.WV File Extension

Are you having difficulty opening a file that ends with .WV? Such files can be executed only by certain programs. If you cannot open the .WV file, it can be due to the following reasons: either you do not have an appropriate program to open it, or your file association is corrupted. For more information about this extension, please read the article below.

What is a .WV file?

.WV file belongs to the category of Audio Files used in operating systems such as Windows 11, 10, Windows 7, Windows 8 / 8.1, Windows Vista, Windows XP.

Developer: WavPack

File Type: WavPack Audio File

Category: Audio Files

Format: Binary

.WV file is associated with WavPack Audio File developed by WavPack, has a Binary Format and belongs to Audio Files category.

Files with WV extension are audio files compressed using WavPack Hybrid compression, which supports mono, stereo, and multichannel audio. WavPack also supports both lossless and lossy reductions, allowing the production of top-quality compressed files. WV files are essential for storing digital audio compressed by WavPack Audio. These compressed audio files have 30 - 70 percent of the original file size. Furthermore, they have a small size and are of high quality.

Additional information

You can use several media player applications to open and play WV files, such as VUPlayer, VLC media player, Aqualung, and X Lossless Decoder. Also, you can easily convert WV files to other formats using X Lossless Decoder and Adobe Audition applications.

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