# 'OGG' files **URL:** \ **Category:** Factual Questions\ **Created:** [June 19, 2005, 4:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ogg-files/308879 "2005-06-19T04:03:37Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 9\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![KarlGauss](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/karlgauss/32/3713_2.png) [@KarlGauss](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KarlGauss)\ **Post date:** [June 19, 2005, 4:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ogg-files/308879/1 "2005-06-19T04:03:37Z")
In [this thread](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=321572), on worst performers, there’s a link to a Wikpedia entry that, in turn, links to [a file with an “ogg” suffix](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/d/df/Florence_Foster_Jenkins_H%F6lle_Rache.ogg) (or whatever you call the letters after the dot). How do I open this ‘ogg’ file? (I’m using XP with Internet Explorer) Thanks! ---
**Author:** ![Amp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/6a8cbe/32.png) [@Amp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Amp)\ **Post date:** [June 19, 2005, 4:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ogg-files/308879/2 "2005-06-19T04:05:28Z")
[http://www.vorbis.com/](http://www.vorbis.com/) ---
**Author:** ![Revtim](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/revtim/32/1042_2.png) [@Revtim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Revtim)\ **Post date:** [June 19, 2005, 4:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ogg-files/308879/3 "2005-06-19T04:05:52Z")
Winamp can play them with a plugin [http://winamp.com/plugins/details.php?id=143936](http://winamp.com/plugins/details.php?id=143936) ---
**Author:** ![Reply](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/reply/32/15952_2.png) [@Reply](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Reply)\ **Post date:** [June 19, 2005, 4:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ogg-files/308879/4 "2005-06-19T04:10:15Z")
Winamp doesn’t need a plugin to **play** them. That plugin is just for **encoding** to OGG from your CDs. ---
**Author:** ![Reply](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/reply/32/15952_2.png) [@Reply](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Reply)\ **Post date:** [June 19, 2005, 4:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ogg-files/308879/5 "2005-06-19T04:12:59Z")
Sorry, the emphasis was unnecessary 🙂 What I really meant to say is that Winamp rocks. Carry on. ---
**Author:** ![Revtim](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/revtim/32/1042_2.png) [@Revtim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Revtim)\ **Post date:** [June 19, 2005, 12:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ogg-files/308879/6 "2005-06-19T12:06:35Z")
True, thanks for the correction. ---
**Author:** ![Polycarp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/82dd89/32.png) [@Polycarp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Polycarp)\ **Post date:** [June 19, 2005, 12:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ogg-files/308879/7 "2005-06-19T12:13:45Z")
Question: Will an .OGG file smite one’s computer? ---
**Author:** ![Thin\_Ice](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/aeb1de/32.png) [@Thin\_Ice](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Thin_Ice)\ **Post date:** [June 19, 2005, 9:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ogg-files/308879/8 "2005-06-19T21:27:25Z")
According to this site, the OGG file extension can be one of three types: a compressed WAV file; a graphic file; or a game file. [http://filext.com/alphalist.php?extstart=^O](http://filext.com/alphalist.php?extstart=%5EO) ---
**Author:** ![yBeayf](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/e274bd/32.png) [@yBeayf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/yBeayf)\ **Post date:** [June 19, 2005, 10:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ogg-files/308879/9 "2005-06-19T22:27:05Z")
> [@](#): > > According to this site, the OGG file extension can be one of three types: a compressed WAV file; a graphic file; or a game file. However, it’s almost always the former – a free (as in both information and beer) audio codec.