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.wma

File Type Windows Media Audio File IconWindows Media Audio File
File Format Proprietary (Microsoft)
Usage Referenced by an application; not meant to be opened manually; may run a program or script when opened
Popularity ★ ★ ★ ★ ★  Popular
Description

The Windows Media audio format is a compressed audio format developed by Microsoft. It is encapsulated in the Advanced Systems Format (ASF) and uses one of four codecs to compress audio data.

The four codecs that may be used by WMA files include Windows Media Audio (WMA), Windows Media Audio Professional (WMA Pro), Windows Media Audio Lossless (WMA Lossless), and Windows Media Audio Voice (WMA Voice).

Open With
Windows

IconMicrosoft Groove Music

IconMicrosoft Windows Media Player

IconVideoLAN VLC media player

macOS

IconVideoLAN VLC media player

IconEltima Elmedia Player

IconShedWorx Smart Converter

Unix

IconAudacious

IconVideoLAN VLC media player

Updated May 14, 2009
Information from the PC File Extensions Reference
https://pc.net/extensions/file/wma
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