What Audio Formats Does the iPod Touch Support?

Play popular file formats for music, audio books, and podcasts

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Mark Harris
Mark Harris
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  • University of Wolverhampton
Mark Harris is a former writer for Lifewire who wrote about the digital music scene and streaming music services in an easy to understand, no-nonsense manner.
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Updated on March 6, 2020

If you download songs, audiobooks, podcasts, and related content from the iTunes Store, the usual format these files come in is the AAC format. However, the iPod touch can handle a few more audio formats than just AAC.

List of Supported iPod Touch Audio Formats

The supported audio formats for the seventh-generation iPod Touch include:

  • AAC-LC
  • Apple Lossless
  • Audible (formats 2, 3, 4, Audible Enhanced Audio, AAX, and AAX+)
  • Dolby Digital (AC-3)
  • Dolby Digital Plus (E-AC-3)
  • FLAC
  • HE-AAC
  • HE-AAC v2
  • Linear PCM
  • MP3
  • Protected AAC

In addition to these file formats, your iPod Touch supports other streaming media services like Spotify and Pandora.

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