Windows Media Player Playlist (original) (raw)

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WPL

Filename extension	.wpl
Internet media type	application/vnd.ms-wpl
Developed by	Microsoft
Type of format	Playlist
Extended from	XML

WPL (Windows Media Player Playlist) is a computer file format that stores multimedia playlists. It is a proprietary file format used in Microsoft Windows Media Player versions 9–12.[1][2] The elements of WPL files are represented in XML format. The top-level element, smil, specifies that the file's elements follow the SMIL (Synchronized Multimedia Integration Language) structure.[3]

The file is saved with the "wpl" filename extension and its MIME type is application/vnd.ms-wpl.

Here is an example of a wpl file.

Bach Organ Works

Other playlist file formats

ASX - Windows media
M3U - The most common playlist format
PLS - SHOUTcast
XSPF - Xiph.Org Foundation

^ Microsoft Corporation "Windows Media Player multimedia file formats", Article ID: 316992. Accessed April 2, 2007
^ UpdateXP.com "Windows Media Player Files". Retrieved Dec 30, 2011[_dead link_‍]
^ Microsoft Corporation "Windows Media Playlist Elements Reference". Accessed May 17, 2009