What is the difference between .aif and .ra?
- Extension
 - .aif
 - .ra
 
- Format
 - Binary
 - Binary
 
- Category
 - Audio
 - Audio
 
- Developer
 - Apple
 - RealNetworks
 
- Description
 - This is an audio file very similar to .WAV file but is developed using the Audio Interchange File Format (AIFF). It is mainly used to store standard CD audio.
 - RealPlayer created RA for audio streaming. It makes use of various audio codecs from those that deliver high-fidelity sounds to those that record low bitrate audio data. Radio stations mainly used it for online streaming, but current formats have overthrown it.
 
- MIME Type
 - audio/aiff
 - audio/vnd.rn-realaudio
 
- Sample
 - sample.aif
 
- Wikipedia
 - .aif on Wikipedia
 - .ra on Wikipedia