Details of the .pls file extension

The table below provides useful information about the .pls file extension. It answers questions such as:

• What is the .pls file?
• What program do I need to open a .pls file?
• How can the .pls file be opened, edited or printed?
• Where can I find the specifications for .pls?
• Which MIME-type is associated with the .pls extension?
• How can I convert .pls files to another format?
• What are other, similar filename extensions to .pls?

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2 extension(s) and 0 alias(es) found in database

Multimedia Playlist

.pls

Description:
PLS file is a multimedia playlist. It can be created/edited using a simple text editor (Notepad). PLS is a proprietary format used for playing Shoutcast and Icecast streams.

PLS format description not yet available

Category: Other files

Application: WinAMP

Mime-type: text/plain

Magic number: -

Magic string: -

Sample: -

PLS aliases:

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PLS related links:

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PLS related extensions:

.mp3

MPEG Audio Layer 3 File

.m3u

M3U Playlist File

.loas

AAC Low Overhead Audio Stream

.au

Sun Audio File

.dts

DTS Encoded Audio File

.m4a

Mpeg-4 Audio

.npl

Nokia Playlist

.sdp

Session Description Protocol File

.wpl

Windows Media Player Playlist

.atrac

Sony ATRAC3 Compressed Audio

PicoLog Settings

.pls

Description:
PLS file is a PicoLog Settings. PicoLog is a flexible data acquisition program designed for collecting, analyzing and displaying data over long or short periods of time.

PLS format description

Category: Configuration files

Application: PicoLog

Mime-type: application/octet-stream

Magic number: -

Magic string: -

Sample: -

PLS aliases:

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PLS related links:

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PLS related extensions:

.plw

PicoLog Data

Other types of files may also use the .pls file extension.

.pls converters

The following softwares are capable of converting .pls files to other formats:

For example, using the softwares above, a .pls file can be converted into one of the following formats:

The .pls file extension is often given incorrectly!

According to the searches on our site, these misspellings were the most common in the past year:

Can't open a .pls file?

When you double-click a file to open it, Windows examines the filename extension. If Windows recognizes the filename extension, it opens the file in the program that is associated with that filename extension. When Windows does not recognize a filename extension, you receive the following message:

Windows cannot open this file:

example.pls

To open this file, Windows needs to know what program you want to use to open it...

If you don't know how to set the .pls file association, check the FAQ.

Can I change the extension of files?

Changing the filename extension of a file is not a good idea. When you change a file's extension, you change the way programs on your computer read the file. The problem is, changing the file extension does not change the file format.

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