---
title: Core Audio File Format
framework: audiotoolbox
role: collectionGroup
role_heading: API Collection
path: audiotoolbox/core-audio-file-format
---

# Core Audio File Format

Parse the structure of Core Audio files.

## Topics

### File Structure

- [CAFAudioDescription](audiotoolbox/cafaudiodescription.md)
- [CAFAudioFormatListItem](audiotoolbox/cafaudioformatlistitem.md)
- [CAFChunkHeader](audiotoolbox/cafchunkheader.md)
- [CAFDataChunk](audiotoolbox/cafdatachunk.md)
- [CAFFileHeader](audiotoolbox/caffileheader.md)
- [CAFFormatFlags](audiotoolbox/cafformatflags.md)
- [CAFInfoStrings](audiotoolbox/cafinfostrings.md)
- [CAFInstrumentChunk](audiotoolbox/cafinstrumentchunk.md)
- [CAFMarker](audiotoolbox/cafmarker.md)
- [CAFMarkerChunk](audiotoolbox/cafmarkerchunk.md)
- [CAFOverviewChunk](audiotoolbox/cafoverviewchunk.md)
- [CAFOverviewSample](audiotoolbox/cafoverviewsample.md)
- [CAFPacketTableHeader](audiotoolbox/cafpackettableheader.md)
- [CAFPeakChunk](audiotoolbox/cafpeakchunk.md)
- [CAFPositionPeak](audiotoolbox/cafpositionpeak.md)
- [CAFRegion](audiotoolbox/cafregion.md)
- [CAFRegionChunk](audiotoolbox/cafregionchunk.md)
- [CAFRegionFlags](audiotoolbox/cafregionflags.md)
- [CAFStringID](audiotoolbox/cafstringid.md)
- [CAFStrings](audiotoolbox/cafstrings.md)
- [CAFUMIDChunk](audiotoolbox/cafumidchunk.md)
- [CAF_SMPTE_Time](audiotoolbox/caf_smpte_time.md)
- [CAF_UUID_ChunkHeader](audiotoolbox/caf_uuid_chunkheader.md)

### Types

- [CAFFormatFlags](audiotoolbox/cafformatflags.md)
- [CAFRegionFlags](audiotoolbox/cafregionflags.md)
- [CAF File Chunk Types](audiotoolbox/1547266-caf-file-chunk-types.md)
- [CAF File Marker Types](audiotoolbox/1547272-caf-file-marker-types.md)
- [CAF File SMPTE Time Types](audiotoolbox/1547262-caf-file-smpte-time-types.md)
- [CAF File Header](audiotoolbox/1547255-caf-file-header.md)

## See Also

### Audio Files and Formats

- [Audio Format Services](audiotoolbox/audio-format-services.md)
- [Audio File Services](audiotoolbox/audio-file-services.md)
- [Extended Audio File Services](audiotoolbox/extended-audio-file-services.md)
- [Audio File Stream Services](audiotoolbox/audio-file-stream-services.md)
- [Audio File Components](audiotoolbox/audio-file-components.md)