Audio

MP3 files

The classic compressed audio format. Practically every device and app plays MP3.

Full name
MPEG-1 Audio Layer III
Made by
Fraunhofer IIS and MPEG
File extension
.mp3
Compression
Lossy
Best for
Music and podcasts that have to play anywhere
Opens in
Everywhere
In FileFlip
Opens

Good at

  • Plays everywhere
  • Small files

Not so good at

  • Lossy
  • Less efficient than AAC

MP3 in FileFlip

FileFlip opens MP3 files and converts them to other formats. It doesn’t save MP3.

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