Ogg Vorbis - The Open-Source Audio Compression Format
OGG Vorbis is an open-source, patent-free audio compression format that provides high-quality audio at various bitrates. It was developed as a free alternative to proprietary audio formats like MP3 and AAC.
The OGG container format can hold various codecs, with Vorbis being the most commonly used audio codec. It offers excellent compression efficiency and quality comparable to MP3 at similar bitrates.
OGG Vorbis is completely open source and patent-free, making it an ideal choice for developers and users who prefer free software and want to avoid licensing fees.
Provides excellent audio quality at various bitrates, often outperforming MP3 at the same bitrate settings. Supports bitrates from 32 kbps to 500+ kbps.
OGG Vorbis offers better compression efficiency than MP3, supports metadata tags, and is completely free to use without any licensing restrictions or patent concerns.
While OGG Vorbis has good support in many applications, it's not as universally supported as MP3. However, most modern media players and operating systems include OGG support.
VLC, Poweramp, and other advanced music players
VLC, Winamp, Foobar2000, and most Linux players
Firefox, Chrome, and other modern browsers
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