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How to Open a WPL File on PC
Learn to open this file format using built-in or third-party tools
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Updated onJanuary 15, 2024
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Key notes
WPLfilescontain the .wplfileextension. Microsoft’s Windows Media Player commonly uses these files, the defaultapplicationthat can open them.
However, you can open suchfilesusing other software that allows users to listen to and view media data.
To avoid problems when opening WPL files, you should understand that they don’t contain mediafiles. Instead, they store references to audio or videofiles.
By opening a WPLfile, you will be playing a list of audio or video files that can be located in different folders.
Essentially, the WPLfileis a playlist of songs. This also means that you should not alter the video and audiofilescontained in the WPL playlist. If you do, theapplicationplaying thefilewon’t locate them.
How do I open WPL files?
1. Adobe Audition
We recommend using Adobe Audition to open almost all types of audio files and edit and add effects.
It is a professional audio editor that seamlessly integrates with other Creative Cloud apps, such as Premiere Pro to make content creation a breeze.
Supporting Multitrack and Waveform views, you can easily cut, inspect, and enhance the audio tracks. Additionally, it can help restore audio content to make it sound like it was recorded in a pro studio.
Adobe Audition
2. ZOOM Player MAX Media Player
3. Microsoft Windows Media Player
1.OpenMicrosoftWindowsMedia Player.
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SelectFilein the menu bar. On the drop-down menu that appears, click onOpen.
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Apop-up window appears where you can browse through your computer’sfiles. Search through it for the WPLfileyou want to play.
4.Select thefileand clickOpen.
- The WPLfilewill start playing.
A very useful built-in Windows application is none other than Windows Media Player. It allows you to open WPL files within a few clicks, without you needing to install other third-party apps.
4. VLC Media Player
5. AllPlayer Media Player
6. Maxthon 5 browser
Yes, that’s right. You can simply use your browserapplicationto open media files.
Of course, certain browsers work better than others and they typically use browser extensions from specific media players, such asVLC Media Player.
The Maxthon 5 Browser is one such multi-talented browser you can use to open WPL files. Go to theMaxthon Cloud Browserwebsite and download the latest browser version.
7. Mozilla Firefox
You can also use Mozilla Firefox to open mediafiles. It uses browser extensions from specific media players, such asVLC Media Player. Hence, this multi-talented browser can open WPLfiles.
Go to the Mozilla Firefox Browser website and download the latest browser version.
8. Convert WPL to M3U
You can useWindowsMedia Playerto convert yourWindowsMedia Player-generatedplaylists (the WPLfiles) into M3U playlists.
The M3U playlists can then be opened by a wider range of media players, even those who can’t open WPLfiles.
Using these useful options, you’ll no longer have issues opening WPL files. For other complex audio files, check out how you canopen VRF files.
Please comment below which solution worked best for you or if you have any suggestions or solutions that we should add to this guide.
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Madalina Dinita
Networking & Security Specialist
Madalina has been a Windows fan ever since she got her hands on her first Windows XP computer.
She is interested in all things technology, especially emerging technologies – AI and DNA computing in particular.
Prior to joining the WindowsReport team, she worked in the corporate world for a number of years.
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Madalina is a Windows fan since forever, especially interested in AI, emerging technologies, privacy, and security.
