WMA

Windows Media Audio file

File type: Mobile ringtone file, Audio and sound file

Files with wma extension are audio files in Advanced Systems Format (advanced Streaming Format, Active Streaming Format), which is multimedia container format sed to store multimedia data. A wma file stores audio in Advanced Systems Format container and compressed by Windows Media Audio (WMA) codec.

What is wma file?

File type category:
Mobile ringtone file
Audio and sound file

Date updated: July 13, 2025

File extension wma is most notably related to Windows Media Audio format (.wma) files, which are are Advanced Systems Format .asf files that include audio that is compressed with the Windows Media Audio (WMA) codec.

By using a separate extension, users can install multiple players on their computer and associate certain players with the .wma extension for playback of audio-only sources.

MIME types:
audio/x-ms-wma
video/x-ms-asf

Windows Media formats: .asf, .wma, .wmv, .wm
Windows Media Video: .wmv, .wm
Windows Media Metafiles: .asx, .wax, .wvx, .wpl

How to open wma file?

Use media player, like Microsoft Windows Media Player, VLC Media Player, Winamp etc. to playback .wma files.

How to convert wma file?

WMA is one of the most used audio formats that is able to convert to other one by various audio transcoding tools.

Suggested software to open wma file:

Media Player

Microsoft Windows Media Player

VLC media player

VLC media player for Linux

VLC media player for Mac

Associated software actions with the wma file

Open

Software applications that can open wma files:

Adobe Premiere Pro (Microsoft Windows)

Movavi VideoSuite Personal (Microsoft Windows)

RipEditBurn (Microsoft Windows)

Zune (Microsoft Windows)

Audacity (Microsoft Windows)

MediaMonkey (Microsoft Windows)

Nero WaveEditor (Microsoft Windows)

WavePad (Microsoft Windows)

Windows Media Player for Mac OS X (Apple macOS / Mac OS X)

Audacity for Mac (Apple macOS / Mac OS X)

Adobe Premiere Pro for Mac (Apple macOS / Mac OS X)

Audacity for Linux (Linux/Unix)

Edit

Software applications that can edit wma files:

Adobe Premiere Pro (Microsoft Windows)

Movavi VideoSuite Personal (Microsoft Windows)

RipEditBurn (Microsoft Windows)

Nero WaveEditor (Microsoft Windows)

WavePad (Microsoft Windows)

Adobe Premiere Pro for Mac (Apple macOS / Mac OS X)

Save

Software capable of saving wma files:

Adobe Premiere Pro (Microsoft Windows)

RipEditBurn (Microsoft Windows)

Nero WaveEditor (Microsoft Windows)

Adobe Premiere Pro for Mac (Apple macOS / Mac OS X)

Play

Apps designed for playing wma files:

Media Player (Microsoft Windows)

Microsoft Windows Media Player (Microsoft Windows)

VLC media player (Microsoft Windows)

Adobe Premiere Pro (Microsoft Windows)

OverDrive Media Console (Microsoft Windows)

WMAConvert Platinum (Microsoft Windows)

Quintessential Media Player (Microsoft Windows)

Zune (Microsoft Windows)

jetCast (Microsoft Windows)

Audacity (Microsoft Windows)

MPlayer (Microsoft Windows)

MediaMonkey (Microsoft Windows)

WinCDG Pro (Microsoft Windows)

Winamp (Microsoft Windows)

Helium Music Manager (Microsoft Windows)

WavPlayer (Microsoft Windows)

Windows Media Player for Mac OS X (Apple macOS / Mac OS X)

OverDrive Media Console for Mac (Apple macOS / Mac OS X)

MPlayer for Mac (Apple macOS / Mac OS X)

VLC media player for Mac (Apple macOS / Mac OS X)

Audacity for Mac (Apple macOS / Mac OS X)

Elmedia Player (Apple macOS / Mac OS X)

Adobe Premiere Pro for Mac (Apple macOS / Mac OS X)

Xine (Linux/Unix)

MPlayer for Linux (Linux/Unix)

VLC media player for Linux (Linux/Unix)

Audacity for Linux (Linux/Unix)

UltraMixer (Multiplatform)

KORG AudioGate (Multiplatform)

OverDrive Media Console for iPhone (Apple iOS)

VLC media player for Android (Google Android)

OverDrive Media Console for Android (Google Android)

Record

Software apps that record to wma files:

Microsoft Windows Media Player (Microsoft Windows)

RipEditBurn (Microsoft Windows)

Convert

Software apps that convert wma files:

Freemake Audio Converter (Microsoft Windows)

Switch Audio File Converter Software (Microsoft Windows)

SUPER (Microsoft Windows)

fre:ac (Microsoft Windows)

MediaCoder (Microsoft Windows)

FormatFactory (Microsoft Windows)

Freemake Video Converter (Microsoft Windows)

Any Audio Converter (Microsoft Windows)

BonkEnc Audio Encoder (Microsoft Windows)

Acez All Audio Converter (Microsoft Windows)

ImTOO DPG Converter (Microsoft Windows)

Nero Multimedia Suite (Microsoft Windows)

Xilisoft Video Converter (Microsoft Windows)

WMAConvert Platinum (Microsoft Windows)

Movavi VideoSuite Personal (Microsoft Windows)

DVD Ripper+Video Converter Ultimate (Microsoft Windows)

Ultimate Video Converter (Microsoft Windows)

MediaMonkey (Microsoft Windows)

Icecream Media Converter (Microsoft Windows)

Helium Music Manager (Microsoft Windows)

Aimersoft DRM Media Converter for Windows (Microsoft Windows)

xrecode (Microsoft Windows)

FLV Crunch (Apple macOS / Mac OS X)

Aimersoft Video Converter for Mac (Apple macOS / Mac OS X)

Aimersoft iTransfer for Mac (Apple macOS / Mac OS X)

Xilisoft iPhone Ringtone Maker for Mac (Apple macOS / Mac OS X)

All2MP3 for Mac (Apple macOS / Mac OS X)

Mobile Media Converter for Mac (Apple macOS / Mac OS X)

Import

Software apps that import wma files:

Microsoft Expression Encoder (Microsoft Windows)

iPad Video Converter Factory Pro (Microsoft Windows)

Nero Video (Nero Vision Express) (Microsoft Windows)

Nero Recode (Microsoft Windows)

EasyWMA for Mac (Apple macOS / Mac OS X)

KORG AudioGate (Multiplatform)

Export

Software apps that export wma files:

Adobe Premiere Pro (Microsoft Windows)

Audio Record Expert (Microsoft Windows)

iPad Video Converter Factory Pro (Microsoft Windows)

WinX Video Converter (Microsoft Windows)

BRx Konverter (Microsoft Windows)

Exact Audio Copy (Microsoft Windows)

Nero Video (Nero Vision Express) (Microsoft Windows)

Nero Recode (Microsoft Windows)

Movavi Audio Converter (Apple macOS / Mac OS X)

Adobe Premiere Pro for Mac (Apple macOS / Mac OS X)

KORG AudioGate (Multiplatform)

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Microsoft Windows Media Player (Microsoft Windows)

Nero Multimedia Suite (Microsoft Windows)

MediaMonkey (Microsoft Windows)

Helium Music Manager (Microsoft Windows)

Other actions

Software applications that handle other tasks involving wma files:

Microsoft Expression Encoder (Microsoft Windows)

MediaMonkey (Microsoft Windows)