You can play your own audio and video files using Pocket Casts. Learn more about the feature in our Files documentation.
Pocket Casts Plus and Patron subscribers can also upload these files to our cloud storage and have them available across all devices. The maximum file upload size is 1 GB for Plus and 5 GB for Patron accounts.
For the best cross-platform compatibility, we recommend using common formats such as MP3 for audio and MP4 for video. However, we also support adding media files in the following formats:
| Content Type | Extension | Most Compatible Platform |
|---|---|---|
| audio/aac | .m4a | Android, iOS, Chrome, Firefox, Safari |
| audio/3gpp | .3gp | iOS, Safari |
| audio/3gpp2 | .3g2 | iOS |
| audio/aiff | .aiff | Android, iOS, Safari |
| audio/x-aiff | .aiff | Android, iOS, Safari |
| audio/amr | .amr | Android, Safari |
| audio/mp3 | .mp3 | Android, iOS, Chrome, Firefox, Edge, Safari |
| audio/mpeg3 | .mp3 | Android, iOS, Chrome, Firefox, Edge, Safari |
| audio/x-mp3 | .mp3 | Android, iOS, Chrome, Firefox, Edge, Safari |
| audio/x-mpeg3 | .mp3 | Android, iOS, Chrome, Firefox, Edge, Safari |
| audio/mpeg | .mp3 | Android, iOS, Chrome, Firefox, Edge, Safari |
| audio/x-mpeg | .mp3 | Android, iOS, Chrome, Firefox, Edge, Safari |
| audio/mp4 | .mp4 | Android, iOS, Chrome, Firefox, Edge, Safari |
| audio/x-mp4 | .mp4 | Android, iOS, Chrome, Firefox, Edge, Safari |
| audio/wav | .wav | Android, iOS, Chrome, Firefox, Edge, Safari |
| audio/x-wav | .wav | Android, iOS, Chrome, Firefox, Edge, Safari |
| audio/x-m4a | .m4a | Android, iOS, Chrome, Firefox, Safari |
| audio/x-m4b | .m4b | iOS |
| audio/x-m4p | .m4p | iOS, Safari |
| video/3gpp | .3gp | Android, Safari |
| video/3gpp2 | .3g2 | iOS |
| video/mp4 | .mp4 | Android, iOS, Chrome, Firefox, Edge, Safari |
| video/x-mp4 | .mp4 | Android, iOS, Chrome, Firefox, Edge, Safari |
| video/quicktime | .mov | Android, iOS, Chrome, Firefox, Edge, Safari |
| video/mpeg2 | .mov | Android, iOS, Chrome, Firefox, Edge, Safari |
| video/m4v | .m4v | Android, iOS, Chrome, Edge, Safari |
| video/mpeg | .mp4 | Android, iOS, Chrome, Firefox, Edge, Safari |
Note: Playback compatibility within the web app is determined by what is supported by your web browser. While we support uploading in the formats listed above, not all web browsers support playback of all file types.
