Apple apps such as QuickTime Player, Photos, and Keynote work with many kinds of audio and video formats. Some apps prefer specific formats, but QuickTime movie files (.mov), most MPEG files (.mp4, .m4v, .m4a, .mp3, .mpg), some AVI and WAV files, and many other formats usually work in most apps without additional software.
Older or specialized media formats might not work in your app, because the format requires software designed to support it. If that happens, your app won't open the file or won't play back its audio or video.
How to search for an app that works with your file
You might already have an app that supports the format of your file. If you don't know which of your installed apps to try, your Mac might be able to suggest one:
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- Control-click (or right-click) the file in the Finder.
- From the shortcut menu that opens, choose Open With. You should see a submenu listing all of the other installed apps that your Mac thinks might be able to open the file.
If none of your installed apps can open the file, search the Internet or Mac App Store for apps that can play or convert the file:
- Include the name of the media format in your search. To find the format, select the file and press Command-I to open an Info window. The format might appear after the label Kind, such as ”Kind: Matroska Video File.”
- Include the filename extension in your search. The extension is the letters shown at the end of the file's name, such as .avi,.wmv, or .mkv.
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Watch. Listen. Share. AirPlay lets you do it all.
AirPlay lets you share videos, photos, music, and more from Apple devices to your Apple TV, favorite speakers, and popular smart TVs. And what you share always stays personal and private. So sit back and enjoy everything you love — in more places than ever.
Watch Dickinson Season 2 on the Apple TV appAnd just like that, it’s on TV.
Get the full picture on Apple TV 4K.
More than a remarkable way to use AirPlay, Apple TV 4K is a higher definition of TV. Stream 4K HDR video at 60 frames per second. Enjoy your photos from iCloud. Connect Apple Music to your home theater. Even control your HomeKit accessories.
AirPlay 2–enabled TVs. Now that’s smart.
Leading TV manufacturers are integrating AirPlay 2 directly into their TVs, so now you can effortlessly share or mirror almost anything from your iOS device or Mac directly to your AirPlay 2–enabled smart TV. You can even play music on the TV and sync it with other AirPlay 2–compatible speakers anywhere in your home.
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Control it all with a tap.
Convenient built-in controls appear on your iPhone in apps, on the Lock Screen, and in Control Center — so you can easily play, pause, fast-forward, rewind, and adjust the volume on your TV.
When bigger is better, mirror it.
AirPlay mirroring lets you share what’s on your Apple device — websites, presentations, spreadsheets — with everyone in the room on a bigger screen.
Put Siri in charge of your TV.
With AirPlay 2 and HomeKit, you can use Siri on your iPhone to send a video to your TV.1 Better yet, ask Siri to play a specific show in a specific room.
Hey Siri, play
Dickinson Season 2 on my living room TV
A must-see Siri suggestion.
When Siri suggests a show to watch — on the Lock Screen or in search — it will also include an option to use AirPlay. So one quick tap on a Siri suggestion, and you’re watching your favorite show on your favorite screen.
You change rooms.
Your TV follows.
Now AirPlay can automatically play movies and shows in the places you’re most likely to watch them. Over time, AirPlay learns where you prefer to watch TV, and can start playing to the TV in that room with just a tap.
Your audio. Your way.
HomePod mini and AirPlay. The perfect duet.
HomePod mini is a breakthrough speaker that uses AirPlay 2 to control music throughout your home — from whatever room you’re in. Together with Siri, it creates an entirely new way to discover and interact with music.
AirPlay 2. Now in more speakers than ever.
Major speaker manufacturers are incorporating AirPlay 2 into their home audio products. And every AirPlay 2–enabled speaker works with the Home app on iOS, iPadOS, and macOS.
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Multiroom audio is music to everyone’s ears.
Play your favorite music in one room and stream a podcast to another. Or sync your HomePod or other AirPlay 2–enabled devices for music throughout your home.
Anyone can add songs. Now it’s a party.
With AirPlay 2 and Apple Music, your friends can add their own music to the mix.
Ask Siri to play what you want, where you want.
With Siri, your music is there for the asking. Just say the song, say the room, and enjoy the music. Siri can also play music on TVs, receivers, and speakers that you’ve added to your Home app.
Hey Siri, play
the latest album
by Run the Jewels
in the bedroom
Take a call. Make a call. And the music plays on.
Take an incoming call or play a game on your device without interrupting your music.
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