WMV viewer
To open a WMV file, drop it in the box below. It opens straight away, even with no extension or the wrong one. Your browser opens it on your device: nothing is uploaded.
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Opened on this device, never uploadedDrop or paste another file at any time
What you see
| WMV in the viewer | |
|---|---|
| Shown | Codecs, size, length, frame rate, tags |
| Plays | No: browsers have no WMV decoder |
| DRM | Named when the file is protected |
| Bytes | Every byte under Bytes |
| Extensions | .wmv, .asf |
| Upload | None: opened on your device |
What is a WMV file?
In short
WMV is Windows Media Video, Microsoft’s video format of the 2000s, in an ASF container.
What the file holds: WMV and WMA codecs, size, length, title and author. No browser can decode WMV pictures or WMA sound, so it is not played.
How to open a WMV file
- Add your WMV. Drop the file in the box, choose it or paste it.
- Look at it. What the file holds: WMV and WMA codecs, size, length, title and author. No browser can decode WMV pictures or WMA sound, so it is not played.
- Take it further. Open in hands it, in a new tab, to File converter or Batch.
Questions
Not yet: WMV and WMA can’t be decoded in a browser. The viewer tells you exactly what the file holds.
No. The viewer runs in your browser and opens the file on your device. Nothing is sent anywhere.