What types of media formats can I play in PowerPoint on my mobile device?

Depending on the device you're using, you can play various types of media in PowerPoint on your mobile device.

For more information about using video and audio in PowerPoint on your mobile device, go to Compare PowerPoint features on different platforms.

Android iOS Windows Mobile

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PowerPoint for Android will play YouTube videos. That's the only format supported at this time.

You can use your iPhone or iPad to play many audio and video formats, including the following.

Supported video file formats

File format	Extension
MP4 Video file	.m4v, .mp4, .mov

Supported audio file formats

File format	Extension
Advanced Audio Coding (AAC)	.aac, .m4a, .m4b, .m4p
Apple Lossless (ALAC)	.alac, .m4a, .m4b, .m4p
IMA4 (IMA/ADPCM)	.ima4, .wav
Linear PCM	.lpcm, .wav
DVI/Intel IMA ADPCM	.avi, .asf, .wav
Microsoft GSM 6.10	.gsm
µ-law and a-law	.ulaw, .alaw
AES3-2003	.pcm

You can play the following audio and video formats in PowerPoint mobile for Windows 10, but you can't play YouTube videos.

Supported video file formats

File format	Extension
Windows Media file	.asf
Windows Video file (Some .avi files may require additional codecs)	.avi
MP4 Video file	.mp4, .m4v, .mov
Movie file	.mpg or .mpeg
Adobe Flash Media	.swf
Windows Media Video file	.wmv

Supported audio file formats

File format	Extension
AIFF Audio file	.aiff
AU Audio file	.au
MIDI file	.mid or .midi
MP3 Audio file	.mp3
Advanced Audio Coding - MPEG-4 Audio file*	.m4a, .mp4
Windows Audio file	.wav
Windows Media Audio file	.wma