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| Open Audio Codec | |
|---|---|
| Filename extension |
.opus |
| Developed by | Alliance for Open Media |
| Type of format | Audio file format |
| Compression | Lossy |
| liboac | |
|---|---|
| Developer | Alliance for Open Media |
| Initial release | TBA |
| Written in | C |
| Type | Audio encoder and decoder |
| License | BSD 3-Clause |
| Repository | GitHub |
Open Audio Codec (OAC) is an upcoming open, royalty-free lossy audio codec developed by Alliance for Open Media. It is positioned as a successor to Opus.
Features
The current specifications for OAC are identical to Opus, with support for sampling rates from 8-48 kHz, bitrates from 6-510 Kbit/s (both constant and variable), mono and stereo support and other features.[1][2]
History
OAC entered development in February 2026. The specifications and reference implementation for OAC were forked from Opus.[1]
Support
A reference implementation of OAC, liboac, is free software licensed under the BSD 3-Clause License.[2]
See also
- AV2, an upcoming video codec also developed by AOMedia
References
- ^ a b Davenport, Corbin (2026-02-23). "This new audio format could replace MP3 and Opus". How-To Geek. Retrieved 2026-06-03.
- ^ a b Menoger, Extor (2026-02-22). "Альянс AOMedia начал разработку нового звукового кодека OAC на базе Opus". PlayGround.ru (in Russian). Retrieved 2026-06-03.
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