.wav file: how to open it on Windows
72 Windows apps register the .wav extension. Install one of them to open the file with a double-click.
About the format
- Format
- WAV audio
- MIME type
- audio/vnd.wave
- PRONOM identifier
- fmt/6, fmt/2, x-fmt/389, fmt/1, x-fmt/396, x-fmt/397, fmt/141, fmt/142
Format data: freedesktop.org shared-mime-info and PRONOM (The National Archives, UK).
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AudacityThe world’s most popular free software for recording and editing audio.
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VLC media playerVLC is a free and open source cross-platform multimedia player and framework that plays most multimedia files, and various streaming protocols.
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iTunesiTunes offers the world’s best way to play — and add to — your collection of music, movies, TV shows, podcasts, audiobooks, and more.
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File ConverterFile Converter is a very simple tool which allows you to convert and compress one or several file(s) using the context menu in windows explorer.
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MPC-HCMPC-HC is an extremely light-weight, open source media player for Windows. It supports all common video and audio file formats available for playback.
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IrfanViewFast and compact image viewer and converter
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MPV (Official CI build, MSVC)A free (as in freedom) media player for the command line. It supports a wide variety of media file formats, audio and video codecs, and subtitle types.
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foobar2000foobar2000 is an advanced freeware audio player for the Windows platform.
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MPC-BEMedia Player Classic - BE is a free and open source audio and video player for Windows.
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MusicBrainz PicardA cross-platform music tagger powered by the MusicBrainz database.
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WinampThe legendary Winamp desktop player for Windows
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AIMPAIMP is a freeware audio player.
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DeaDBeeFDeaDBeeF is a modular cross-platform audio player.
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LBRYA browser for the LBRY network, a digital marketplace controlled by its users.
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K-Lite Codec Pack FullA collection of DirectShow filters, VFW/ACM codecs, and tools.
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QMPlay2A video and audio player which can play most formats and codecs.
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K-Lite Mega Codec PackA collection of DirectShow filters, VFW/ACM codecs, and tools.
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K-Lite Codec Pack BasicA collection of DirectShow filters, VFW/ACM codecs, and tools.
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K-Lite Codec Pack StandardA collection of DirectShow filters, VFW/ACM codecs, and tools.
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LameXPLameXP is a free multi-format audio file converter that supports a variety of input and output formats, and is capable of batch processing.
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SoundCraftAn open-source, clean-room reimplementation of the Avid Pro Tools workflow in pure Rust
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MuseeksA simple, clean and cross-platform music player.
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TagScannerTagScanner is a powerful tool for organizing and managing your music collection. It can edit tags of most modern audio formats, supports ID3v1/v2, Vorbis comments, APEv2, WMA and MP4(iTunes) tags.
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ScreenboxScreenbox is a modern media player for all your devices, with support for a wide range of file formats.
- SPlayer
Neat, Safe, High Performance
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Tauon Music BoxThe desktop music player from the future!
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NamidaA Beautiful and Feature-rich Music & Video Player with YouTube Support, Built in Flutter
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IcarosA collection of lightweight, high quality, Windows Shell Extensions.
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ImPlayA Cross-Platform Desktop Media Player
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NoraAn elegant music player built using Electron and React. Inspired by Oto Music for Android by Piyush Mamidwar.
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MyuneMusic一个基于 Flutter (Dart) 实现的简易本地音乐播放器。
- QQ Music
A free music service by Tencent
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madamiruDynamic multi-multimedia player
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ChirpityRecognizes bird vocalizations in audio recordings.
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DAWGA DAW built using Electron and the Web Audio API
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rustle一款带有 Apple Music 风格歌词、支持 GPU 加速渲染、使用 Rust 编写的跨平台音乐播放器。
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NumeRe - Framework for Numerical ComputationsSolving and visualizing. Table based. Statistics and numerics. Optimized for science. Free of charge. GNU GPL v3.
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OrangePlayerAn audio player to play local audio files and show its audio spectrum.
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NumeRe - Framework for Numerical Computations (Portable)Solving and visualizing. Table based. Statistics and numerics. Optimized for science. Free of charge. GNU GPL v3.
- 腾讯视频
China's leading online streaming platform that offers unlimited HD videos for watching online
- Vrew
VREW is a video editing program, powered by AI technology. Edit and caption your videos with speech recognition.
- 网易云音乐
A music product focused on discovery and sharing.
- StellarPlayer
Versatile UHD media player
- Wondershare UniConverter 16
A high-speed converter for thousands of media formats.
- Pure Codec
Codec pack for HD fans.
- Wondershare UniConverter 17
A high-speed converter for thousands of media formats.
- 迅雷影音
Enjoys excitement with professional play.
- Tamara
Tamara Acoustic Real-time Assessment
- EaseUS RecExperts
Screen Recorder for Capturing PC with High-Quality Video
- 爱奇艺万能播放
Super Powerful Video Player
- PotPlayer
Powerful multimedia player that supports a variety of different video codecs and formats.
- Wondershare UniConverter 13
A high-speed converter for thousands of media formats.
- DVDStyler
DVDStyler is a cross-platform free DVD authoring application that makes possible for video enthusiasts to create professional-looking DVDs.
- Alarm
Alert at a chosen time by an alarm sound with a notification message.
- MediaMonkey
MediaMonkey The Media Organizer for Serious Collectors
- melonDS
DS emulator. The goal is to do things right and fast.
- JRiver Media Center
JRiver Media Center - The Most Comprehensive Media Software
- Total Audio Converter
Total Audio Converter can easily convert almost any audio to WAV, MP3, OGG, WMA, APE, FLAC, MP4, AAC, MPC. A convenient batch option is available.
- QQ影音
A pure all-in-one media player for five-star visual enjoyment
- Wondershare UniConverter 15
A high-speed converter for thousands of media formats.
- AVS Media Player
Watch audio and video
- Stellar Photo Recovery
Recover photos, audios, and video files from memory cards, cameras, hdds, ssds, etc. lost due to accidental deletion, corruption, formatting, human error, & virus attack, etc.
- MediaMonkey
MediaMonkey The Media Organizer for Serious Collectors
- Vovsoft Batch Audio Converter
Vovsoft Batch Audio Converter is your go-to solution for converting audio files quickly and efficiently.
- Vovsoft Convert Video to Audio
Vovsoft Convert Video to Audio is a simple and efficient software designed to extract sound from video files.
- Vovsoft Silence Remover
Vovsoft Silence Remover is a Windows software designed to simplify audio editing by automatically removing unwanted pauses and silent segments from your recordings.
- Vovsoft Sound Recorder
Vovsoft Sound Recorder helps you record your system sound and microphone with ease. It saves audio from your input device (microphone) or from your output device (loopback recording).
- Vovsoft Speech to Subtitle Converter
Vovsoft Speech to Subtitle Converter is an automatic speech conversion software to convert voice into subtitles, supporting more than 50 languages.
- Vovsoft Speech to Text Converter
Vovsoft Speech to Text Converter is an automatic speech conversion software to convert voice into text, supporting more than 50 languages.
- Vovsoft Voice Changer
Vovsoft Voice Changer is a free audio enhancer and voice modifier tool that lets you add special sound effects to your recordings. There is a simple user interface where you can select the file and make any alterations you wish.
- Vov Music Player
Vov Music Player is a lightweight, intuitive audio player designed for simplicity and functionality.
- Wondershare UniConverter 14
A high-speed converter for thousands of media formats.
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