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Basic information about MP4 file

When there is a problem with opening files with the file extension MP4（*.MP4 or *.mp4）, you do not need a computer expert. In most cases, using the helpful suggestions of experts contained in our website as well as appropriate programs, you can solve the problem with the MP4 file yourself.

There are 1 file types using the MP4 file extension in our database. In the further part of this page, you will find detail information about all the MP4 file with their brief description and a list of programs that support MP4 file sorted by operating systems. The table below provides useful information about the MP4 file extension. It answers questions such as:

What is the MP4 file?
How to open a MP4 file?
What programs do I need to open a MP4 file?
What programs help to create and edit a MP4 file?
How to convert MP4 files to another file format?
How to convert another files to MP4 file format?

1.Detail information about MP4 file extension: MPEG-4 Video File

Software programs that will open, edit or convert MP4 files
File type	MPEG-4 Video File	Category	Video Files
Developer	Moving Picture Experts Group	File format	Binary
Description	MP4 file is a MPEG-4 Video File developed by Moving Picture Experts Group. The MP4 file type is primarily associated with MPEG-4. You often see BIFS associated with MPEG-4. BIFS stands for "Binary Format for Scenes". BIFS provides a complete framework for the presentation engine of MPEG-4 terminals. Play MP4 files with various players; just download the correct CODEC from the player's Website.
Windows	File Viewer Plus Microsoft Windows Video Microsoft Windows Media Player Nullsoft Winamp Roxio Creator NXT Pro 6 Corel VideoStudio Pro X10.5 Ultimate CyberLink PowerDVD 17 VideoLAN VLC media player Wondershare Filmora 6 MPlayer Other movie player Adobe Flash Professional Adobe Premiere Pro ALLPlayer Aoao Video to Picture Converter Apple QuickTime BS.Player ConvertXtoDVD DASHEncoder dBpoweramp family suite FFmpeg Final Media Player FormatFactory Freemake Video Converter Hamster Free Video Converter HandBrake iPad Video Converter Factory Pro iTunes MediaMonkey Microsoft Zune QuickTime Player Roxio Creator 2012 SUPER Total Audio Converter WinX Video Converter Zune
macOS	Apple QuickTime Player Apple iTunes Roxio Toast 16 Eltima Elmedia Player VideoLAN VLC media player Wondershare Filmora 6 MPlayer Other movie player Adapter Adobe Flash Professional Aimersoft Video Converter Wondershare Video Converter
Linux	VideoLAN VLC media player MPlayer Xine
Android	BIT LABS Simple MP4 Video Player Google Drive Videolabs VLC for Android
iOS	Apple Music olimsoft OPlayer PentaLoop PlayerXtreme Media Player Google Drive

How to convert MP4 files to another file format?

There are 82 records in our database eligible for MP4 files to another file format conversion. If you want to achieve MP4 to another files conversion, you may use the option.

MP4 to 264	MP4 to 3G2	MP4 to 3GP	MP4 to AAC
MP4 to AC3	MP4 to AMV	MP4 to APE	MP4 to APK
MP4 to ASF	MP4 to AVC	MP4 to AVI	MP4 to BIK
MP4 to CDA	MP4 to CDC	MP4 to DASH	MP4 to DIVX
MP4 to DOC	MP4 to DOCX	MP4 to DSB	MP4 to DVR
MP4 to DVR MS	MP4 to DVR-MS	MP4 to F4V	MP4 to FBR
MP4 to FLAC	MP4 to FLV	MP4 to GIF	MP4 to H264
MP4 to ISM	MP4 to ISMC	MP4 to ISMV	MP4 to ISO
MP4 to JPG	MP4 to LQM	MP4 to M1V	MP4 to M2TS
MP4 to M2V	MP4 to M3U	MP4 to M3U8	MP4 to M4A
MP4 to M4V	MP4 to MJPG	MP4 to MKV	MP4 to MOV
MP4 to MP2	MP4 to MP3	MP4 to MPEG	MP4 to MPG
MP4 to MTS	MP4 to OGG	MP4 to OGV	MP4 to PDF
MP4 to PLS	MP4 to PNG	MP4 to PPJ	MP4 to PRPROJ
MP4 to RM	MP4 to STR	MP4 to SWF	MP4 to TEXT
MP4 to TREC	MP4 to TRP	MP4 to TS	MP4 to TXT
MP4 to USM	MP4 to VEG	MP4 to VEP	MP4 to VGHD
MP4 to VIV	MP4 to VLC	MP4 to VOB	MP4 to VPG
MP4 to VPJ	MP4 to VPROJ	MP4 to WAV	MP4 to WEBM
MP4 to WMA	MP4 to WMV	MP4 to WORD	MP4 to WRF
MP4 to XKR	MP4 to XVID

How to convert another files to MP4 file format?

There are 246 records in our database eligible for another files to MP4 file format conversion. If you want to achieve another files to MP4 conversion, you may use the option.

3GP to MP4	MKV to MP4	MPEG to MP4	WAV to MP4
H264 to MP4	3GPP to MP4	MOD to MP4	AVI to MP4
TS to MP4	3GA to MP4	ASF to MP4	AAC to MP4
FLV to MP4	VCD to MP4	AVC to MP4	FLAC to MP4
BNK to MP4	MPG to MP4	WAVE to MP4	AA to MP4
MJPG to MP4	264 to MP4	MOV to MP4	M2S to MP4
M2TS to MP4	3GPP2 to MP4	M4V to MP4	WLMP to MP4
VOB to MP4	PEZ to MP4	DASH to MP4	WEBM to MP4
WMV to MP4	CDA to MP4	MTS to MP4	REM to MP4
M2T to MP4	FBR to MP4	WMA to MP4	MP3 to MP4
BIK to MP4	PRPROJ to MP4	ARF to MP4	DVR MS to MP4
F4V to MP4	BR25 to MP4	DVT to MP4	ETRG to MP4
HKV to MP4	HM4 to MP4	IFV to MP4	JYK to MP4
KUX to MP4	PYV to MP4	RARGB to MP4	ROLF to MP4
RZMMPJ to MP4	STRG to MP4	THUMBDATA to MP4	THUMBDATA33 to MP4
TSCPROJ to MP4	UNDF to MP4	VDAT to MP4	VPROJ to MP4
WWE to MP4	XKR to MP4	YIFY to MP4	APK to MP4
MMV to MP4	BNP to MP4	EPUB to MP4	EXE to MP4
AAE to MP4	PSD to MP4	JPG to MP4	ROFL to MP4
USM to MP4	TXT to MP4	GIF to MP4	JPEG to MP4
WVM to MP4	MID to MP4	MIDI to MP4	PNG to MP4
BR3 to MP4	CAMREC to MP4	CRYPT12 to MP4	DVR to MP4
MSWMM to MP4	MXF to MP4	NOMEDIA to MP4	PART to MP4
PDS to MP4	PPJ to MP4	DSB to MP4	STR to MP4
ISMV to MP4	TEMP to MP4	TEXT to MP4	THUMBDATA3-1967290299 to MP4
TVS to MP4	VDATA to MP4	VLC to MP4	VPJ to MP4
AVF to MP4	AMV to MP4	DOC to MP4	DVR-MS to MP4
M3U to MP4	M3U8 to MP4	PDF to MP4	TRP to MP4
WRF to MP4	YRP to MP4	ZIX to MP4	BUK to MP4
WMF to MP4	SWF to MP4	BIX to MP4	EVO to MP4
OGG to MP4	IFO to MP4	EXO to MP4	MOBI to MP4
PPT to MP4	OGM to MP4	REC to MP4	RMM to MP4
SQZ to MP4	RAR to MP4	VJP to MP4	GP5 to MP4
VIV to MP4	MT2S to MP4	AC3 to MP4	APE to MP4
DIVX to MP4	M4A to MP4	PLS to MP4	TREC to MP4
VPG to MP4	WVE to MP4	MMF to MP4	ZAB to MP4
SRT to MP4	PSH to MP4	LQM to MP4	WME to MP4
VRO to MP4	CR to MP4	DMX to MP4	BR4 to MP4
CAMPROJ to MP4	MSDVD to MP4	N3R to MP4	CRDOWNLOAD to MP4
VGHD to MP4	VEG to MP4	VBC to MP4	TOAST to MP4
MPL to MP4	MKA to MP4	VEP to MP4	WVC to MP4
PVR to MP4	BUP to MP4	FLA to MP4	DAT to MP4
VP6 to MP4	VSP to MP4	PMF to MP4	VVF to MP4
DEM to MP4	WTV to MP4	NMD to MP4	NPF to MP4
M1V to MP4	VF to MP4	SFK to MP4	WBM to MP4
THUMBDATA3--1967290299 to MP4	XSPF to MP4	H261 to MP4	3G2 to MP4
AMR to MP4	WV to MP4	LRF to MP4	PLIST to MP4
XPSF to MP4	BVR to MP4	PDM to MP4	WSVE to MP4
BR5 to MP4	SEC to MP4	KSD to MP4	TMP to MP4
MTV to MP4	PPR to MP4	ST4 to MP4	STX to MP4
ABR to MP4	TCSPROJ to MP4	CED to MP4	XTODVD to MP4
TOD to MP4	IVE to MP4	DAV to MP4	TDC to MP4
WPL to MP4	SDV to MP4	XVID to MP4	CMPROJ to MP4
SSIF to MP4	MP2 to MP4	H263 to MP4	F4F to MP4
MPG4 to MP4	TP0 to MP4	CPA to MP4	WOT to MP4
IRF to MP4	G64 to MP4	REPLAY to MP4	IMOVIEMOBILE to MP4
CMREC to MP4	PPSX to MP4	VWE to MP4	SPJ to MP4
WOTREPLAY to MP4	REP to MP4	CAM to MP4	TORRENT to MP4
MVE to MP4	ImTOO Convert PowerPoint to MP4	WEBINAR to MP4	DMSD to MP4
DMSM to MP4	DMSS to MP4	AEP to MP4	DV4 to MP4
M2P to MP4	MPDP to MP4	TSV to MP4	M4R to MP4
DV to MP4	DMSE to MP4

Can't open a MP4 file?

When you click a file to open it, operating system examines the filename extension. If operating system recognizes the filename extension, it opens the file in the program that is associated with that filename extension. When operating system does not recognize a filename extension, you receive the following message:

”Can't open this file: example.MP4”。

To open this file, you install one of the applications from the list of software programs that you found here, you should be able to open, edit or convert the file with the MP4 extension without any issue.

Where I can download the application that support MP4 file?

If you do not know where you can download the application from our list, click on the link (which is the name of the program), you will find more information there on the location where to download the required application. Most often they are the websites of software manufacturers.

How to change file associations?

Right-click a file with the extension whose association you want to change, and then click "Open With".
In the "Open With" dialog box, click the program whith which you want the file to open, or click "Browse" to locate the program that you want.
Select the ”Always use the selected program to open this kind of file” check box.

Can I change the extension of MP4 files?

Changing the filename extension of a file is not a good idea. When you change a file's extension, you change the way programs on your computer read/open the file. The problem is, changing the file extension does not change the file format. Select a software program from our list and install it on your computer. If the file has not opened correctly, you have to look for a different software program from our list. Sometimes you have to repeat the operation several times.

What else may cause problems width open a MP4 file?

The reasons for the lack of the ability to open a MP4 file on your computer may be at least several. The easiest thing is to find a suitable application installed on your computer, which will open a MP4 file. If there is still something wrong, you might want to check:

Whether the MP4 file is damaged.
Whether the MP4 file is incorrectly linked in the registry entries.
Whether the MP4 file extension has been accidentally removed from the Windows registry.
Whether the installation of an application that supports the MP4 file format is incompletely.
Whether the MP4 file is infected.
Whether the drivers of the equipment used for opening a MP4 file are up to date.
Whether your computer has enough hardware resources to open a MP4 file.

If the MP4 file still not working with your software after eliminating the above shortcomings? That means that the problem is more complex and requires the help of a specialist.