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Microsoft Windows Media Player playlist
File type: Audio and sound file
Files with wpl extenson are playlists for the Windows Media Player. Playlists contain list of songs that will be played when the wpl file is opened.
Found 5 different file type records with the same wpl filename suffix.
File type category:
Audio and sound file
Date updated: July 13, 2025
File extension wpl is used for Windows Media Player Playlist files, a client-side playlists that are written in a proprietary format similar to XML. Microsoft introduced this file format in Windows Media Player 9 Series.
WPL format can contain dynamic playlists, whereas asx and m3u formats cannot. It is the default playlist format In Windows Media Player 9 Series and later.
A .wpl playlist contains only list of songs or other media files and paths to them. These files DO NOT contain any audio or video data at all.
Most current media players are able to work with the wpl files
The simplest way how to convert *.wpl files is to open them in another media player than Windows Media Player and save them to different playlist format like M3U.
Software applications that can open wpl files:
Microsoft Windows
Apple macOS / Mac OS X
Linux/Unix
Software applications that can edit wpl files:
Microsoft Windows
Software capable of saving wpl files:
Microsoft Windows
Apps designed for playing wpl files:
Microsoft Windows
Apple macOS / Mac OS X
Linux/Unix
Software apps that create wpl files:
Microsoft Windows
Software apps that import wpl files:
Microsoft Windows
Apple macOS / Mac OS X
Linux/Unix
File type category:
Game file
Date updated: September 18, 2019
The wpl file extension is related to the Grand Theft Auto IV and Grand Theft: Auto San Adnreas, action shooter and racing video games for Microsoft Windows and video gaming consoles.
The wpl file contains binary item placement data.
You cannot open this file type manually, it is accessed by the game automatically.
These games files cannot be converted to anything else. However, sometimes modding.
Software applications that handle other tasks involving wpl files:
Microsoft Windows
File type category:
Various data file
Date updated: March 24, 2018
The wpl file extension is also used for object files for WHAT IF specialized molecular modeling software, developed by Gert Vriend.
The wpl file stores MOL-object from WHAT IF program. Seems to be obsolete.
Use WHAT IF to work with *.wpl files.
Possibly can be converted like any other formats.
Software applications that handle other tasks involving wpl files:
Linux/Unix
File type category:
Various data file
Date updated: November 8, 2018
Record marked as obsolete and not updated for a long time.
The wpl file extension was also for one of the files in old Winwall program for Windows XP.
Winwall was used to periodically or randomly change the wallpaper on desktop. It does not work in latest Windows.
Also used by Wallpaper Sequencer program for similar purpose.
Software applications that handle other tasks involving wpl files:
Microsoft Windows
Winwall
Wallpaper Sequencer
File type category:
Document file
Date updated: March 17, 2018
The wpl file extension is associated with Words of Worship, a song projection system for Microsoft Windows, developed by Noble Tech Limited.
The wpl file stores playlist from Words of Worship.
Use Words of Worship to work with *.wpl files.
There is probably no real way how you can convert this particular file type to anything else.
Apps designed for playing wpl files:
Microsoft Windows
Software apps that create wpl files:
Microsoft Windows
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