MP3 and OGG explained
MP3 is the lossy audio format that made digital music portable. Its patents expired in 2017, which is part of why it remains ubiquitous — anyone can implement it freely.
OGG here means Ogg Vorbis, a royalty-free lossy codec that predates Opus. It is competitive with AAC and remains common in games.
- Where MP3 files come from
- Music libraries, podcasts and voice recordings.
- Where OGG is used
- Game audio, Spotify's older streams and open-source projects.