, mpeg), Matroska (mkv, mka), OGM (ogm) it allows you to combine different multimedia streams (mostly audio and video) into one single file.
MIME types:
video/mp4
Use QuickTime Player or any similar media player, you should install mp4 video codecs to decode and play files in mp4 file format.
Use compatible video converter to transform *.mpg4 files to other video formats.
Software applications that can open mpg4 files:
Microsoft Windows
Apple macOS / Mac OS X
Apps designed for playing mpg4 files:
Microsoft Windows
Apple macOS / Mac OS X
Linux/Unix
Software apps that convert mpg4 files:
Software applications that handle other tasks involving mpg4 files:
Microsoft Windows