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.wma

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Windows Media Audio

Microsoft's proprietary audio codec. Paired with WMV, it was the default for Windows music services and voice recorders in the 2000s.

MIME types

  • audio/x-ms-wma

Category

audio

What opens this file

  • Windows Media Player
  • VLC
  • foobar2000

How to open by OS

Windows

  • Media Player, VLC, foobar2000.

Mac

  • VLC, Flip4Mac.

Linux

  • VLC, Audacious.

Ios

  • VLC.

Android

  • VLC, Poweramp.

Safety notes

  • DRM-protected WMA will not play without a matching license.

Common mistakes

  • Distributing WMA leaves iOS and macOS audiences stuck — re-encode to AAC or MP3.
  • Some voice recorders default to WMA; long sessions produce surprisingly large files.

Related extensions

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