XWM Converter - How to Batch Convert XWM to MP3, WAV, etc on Mac and Windows?

XWM Player - Easily Play XWM Files in Most Popular Players and Devices

Jul 23, 2014, Updated by Shirley White

What Is XWM Format?

In fact, a file with extension .xwm is in xWMA format, a Microsoft audio container used by XAudio 2 and XACT3. The xWMA format is based on RIFF format; you can see four letters "XWMA" in the 0x8 through 0xC in the file, similar as "WAVE" in WAV file, another format based on RIFF.

The properties of a XWM file looks like this:

Audio Codec: WMAv2
Bit Rate : 32kb/s
Channels : 2 Channels Stereo
Sample Rate: 44100 Hz

XWM file is usually used in video games on Windows. Compared to XMA, another audio format for video game by Microsoft, xWMA uses the WMA bitstream in a light-weight wrapper and can provide 1.5X the compression at similar quality. Microsoft provides a tool called xWMAEncode.exe to encode WAV to XWM format in its DirectX SDK.

From the foregoing, it's impossible to play XWM files in iTunes, QuickTime, VLC, or Play XWM in iPhone/iPad/iPod, Android and BlackBerry, etc except that converting XWM files to some more compatible audio formats such as MP3, WAV, etc.

How to Convert XWM Files to MP3, WAV with This Ideal XWM Converter?

The following will introduce an XWM Converter and a detailed guide about how to convert XWM to MP3, convert XWM to WAV, FLAC, AC3, AU, OGG, etc.

Faasoft XWM Converter (Windows version, Mac version), is a professional XWM Converter which can easily convert XWM to almost all kinds of audio formats like convert XWM to MP3, convert XWM to WAV, FLAC, AC3, AU, OGG, MP2, M4A, WMA, AIFF, RA, Apple Lossless ALAC, M4A, etc.

Furthermore, Faasoft XWM Converter is also an all-in-one audio converter which can convert between various audio formats including MP3, WAV, AU, FLAC, AC3, AIFF, AAC, RA, OGG, WMA, M4A, MP2, Apple Lossless ALAC M4A, etc.

Steps on How to Convert XWM to MP3, WAV, etc

Now, free download this wonderful XWM Converter and follow the three steps below to convert XWM to other audio formats you desire.

Step 1 Load your XWM files to Faasoft XWM Converter
Simply drag and drop your source XWM file to the program. If you want to batch convert a couple of XWM files at a time, please put them in one folder, then just drag this folder to this XWM Converter. Every file will load in order quickly.

Step 2 Select the output format
Click drop-down button beside "Profile" on the interface of Faasoft XWM Converter to select the output format from "General Audio" or "Lossless Audio" category.

Tips: In most case, please choose "M3 MPEG Layer-3 Audio (*.mp3)" from "General Audio" category, since MP3 is a universal audio format supported by nearly any player.

Step 3 One click to start the conversion
Once all the parameters have been set, just click big "Convert" button in the bottom right corner of the program to start and finish the conversion.

Note: Before conversion, you can adjust the volume, bitrate, sample rate and change the channel of the XWM file in "Setting" window, which can be opened by "Setting..." button.

When the conversion is done, you can enjoy your XWM file on almost all players and devices without any limitation anywhere. Why not have a try today?