# What will play an OGM file?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-will-play-an-ogm-file/212354>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [November 10, 2003, 5:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-will-play-an-ogm-file/212354 "2003-11-10T05:14:53Z")\
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**Author:** ![Moo\_the\_Magic\_Cow](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ebca7d/32.png) [@Moo\_the\_Magic\_Cow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Moo_the_Magic_Cow)\
**Post date:** [November 10, 2003, 5:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-will-play-an-ogm-file/212354/1 "2003-11-10T05:14:53Z")

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I’m pretty sure it’s a video format, but I have this .OGM file and I have no idea what to use to play it. Something freeware/shareware would be preferable.

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**Author:** ![scm1001](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c4cdca/32.png) [@scm1001](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/scm1001)\
**Post date:** [November 10, 2003, 9:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-will-play-an-ogm-file/212354/2 "2003-11-10T09:28:39Z")

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windows media player will but will need some extra bits. See [http://ld-anime.faireal.net/guide/ogm-en](http://ld-anime.faireal.net/guide/ogm-en) for info

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**Author:** ![Shalmanese](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/45deac/32.png) [@Shalmanese](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shalmanese)\
**Post date:** [November 10, 2003, 10:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-will-play-an-ogm-file/212354/3 "2003-11-10T10:37:28Z")

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Its a Ogg Media wrapper Any media player can play it with the appropriate codecs.

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**Author:** ![Phage](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/a4c791/32.png) [@Phage](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Phage)\
**Post date:** [November 10, 2003, 12:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-will-play-an-ogm-file/212354/4 "2003-11-10T12:10:26Z")

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Check out Zoom Player:

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And yes, you also need the extra bits in **scm1001’s** link.