- Extension
- .xwma
- .aif
- Format
- Binary
- Binary
- Category
- Audio
- Audio
- Developer
- Microsoft
- Apple
- Description
- xWMA is a container format for compressed audio data developed by Microsoft, based on Windows Media Audio (WMA) compression but with a simplified header structure optimized for streaming and playback via the XAudio2 API. It is primarily used in Xbox and Windows game development to store sound effects and music efficiently.
- This is an audio file very similar to .WAV file but is developed using the Audio Interchange File Format (AIFF). It is mainly used to store standard CD audio.
- MIME Type
- audio/x-xwma
- audio/aiff
