Input file
XSPF
- Full Name: XML Shareable Playlist Format
- Developer: N/A
Output file
M3U
- Full Name: MP3 Songs Playlist Format
- Developer: Nullsoft
What is XSPF file?
XSPF (XML Shareable Playlist Format) is an .xspf file type which is used to store music files and multimedia playlists. This file format was developed by the University of California in 2002 as a basic, easy-to-read format for sharing music playlists. The XSPF format was designed to be an open-source XML format for sharing multimedia playlists, and is now supported by leading media players such as VLC, iTunes and Windows Media Player. [ ⏩ ] XSPF file extension
What is M3U file?
M3U (Media Playlist File) is a file type used in digital audio and video playback applications to store references for streaming media sources. It is a plain text file format, and when opened, it can contain any number of path-style URIs or URLs. The list of media sources may also include local files and other types of content in the same playlist. [ ⏩ ] M3U file extension
Software, that you can use to convert
How to convert the file from XSPF to M3U?
To successfully convert the XSPF file to M3U, you should install one of the applications from the list. After installing the software, open the program and select the file you want to convert (file-name.XSPF). The next step is to select the target format from the list, in this case M3U (usually converters allow you to convert to several different formats, so check out their features - maybe one of the available formats will suit you more than M3U).
What is a file conversion?
A data conversion is normally an automated process to some extent. The effect of the operation of one program is automatically the input product of another application. If that does not happen we need to help the process a little bit and convert the file on our own, e.g. XSPF to M3U. To obtain a matched structure of the data, it is necessary to use an appropriate converter.
Program for converting XSPF files to M3U files is a kind of a "binary code translator" compensating for the differences in the code or translating it in such a way so that another application could use it. For us, as users, the visible change will be only another file extension. (After converting the file, it will be the extension M3U, while before this step we had the XSPF file). For the programs, the difference is on a much higher level – either the application will be able to open a new M3U file, or not.