.m1v file: how to open it on Windows

22 Windows apps register the .m1v extension. Install one of them to open the file with a double-click.

About the format

Format: MPEG-1 Elementary Stream
PRONOM identifier: fmt/649

Format data: freedesktop.org shared-mime-info and PRONOM (The National Archives, UK).

VLC media player
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MPC-HC
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QuickTime
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K-Lite Codec Pack Basic
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