AYN file format description

Many people share .ayn files without attaching instructions on how to use it. Yet it isn’t evident for everyone which program a .ayn file can be edited, converted or printed with. On this page, we try to provide assistance for handling .ayn files.

1 filename extension(s) found in our database.

.ayn - Ayona Compresed Music

The AYN audio files are related to VLC Media Player. The AYN file is an Ayona Compresed Music.

Application:

VLC Media Player

Category:

Audio files

Mime-type:

application/octet-stream

Magic:

- / -

Aliases:

Ayona Compresed Music related extensions:

.nfm8: Native Instruments KOMPLETE FM8 Sound Data
.pch2: Nord Modular G2 Patch
.aifc: Compressed AIFF Audio
.ksc: Korg Trinity Script
.m4e: Yamaha Motif ES Multi Part Editor File
.sco: CSound Score Data

Naturally, other applications may also use the .ayn file extension. Even harmful programs can create .ayn files. Be especially cautious with .ayn files coming from an unknown source!

Can't open a .ayn file?

When you double-click a file to open it, Windows examines the filename extension. If Windows recognizes the filename extension, it opens the file in the program that is associated with that filename extension. When Windows does not recognize a filename extension, you receive the following message:

Windows can't open this file:

example.ayn

To open this file, Windows needs to know what program you want to use to open it. Windows can go online to look it up automatically, or you can manually select one from a list of programs that are installed on your computer.

To avoid this error, you need to set the file association correctly.

Open Control Panel > Control Panel Home > Default Programs > Set Associations.
Select a file type in the list and click Change Program.

The .ayn file extension is often given incorrectly!

According to the searches on our site, these misspellings were the most common in the past year:

agn, ahn, an, any, atn, ay, aym, wyn

Is it possible that the filename extension is misspelled?

Similar file extensions in our database:

.ahn: Our Family Tree Data
.an: Adobe Edge Animate Project
.ay: AY-3-8910 Music
.an: ETCBC Analysis Data
.aym: Z80 Music Code with AY Music
.any: AnyRail Layout Plan

Operating systems

DataTypes.net currently supports the following operating systems:

Windows XP/Vista, Windows 7/8/10, Windows 11, CentOS, Debian GNU/Linux, Ubuntu Linux, FreeBSD, macOS, Mac OS X, iOS, Android

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