- Extension
- .dat
- .aac
- Format
- Binary
- Binary
- Category
- Other
- Audio
- Developer
- WeChat
- Bell Labs, Fraunhofer Institute, Dolby Labs, Sony and Nokia
- Description
- The .dat file type is associated with WeChat, a Chinese multi-purpose messaging, social media, and mobile payment application. WeChat Images are stored in the .dat format and typically contain photos, videos, or other media files shared within the WeChat platform.
- Compressed audio file similar to an .MP3 file, but offers several performance improvements; examples include a higher coding efficiency for both stationary and transient signals, a simpler filterbank, and better handling of frequencies above 16 kHz; maintains quality nearly indistinguishable from the original audio source.
- MIME Type
- application/octet-stream
- audio/x-aac
