What file types does WavePad Support?The following tables show which formats WavePad supports on Windows and Mac.
Note:
* copy protected files are not decoded
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| File Formats Opened by WavePad | Windows | Mac |
| .aac* (not aacPlus) | y | y |
| .3gp | y | y |
| act/rcd/red (newer format versions not supported) | y | y |
| .aif/aiff/aifc | y | y |
| .amr | y | y |
| .ape | y | y |
| .au | y | y |
| .asf | y | y |
| .avi | y | y |
| .caf | y | n |
| .cda | y | n |
| .dct | y | y |
| .ds2 | y | y |
| .dss | y | n |
| .dvf (Not all dvf recorders are supported) | y | n |
| .flac | y | y |
| .flv | y | y |
| .gsm | y | y |
| .m3u^ | y | n |
| .m4a* | y | y |
| .m4r | y | n |
| .mid (General MIDI only) | y | n |
| .mod | y | y |
| .moh | y | y |
| .mov | y | y |
| .mp2 (mpeg layer 2) | y | n |
| .mp3 (mpeg layer 3) | y | y |
| .mpc | y | y |
| .mpga (mpeg audio) | y | n |
| .mpg/mpeg | y | y |
| .msv (Not all msv recorders are supported) | y | n |
| .ogg | y | y |
| .pls^ | y | n |
| .ra (ram, rm, rmj) | y | n |
| .raw | y | y |
| .shn | y | y |
| .spx | y | n |
| .sri | y | n |
| .voc | y | y |
| .vox | y | y |
| .wav (pcm, adpcm+, aLaw, uLaw, and others) | y | y |
| .wma* | y | y |
| .wmv* | y | y |
| .wv | y | y |
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| File Formats Saved by WavePad | Windows | Mac |
| .aac (not aacPlus) | y | y |
| .aif/aiff/aifc | y | y |
| .amr | y | y |
| .ape | y | n |
| .au | y | y |
| .caf | y | n |
| .flac | y | y |
| .gsm | y | y |
| .m3u^ | y | y |
| .m4a | y | y |
| .m4r | y | n |
| .mov | n | y |
| .mp3 (mpeg layer 3) | y | y |
| .mpc | y | y |
| .ogg | y | y |
| .pls^ | y | y |
| .raw | y | y |
| .spx | y | n |
| .vox | y | y |
| .wav (pcm, adpcm+, aLaw, uLaw, and others) | y | y |
| .wma | y | n |
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WavePad on a Windows computer can open most formats that can be decoded by Windows Media Player.
WavePad on a Mac computer can open most formats that can be decoded by QuickTime.
These are the ONLY formats we claim to support.
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