How to open a .tta file
Quick, free ways to open TTA on any system.
A .tta file is a True Audio Lossless File. If double-clicking does nothing, your computer simply does not have an app that reads TTA yet. Here is how to fix that on each operating system, using free software wherever possible.
Open a .tta file step by step
- Confirm the file really is a .tta. Drop it into the WhatFileType file identifier, which reads its signature without uploading anything.
- On Windows, open it with foobar2000 or VLC.
- On Mac, use VLC or ffmpeg.
- On Linux, try VLC or DeaDBeeF.
- Still stuck? Convert the .tta to flac, which opens more widely.
Best apps to open .tta files
Windows
- foobar2000
- VLC
- AIMP
macOS
- VLC
- ffmpeg
Linux
- VLC
- DeaDBeeF
- ffmpeg
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Before you open it: Safe. A .tta file is compressed audio; it does not execute.
Frequently asked questions
Why can't I open my .tta file?
Almost always because no installed app understands TTA. Install one of the apps above, or convert the file to a format your existing software already reads.
How do I play a .tta file?
foobar2000 and VLC play TTA directly. For phones or hardware players, convert to FLAC first, which is lossless-to-lossless and costs no quality.
How do I split a single .tta album file into tracks?
Use the accompanying .cue sheet: foobar2000 or CUETools reads it and splits or converts the album into individual tracks.