Playlist file formats

Formats that list tracks to play in order. They hold no audio themselves, only the paths or web addresses of the files, sometimes with a title and a length for each.

Formats

.ASX

Advanced Stream Redirector

A Windows Media metafile: XML-like entries pointing to streams and files.

.CUE

Cue sheet

Plain-text track layout of a CD, used beside album files and disc images.

.M3U

M3U playlist

A plain text list of tracks, one path or URL per line, with optional #EXTINF details.

.PLS

PLS playlist

An INI-style playlist of numbered File, Title and Length entries.

.WPL

Windows Media Player playlist

A Windows Media Player playlist: SMIL-style XML of media elements.

.XSPF

XML Shareable Playlist Format

Xiph’s open XML playlist: a trackList of locations, titles and durations.