What is the difference between .opus and .mp3?
- Extension
- .opus
- .mp3
- Format
- Binary
- Binary
- Category
- Audio
- Audio
- Developer
- Xiph.Org
- Moving Picture Experts Group
- Description
- An OPUS file is an audio file created in the Opus format (also called "Ogg Opus"), a lossy audio format developed for Internet streaming. It uses both SILK (used by Skype) and CELT (from Xiph.Org) codecs and supports variable bit rates from 6 kb/s to 510 kb/s.
- An MP3 file is an audio file saved in a compressed audio format developed by the Moving Picture Experts Group (MPEG) that uses "Layer 3" audio compression. It is commonly used to store music and audiobooks with near-CD quality sound (stereo, 16-bit) and roughly 1/10 the size of a .WAV or .AIF file.
- MIME Type
- audio/opus
- audio/mpeg3
- Sample
- sample.opus
- sample.mp3
- Wikipedia
- .opus on Wikipedia
- .mp3 on Wikipedia