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What is a WMA file?
Microsoft's legacy audio format from the Windows Media Player era, still found in old music libraries and ripped CDs.
Pros
- Plays in Windows Media Player and some old devices
Cons
- Poor support on Apple and Android devices
How to open WMA files
VLC, foobar2000 and most music players open WMA. If your device won't play it, convert it to MP3.
Is WMA lossy or lossless?
WMA is lossy: it removes sounds that are hard to hear to make files smaller. Quality depends on the bitrate — 192 kbps and above is transparent for most listeners.
When should you convert WMA?
Microsoft's legacy audio format from the Windows Media Player era, still found in old music libraries and ripped CDs. If the app or device you need doesn't accept WMA, convert it to MP3 — the most widely supported alternative.
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WMA at a glance
- Full name
- Windows Media Audio
- Developed by
- Microsoft
- Introduced
- 1999
- Contains
- WMA (lossy)
- MIME type
- audio/x-ms-wma
- Best for
- legacy Windows libraries