A wmv file extension is associated with video files compressed with Windows Media Video codec that can be played in most media players. One of the most common and supported video formats.
Software that open wmv file
WMV file extension - Windows Media Video
What is wmv file? How to open wmv files?
The wmv file extension is used for Windows Media Video files. Advanced Systems Format (.asf) files that include audio, video, or both compressed with Windows Media Audio (WMA) and Windows Media Video (WMV) codecs.
WMV video can be coded in both MPEG-2 and MPEG-4 video format.
By using a separate extension, you can install multiple players on your computer and associate certain players with the *.wmv extension for playback of audio and video sources.
MIME types:
video/x-ms-wmv
The default software associated to open wmv file:
Company or developer:
Microsoft Corporation
Windows 11 default media player is called Media Player. Microsoft developed it for the latest Windows 11 operating system (OS). Media Player replaces the old Windows Media Player, Windows 10 Groove Music, and Microsoft Movies & TV. It was released to all Win11 users on February 15, 2022.
Microsoft Windows Media Player 
Company or developer:
Microsoft Corporation
Microsoft Windows Media Player is default multimedia player installed in Microsoft Windows. WMP can manage music, videos and pictures in computer, play or view them, sync them with portable devices, or burn them on CD/DVD media. It also supports home media sharing with other computers.
Company or developer:
VideoLAN Project Team
Very popular multimedia player developed for Windows, Apple Mac, Linux, Unix and various other operating systems and platforms.
VLC can playback many of the video formats (AVI, MKV, OGV, WMV, ASF, MOV...) and audio formats (MP3, AAC, M4A, OGG, FLAC...) as well as support of subtitles for video. It can also be used as a streaming server and multimedia transcoder.
Company or developer:
VideoLAN Project Team
VLC media player for Mac is popular multimedia player that supports variety of audio and video formats as well as DVDs, VCDs, and streaming protocols.
Company or developer:
VideoLAN Project Team
VLC media player for Linux is multimedia player that supports variety of audio and video formats (MPG, AVI, DivX, MPEG-4, FLAC, OGG, MKV etc.) as well as DVD playback, and various streaming protocols.
List of software applications associated to the .wmv file extension
Recommended software programs are sorted by OS platform (Windows, macOS, Linux, iOS, Android etc.)
and possible program actions that can be done with the file: like open wmv file, edit wmv file, convert wmv file, view wmv file, play wmv file etc. (if exist software for corresponding action in File-Extensions.org's database).
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Software that open wmv file - Windows Media Video
Programs supporting the exension wmv on the main platforms Windows, Mac, Linux or mobile. Click on the link to get more information about listed programs for open wmv file action.
