This format is the most popular for music. Unlike other formats such as
ogg,
wav or
flac, mp3 has a slight loss of quality compared to its original recording. For this reason, it takes less space.
Name : MPEG-2 Audio Layer III
Mime : audio/mpeg
Licence : Proprietary
Type : Audio
Free softwares to open mp3 : VLC, iTunes, Windows media player