Audio
What is a .mod file?
A .mod file is a MOD Audio Module. This is an audio format. Confusingly, this extension has been used by 4 different formats over the years — they're all listed below.
This extension has been used by more than one format
4 different formats have claimed .mod over the years, so two files with the same extension aren't necessarily the same kind of thing.
How to open a .mod file
- VLC plays almost every audio format ever made.
- Audacity opens it for editing.
The registry records this extension against MOD Audio Module, Microsoft Multiplan, MPEG-2 Program Stream and others, so software from that family is the most likely match.
How to convert a .mod file
- Export as .mp3 from Audacity or VLC for maximum compatibility.
MIME type
When a .mod file travels over the web, servers label it with this MIME type:
video/mpegThe technical record
For archivists, developers and the merely curious: these are the PRONOM registry entries for .mod.
| Format name | Version | MIME type | PUID |
|---|---|---|---|
| MOD Audio Module | — | — | fmt/716 |
| Microsoft Multiplan | 4.0 | — | fmt/162 |
| MPEG-2 Program Stream | — | video/mpeg | x-fmt/386 |
| CATIA Model | 4 | — | x-fmt/436 |