- Extension
- .xwma
- .m4r
- Format
- Binary
- Binary
- Category
- Audio
- Audio
- Developer
- Microsoft
- Apple Inc.
- 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.
- M4R is an iTunes ringtone file that stores mono channel audio. They are identical to the M4A format files only that they are correctly used for ringtones.
- MIME Type
- audio/x-xwma
- audio/x-m4r
