Video And Audio File Formats Supported In PowerPoint

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Recommended formats

Video: .mp4 files encoded with H.264 video and AAC audio

Audio: .m4a files encoded with AAC audio

These names and formats may sound complicated, but you can easily convert to and use these formats without having to know anything more than the names.

Supported video file formats

File Format	Extension
Recommended: MPEG-4 with Advanced Video Coding (H.264) and Advanced Audio Coding (AAC)	.mp4, .m4v
QuickTime	.mov
WebM	.webm

Supported audio file formats

File format	Extension
Recommended: MPEG-4 with Advanced Audio Coding (AAC)	.m4a
Advanced Audio Coding	.aac
MPEG-2 Audio Layer III	.mp3
Waveform Audio File Format	.wav

Additional information

• Support for Windows Media Video (.wmv, .asf), Windows Media Audio (.wma, .asf), MPEG-2 (.mpg, .mpeg, .mpe), Audio Video Interleave (.avi), Audio Interchange File Format (.aiff, .aif, .aifc), and Third Generation Partnership Project (3GPP) is limited and deprecated in PowerPoint version 2505 and above. Some files in these formats can be inserted into PowerPoint depending on the video and audio encoding used, but they will be converted to MPEG-4 format upon insertion and playback. Insertion and playback of audio in Musical Instrument Digital Interface (.mid, .midi) is no longer supported.

• Web Media Extensions needs to be installed for WebM with Vorbis audio encoding to insert and play in PowerPoint.

• If you experience slow playback, a lag between audio and video, audio stuttering, or frames being lost, see Tips for improving audio and video playback and compatibility.

• PowerPoint may also support additional file types if you install additional codecs on your PC. If you want to learn about finding codecs for your PC, read Are you having playback issues (in PowerPoint)?

• Certain older video file formats may not compress or export properly in Office on a Windows RT PC. Instead, use modern media formats such as H.264 and Advanced Audio Coding (AAC).

See Also

Add audio to your presentation

Insert and play a video file from your computer

File formats that are supported in PowerPoint

PowerPoint videos not playing on secondary monitor

Insert or link to a video on YouTube

Video recommendations

.mp4 files encoded with H.264 video and AAC audio

Audio recommendations

.m4a files encoded with AAC audio

These names and formats sound complicated, but you can easily convert to and use these formats without having to know anything more than the names.

Audio from the iTunes Store may not play back when shared

Music files purchased from the iTunes Store can only be played on authorized computers, so people whom you share presentations with might be unable to play iTunes files.

PowerPoint for macOS supported formats

Supported video file formats

File Format	Extension
AVI movie (Some .avi files may require additional codecs)	.avi or .vfw
MPEG-4 movie	.mp4, .mpg4
Apple MPEG-4 movie	.m4v
MPEG movie	.mpg, .mpeg, .mpe, .m75, .m15
MPEG-2 video	.m2v
MPEG-2 Transport Stream	.ts
QuickTime movie	.mov or .qt
DVI movie	.dif

Supported audio file formats

File format	Extension
AIFF Audio file	.aiff or .aif
AU Audio file	.au or .snd
MP3 Audio file	.mp3 or .mpga
MP2 audio	.mp2
MPEG-4 Audio file	mp4 or .mpg4
Waveform Audio file	.wav, .wave, .bwf
Audible.com audio	.aa or .aax
Apple MPEG-4 audio	.m4a
Advanced Audio Coding - MPEG-2 Audio file	.aac or .adts
Apple CoreAudio format	.caf
Ringtone	.m4r
AC-3 audio	.ac3
Enhanced AC-3 audio	.eac3, .ec3

Windows Media files (.wmv, .wma) aren't supported on PowerPoint for macOS. There are a number of third- party tools for Mac that can convert your .wmv or .wma file to one of the supported formats listed above.

Alternatively, if you have a Microsoft 365 subscription that includes Microsoft Stream, you can upload the .wmv or .wma file to Stream and insert it into your presentation from there. Learn more about Microsoft Stream.

Audio from the iTunes Store may not play back when shared

Music files purchased from the iTunes Store can only be played on authorized computers, and people with whom you share presentations might be unable to play iTunes files.

Supported video file formats

File Format	Extension
MP4 Video file	.mp4, .m4v, .mov
Movie file	.mpg or .mpeg

Supported audio file formats

File format	Extension
AIFF Audio file	.aiff
AU Audio file	.au
MP3 Audio file	.mp3
Advanced Audio Coding - MPEG-4 Audio file	.m4a, .mp4

Supported video file formats

File Format	Extension
MP4 Video file	.mp4
VP8, VP9	.mkv

Supported audio file formats

File format	Extension
MP3 Audio file	.mp3
Windows Audio file	.wav
MIDI (Musical Instrument Digital Interface)	.mid, .midi

Insert media into your slide

Once you have a converted media file in a suitable format with the correct encoding, go back to the PowerPoint slide where you want to insert your video or audio file. On the Insert tab of the ribbon, click Audio or Video. (For complete details about inserting the media file, see Insert and play a video file from your computer or Add audio to your slides.)

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