Open WMV file

Windows Media Video content

What is wmv file? Understanding and opening wmv files

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Windows Media Video content

You can recognize videos in the Windows Media Video by the iconic wmv file extension. These files can be played on most media players and are among the most widely supported video formats.

Further details

Windows Media Video (WMV) is a file format developed by Microsoft that contains both video and audio data.

It is typically used for streaming content on the Internet, such as movies and music videos. WMV files can be played on a variety of media players, including Windows Media Player, which is included with most versions of Windows.

WMV format supports various methods of data compression, allowing files to be tailored for use on different types of devices and network connections.

Open wmv file with:

Media Player icon

Media Player

Windows 11 default media player.

Microsoft Windows Media Player icon

Microsoft Windows Media Player

The default multimedia player from Microsoft Windows

VLC media player icon

VLC media player

One of the most popular multi-platfom multimeda player

VLC media player for Linux icon

VLC media player for Linux

Linux version of popular VideoLAN player

VLC media player for Mac icon

VLC media player for Mac

Mac version of the popular VLC player

What file extension actually is?

Simply put, file extensions are the characters after the dot in the computer file name, so for example document-name.pdf has file extension „pdf“. This helps Windows to identify which program should be used to open the file.

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