Open 261 file

261 file icon Did your computer fail to open 261 file? We explain what 261 files are and recommend software that we know can open your 261 files.

What is 261 file?

Files with 261 file extension can be found as older videos based on H.261 codec.

261 file description

The 261 file extension was in the past used for videos encoded using the H.261 codec.

These could be found as part of a multimedia container, like AVI. Generally, no longer used as it was replaced by newer codecs and formats.

Software that will open 261 file

VLC media player

One of the most popular multi-platfom multimeda player


What file extension actually is?

Simply put, file extensions are the characters after the dot in the file name, so for example filename.mp3 has file extension „mp3“. This helps Windows to identify which program should be used to open the file.

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