I have downloaded a file with .m3u which is a radio stream, but can't play it in iTunes. Is there another way to do this? I don't have a url for the stream, just the .m3u download & it doesn't do anything.
MBP 13, Mac OS X (10.6.8)
It seems this is pretty old, but still, my Mac is not able to interpret the .m3u file. Fortunately, it is pretty simple to circumvent this:
Open your .m3u (preview will suffice) and double click the first url. For me, ITunes automatically opened and added the url on a new playlist named Internet Songs. The autoplay kicked and instantly I was able to listen to the selected Internet station.
Also I am able to play it on my iphone, no problems.
My husband can play it on his PC through Windows media player. I have been unable to play it in iTunes, Quicktime or VLC.
It's hard to tell without us being able to test it ourselves. Try opening the m3u using Text Edit. The contents are usually just a list of files or URL that are part of a playlist. Maybe you can work with that (or if it isn't top secret, let us know where we can find it so we can have a look).
Playing .m3u in itunes - or other options?
