What Is OGG File Format? How to Open And Convert OGG file?

What is OGG file format? How to open and convert OGG files?

.OGG, which is generally used to store sound data in Ogg Vorbis compressed audio files, which can contain metadata such as artists, tracks, and other data.

The word “Vorbis” comes from the codec provided by Xiph.org, the developer of the OGG format. OGG is not the only format for Vorbis, but includes many other compressed audio files, such as FLAC and Speex, which can be named “. OGA”.

How to open OGG files?

Many music players and recording software can play OGG files, such as VLC media player, Miro, Windows Media Player (requires Directshow filter), MPlayer, XionAudio Player, and Adobe Audition. OGG files can also be played online via Google Cloud Drive.

On the Mac OS, there are software options including ElmediaPlayer, VLC media player, Miro, etc. For Linux, there are Zinf, Totem and Amarok.

Interestingly, sometimes OGG can be opened in other software, such as GPS software (not supported on Apple devices), iPhone, iPad or iPod touch, but an app like VLC or OPERHD must be installed to play OGG.

Online OGG files or OGG files on your computer can be played by dragging and dropping the files into Chrome. In addition, OGG files can be played on Opera and Firefox in the same way.

How to convert OGG files?

There are free audio file converters that can convert OGG to MP3, WAV, MP4 and other similar formats, the easiest way is to use online conversion tools like FileZigZag or Zamzar.

FileZigZag can convert OGG Vorbis compressed audio files to other more user-friendly formats such as WMA, OPUS, M4R, M4A, AAC and AIFF, all online, without downloading and installing any software, while Zamzar is the same.

If you don’t want to upload files to the website or need to do batch conversions, then you need to download a converter to perform the task, such as Free Audio Converter and MediaHumanAudio Converter.

Still can’t open OGG files?

If your file does not open as suggested above, please make sure the file extension is .OGG and not something like the following.

OGS (Origons movie file): Ant Movie Catalog

OGZ (Cube 2 map file): Cube 2: Sauerbraten

OGF (S.T.A.L.K.E.R. Module): OGF Master (Game Module Tool)

Although there may be more examples with the same subfile name as the OGG file, this does not mean that they are in any way related or can be opened or converted with the same program.

You will likely need to research those file formats specifically to find out what applications can be used to open them.

Frequently asked questions about OGG files

How do I create an OGG file?

With Zamzar OGG converter, you can convert over 40 file formats to OGG, including AAC and MIDI files. To get started, click Add File to upload the file you want to convert, then select Convert to OGG, and click Convert Now.

2. How to convert OGG files to MP3?

Use FileZigZag OGG to MP3 converter. Choose to browse the files or drag and drop OGG files to the specified area. Then, select Start Conversion and download the file when the conversion is finished.