Open WMV Online

Play a Windows Media Video (WMV).

Drop a file here

or

Your file stays on your device.

  • Preview: Good
  • File info: Yes
  • Search: No
  • Editing: No

About WMV files

WMV is Microsoft’s Windows Media video format, used by older Windows programs, camcorders and downloads. It is stored in an ASF container.

Browsers can’t play WMV files. Open Online decodes them with a built-in player that runs inside the page.

What you can do here

  • Play the file with your browser’s player, or with Open Online’s built-in player for AVI, WMV, FLV, MPEG and TS
  • See resolution, duration and codecs
  • Watch in full screen

Limitations

  • Whether a file plays depends on the codecs your browser supports. For AVI, WMV, FLV, MPEG and TS files the built-in player opens the container, your browser decodes H.264, HEVC and AAC (a recent Chrome, Edge or Safari is needed), and built-in decoders cover older codecs such as MPEG-1/2/4, WMV, AC-3 and DTS.
  • Older codecs are decoded on your processor, so large high-resolution files in those may skip frames. Nothing is transcoded or uploaded.

Privacy

The file is read by your browser and stays on your device. Open Online has no server that could receive it, and nothing is stored once you close the tab. Privacy policy

Common questions

Does the sound play too?

Yes. Standard WMA sound (versions 1 and 2) is decoded by the built-in player as well.

Can I open protected WMV files?

No. Files protected with Windows Media DRM can’t be decoded.