AudioBinary

`audio/x-aiff`

AIFF

Reference for audio/x-aiff, Apple's uncompressed audio format equivalent to WAV for music production on macOS.

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Expected extensions: .aiff, .aif, .aifc

HTTP Content-Type Header

HTTP Header

Content-Type: audio/x-aiff

Associated File Extensions

.aiff.aif.aifc

Quick Facts

MIME Type	audio/x-aiff
Category	Audio
Type	Binary
Extensions	.aiff, .aif, .aifc

Common Usage

AIFF (Audio Interchange File Format) is Apple's uncompressed audio format, functionally equivalent to Microsoft's WAV. It is used in professional audio production on macOS, GarageBand, Logic Pro, and applications where macOS-native uncompressed audio is preferred.

Code Examples

HTML

<!-- Link or embed with explicit type -->
<link rel="stylesheet" href="file.aiff" type="audio/x-aiff">

<!-- Or for script/media elements -->
<script type="audio/x-aiff" src="file.aiff"></script>

Node.js

// Express.js
app.get('/file', (req, res) => {
  res.type('audio/x-aiff');
  res.send(data);
});

// Node.js http
res.writeHead(200, { 'Content-Type': 'audio/x-aiff' });

nginx

# nginx.conf — add to types block or use default
types {
    audio/x-aiff  aiff aif aifc;
}

# Or set for a specific location
location /api/ {
    default_type audio/x-aiff;
}