File type | UTF-8 M3U Playlist Format |
Developer | N/A |
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Files with the .M3U8 extension contain song playlists used by various types of audio and video players and they are not assigned to any specific software. The principle behind the formatting is the same as in M3U files, with a potential distinction in terms of coding of text, which allows for the use of a wide range of special UTF-8 characters.
M3U files can be identical to M3U8 files, as both can contain text coded in UTF-8, however the latter also support other types of character encoding.
If you cannot open the M3U8 file on your computer - there may be several reasons. The first and most important reason (the most common) is the lack of a suitable software that supports M3U8 among those that are installed on your device.
A very simple way to solve this problem is to find and download the appropriate application. The first part of the task has already been done – the software supporting the M3U8 file can be found in the table. Now just download and install the appropriate application.
The inability to open and operate the M3U8 file does not necessarily mean that you do not have an appropriate software installed on your computer. There may be other problems that also block our ability to operate the UTF-8 M3U Playlist Format file. Below is a list of possible problems.
If you are sure that all of these reasons do not exist in your case (or have already been eliminated), the M3U8 file should operate with your programs without any problem. If the problem with the M3U8 file has not been solved, it may be due to the fact that in this case there is also another rare problem with the M3U8 file. In this case, the only you can do is to ask for assistance of a professional staff.
If you want to associate a file with a new program (e.g. my-file.M3U8) you have two ways to do it. The first and the easiest one is to right-click on the selected M3U8 file. From the drop-down menu select "Choose default program", then click "Browse" and find the desired program. The whole operation must be confirmed by clicking OK. The second and more difficult to do is associate the M3U8 file extension to the corresponding software in the Windows Registry.
Many files contain only simple text data. It is possible that while opening unknown files (e.g. M3U8) with a simple text editor like Windows Notepad will allow us to see some of the data encoded in the file. This method allows you to preview the contents of many files, but probably not in such a structure as a program dedicated to support them.