iPod touch: Supported file formats

The following audio file formats are supported by iPod touch. These include formats for audiobooks and podcasting:

• AAC (M4A, M4B, M4P, up to 320 Kbps)


• Apple Lossless (a high-quality compressed format)


• MP3 (up to 320 Kbps)


• MP3 Variable Bit Rate (VBR)


• WAV


• AA (audible.com spoken word, formats 2, 3, and 4)


• AIFF

The following video file formats are supported by iPod touch:

• H.264 (Baseline Profile Level 3.0)


• MPEG-4 (Simple Profile)

iPod touch does not support WMA, MPEG Layer 1, MPEG Layer 2 audio files, or
audible.com format 1.

If you have a song or video in your iTunes library that isn't supported by iPod

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