- Extension
- .xwma
- .mka
- Format
- Binary
- Binary
- Category
- Audio
- Audio
- Developer
- Microsoft
- Matroska
- 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.
- Audio container format that supports several types of audio compression algorithms; related to the .MKV video format, but only contains audio data.
- MIME Type
- audio/x-xwma
- audio/x-matroska
