<pre><code>bash $ mediainfo myaudio.opus
General
Complete name                            : /Users/qaz/myaudio.opus
Format                                   : Ogg
File size                                : 3.52 MiB
Duration                                 : 3 min 48 s
Overall bit rate                         : 129 kb/s
Writing application                      : Lavf60.3.100

Audio
ID                                       : 4122949963 (0xF5BF394B)
Format                                   : Opus
Duration                                 : 3 min 48 s
Channel(s)                               : 2 channels
Channel layout                           : L R
Sampling rate                            : 48.0 kHz
Compression mode                         : Lossy
Writing library                          : Lavf60.3.100
Language                                 : English
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<p>Should I keep it as <code>myaudio.opus</code> or is it better to rename it as <code>myaudio.ogg</code>?</p>

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Should this audio file have ogg or opus as file name extension?
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# Should this audio file have ogg or opus as file name extension?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2023-09-22)

bash $ mediainfo myaudio.opus
General
Complete name                            : /Users/qaz/myaudio.opus
Format                                   : Ogg
File size                                : 3.52 MiB
Duration                                 : 3 min 48 s
Overall bit rate                         : 129 kb/s
Writing application                      : Lavf60.3.100

Audio
ID                                       : 4122949963 (0xF5BF394B)
Format                                   : Opus
Duration                                 : 3 min 48 s
Channel(s)                               : 2 channels
Channel layout                           : L R
Sampling rate                            : 48.0 kHz
Compression mode                         : Lossy
Writing library                          : Lavf60.3.100
Language                                 : English

Should I keep it as myaudio.opus or is it better to rename it as myaudio.ogg?

**Tags:** audio, encoding, file-formats


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