OGA file format
| Extension | .oga |
| Category | audio |
| Programs | Microsoft Windows Media Player VLC media player Winamp |
| Description | OGA files are the audio component of OGG multimedia files. Before 2007, these files appeared on your computer as a file with an .ogg extension. The Xiph.Org Foundation, the inventors of the OGG format, introduced additional extensions to accommodate different data types. Consequently, multimedia files now save with extensions such as .ogv, .oga, .ogm, .ogx, all under the OGG file system. Instead of combining audio, video, text, and metadata in a single file, each data type now has a designated extension. |
| Technical details | The OGG file system is open source, which means you can modify or write OGA files containing only audio using various software like Ogg FLAC, OggPCM, Ogg Vorbis, or Speex. Nevertheless, it's important to note that Ogg Vorbis and Speex have received some negative reviews. The Xiph.Org Foundation developed a software pack that anyone can utilize. This pack allows both open-source and commercial Windows applications to handle OGA files efficiently, without encountering any difficulties. |
| MIME type | audio/ogg |