- Extension
- .xwma
- .m4b
- 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.
- It is an audiobook file compressed using .AAC algorithm based on MPEG-4 container format. It is similar to .M4A file but its denoted as an audiobook and supporting audio players can bookmark it.
- MIME Type
- audio/x-xwma
- audio/x-m4a
