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The following table lists the file types (formats) supported by Windows Media Player.
| File type (format) | File name extension |
| CD audio | .cda |
| Audio Interchange File Format (AIFF) | .aif, .aifc, and .aiff |
| Windows Media audio and video files | .asf, .asx, .wax, .wm, .wma, .wmd, .wmp, .wmv, .wmx, .wpl, and .wvx |
| Windows audio and video files | .avi and .wav |
| Windows Media Player skins | .wmz |
| Moving Picture Experts Group (MPEG) | .mpeg, .mpg, .m1v, .mp2, .mpa, .mpe, .mp2v*, and .mpv2 |
| Musical Instrument Digital Interface (MIDI) | .mid, .midi, and .rmi |
| AU (UNIX) | .au and .snd |
| MP3 | .mp3 and .m3u |
| DVD video | .vob |
| Macromedia Flash | .swf |
*To play .mp2v files, you must have a software or hardware DVD decoder installed on your computer.