.MPD File Extension

You can use VideoLAN VLC media player to open an MPD file and play the video to which it points. If your MPD file is available at a URL, use the following instructions. Otherwise, open the file as you would normally.

1. In VLC, select either Media → Open Network Stream (Windows, Linux) or File → Open Network... (Mac).
2. Paste your MPD file's URL into the URL field.
3. Select Play or Open.

Note that if the MPD file you are attempting to open is formatted incorrectly, or the video to which it points is no longer available, VLC will not play any video after you open your file.

You can also use yt-dlp, a command-line program, to download the video to which an MPD file points. To do so, use the following command (after installing yt-dlp):

yt-dlp -f https://URL/for/YourFile.mpd

Additionally, because MPD files are XML files, you can open them in any text or source code editor, including:

• Microsoft Visual Studio Code (cross-platform)
• GitHub Atom (cross-platform)
• GNU Emacs (cross-platform)
• Microsoft Notepad (Windows)
• Apple TextEdit (Mac)

Doing so allows you to view and/or edit the file's text contents. Opening an MPD file in a source code editor will highlight the file's XML syntax, making its text easier to understand and edit.

While MPD files track lists of files, they only contain file references, not the actual files themselves.

NOTE: MPD is also short for "Music Player Daemon," a music player for Unix that can play audio files from remote systems.

Audio producers use Melodyne to correct or otherwise modify an audio track's pitch and timing. Most commonly, producers use Melodyne to edit vocal tracks imported from a DAW. They then export the tracks back to their DAW for further editing, as part of a complete song.

When editing a track in Melodyne, producers can save their project as an MPD file. Doing so preserves the original audio file they are editing. This allows producers to easily revert changes they've made to the original file. In contrast, if a producer chooses to export their edited audio file as a .WAV or .AIF file, they cannot revert the edited file to its original state. They also must reimport the file into Melodyne and create a new project if they want to make further edits.

You can open an MPD file in Celemony Melodyne (Windows, Mac). To do so, select File → Open from the program's menu bar. If the audio file your MPD file references is missing, Melodyne will prompt you to update the path to the audio file.

You can use Melodyne to export the audio project an MPD file contains as a .WAV or .AIF file. To do so, open your MPD file, and then select File → Export... from the program's menu bar.