Shortcut to a track on an audio CD; plays the referenced track on the CD when opened; therefore, the CD must be in the CD-ROM drive for the shortcut to work correctly.
CDA files do not contain actual audio data; songs "ripped" from an audio CD are usually saved as uncompressed .AIF or .WAV files.
Program(s) that open cda files
Mac: Apple iTunes; Microsoft Windows Media Player; RealNetworks RealPlayer; VideoLAN VLC media player; Other audio player or music "jukebox" software Windows: Apple iTunes; Microsoft Windows Media Player; Nullsoft Winamp; RealNetworks RealPlayer; VideoLAN VLC media player; Other audio player or music "jukebox" software
Unix: VideoLAN VLC media player
Information from FileInfo.com - The File Extensions Resource.
http://www.fileinfo.com/extension/cda
