alphabetical list of extensions

File extension .MP4

File description

Files with an extension of MP4 are Moving Picture Experts Group MPEG-4 Part 14 standard multimedia compression files. These files can contain both video and audio, along with still data images, subtitles, title and chapter information. MP4 extensions are similar to .m4a extension files. There are no file format differences between MP4 and .m4a files, but .m4a files are most commonly associated with audio files.

Files in the MP4 format use MPEG-4 Part 10 and MPEG-4 Part 2 video compression. Advanced Audio Coding (AAC) is used for audio compression. MPEG-4 Part 3 audio objects may also be used.

Description of the problem

If you have on your computer a .MP4 file that you cannot open, you are in exactly the same situation as thousands of other people who have similar problems with this or any other unknown file.

There may be several reasons why you cannot open the file with .MP4 extension. Directly on this website you can find a solution of the most common problem with the .MP4 file – that you do not have on your computer the appropriate program to open the file.

Solution

From the list below, select the appropriate program, install it and double click on the icon of a file that did not want to open - the problem with the .MP4 file extension should be solved. However, if this does not happen, go back to the website to learn about other possible causes of the error, which have been described at the bottom of the website.

Category

Video Files

Developer

Moving Picture Experts Group

Popularity

File name: MPEG-4 Video File

Programs that will open this file:

Windows

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

MPlayer

PowerDVD

QuickTime Player

Roxio Creator 2012

SUPER

Total Audio Converter

VideoStudio Pro

VLC media player

Winamp

Windows Media Player

WinX Video Converter

Zune

Mac OS

Adapter

Adobe Flash Professional

Aimersoft Video Converter

iTunes

Movie player

QuickTime Player

VLC media player

Wondershare Video Converter

Linux

VLC media player

Xine

iOS

Apple Music

Remember!

The .MP4 file extension can correspond to several not related file formats. If there is more than one file format with the .MP4 extension, you will probably find most of them at this website. Remember that you need to download a program to support a particular file type. So first look through the entire contents of the website to select a program to support just the file you have.

Other possible reasons why your .MP4 file does not want to open

In addition to the problem described above, i.e. the lack of the appropriate application to support the .MP4 file, there may be several reasons that cause problems with opening and operation of the data format:

1. Incorrect version of the installed application

A quite common problem is the lack of application in the appropriate version. Even if you have an application, with the help of which you should open the .MP4 file, you may have a problem with it because of its version. Perhaps in previous versions the application has not yet supported the .MP4 file, so download the update and check again.

2. Incorrect .MP4 file association with the program

If you have already installed the appropriate application, and it is the correct version, the file may not open correctly, because the operating system does not have information that this program supports the file. So you need to "show" which program the computer should use. To do this:

Right-click the .MP4 file
Go to the "Open with" - then "Choose default program ..."
Locate the appropriate application
Click "OK"

3. The file is corrupt

It also happens that the file you want to open is corrupt and therefore there is no such possibility. In this situation, you should find its different version, or ask a person from whom you got, to send it again.