First-time Amazon MP3 Store shoppers are prompted to install an AMZ file format-compatible application. Amazon recommends you use this application to open its AMZ files and manage the music download process after making a purchase from its online music store. Downloading music in AMZ format will not restrict you to listening to the MP3 files it contains in its affiliated application. AMZ is simply a file format that supports Amazon MP3 downloads.
Compatible Application
- The AMZ file format is compatible with Amazon MP3 Downloader software. You can download this application from Amazon's "Install the Amazon MP3 Downloader" page. The application's file name is AmazonMP3installer.exe and it takes approximately 90 seconds to download. This application is also required for Amazon Cloud Player users who seek to download more than one song at a time to a computer.
File Contents
- AMZ files contain code that enables responding to the Amazon MP3 downloader application. Since Amazon uses the file format to deliver entire albums to its customers, the AMZ file is coded to not only launch the Amazon MP3 Downloader but also initiate MP3 downloads after an Amazon purchase is final -- so AMZ files can retrieve MP3s from the Amazon store -- but the file format doesn't actually contain MP3s associated with the file.
Required Operating Systems
- You must have a compatible operating system to open and use an AMZ file for the sake of gaining access to Amazon MP3s. The Amazon MP3 Downloader application and the AMZ file type are compatible with several operating systems, which make it possible to open an AMZ file on multiple devices. For example, any system running an up-to-date version of Windows XP, Vista, Umbuntu, Fedora, Debian or Mac OS X can be used to access an AMZ file.
Considerations
- Configure your file download settings when you download and open your first AMZ file. If prompted during the download process, choose the option to open all subsequent AMZ files with the Amazon MP3 Downloader. Thereafter, the AMZ files should automatically activate the Amazon MP3 Downloader and initiate subsequent MP3 file downloads.
