Top 10 Best WAV Player to Play WAV Files for Windows/Mac

What is WAV file? WAV (WAVE) is short for Waveform Audio File Format. WAV is an audio standard developed by Microsoft and IBM specifically for storing audio bitstream on computers. The WAV file used for raw and uncompressed audio, and it has grown to become a standard computer audio format for everything from system and game sounds to radio broadcasting.

Since WAV file is very popular now, it is not hard to find an audio player that is compatible with WAV file. In this article, we have listed the best WAV player we could find for you to play WAV player smoothly on PC/Mac.

WAV Player

Part 1. WAV player for Windows or Mac
Part 2. Q&A about WAV playback

Best WAV player for Windows/Mac

No.	WAV Player	Features
1	Free Media Player (WAV player for: Windows/Mac)	◆ Best free all-in-one WAV player for Windows/Mac users. ◆ Enable to play HD/4K UHD videos. ◆ Support audio formats like WAV, OGG, FLAC, AAC, MP3, etc.
2	Blu-ray Player (WAV player for: Windows/Mac)	◆ Play WAV, FLAC, MP3, OGG, WMA, AAC, etc. ◆ Play WMV, MP4, MKV, MTS, M2TS, VOB, and more video files. ◆ Play Blu-ray disc/folder.
3	VLC Media Player (WAV player for: Windows/Mac)	◆ One of the most popular media player, work as a video player or a audio player. ◆ Supported audio/video formats: WAV, FLAC, MP4, MP3, AVI, MKV, WMV, VOB and more. ◆ WAV player for both Windows/Mac. Simple and easy-to-use.
4	Windows Media Player (WAV player for: Windows)	◆ Default WAV player for Windows. ◆ Play audio formats smoothly like WAV, FLAC, M4A, AAC, WAV, WMA, APE, OGG, etc. ◆ Clean and simple interface.
5	iTunes (WAV player for: Mac)	◆ Default WAV player for Mac. ◆ Play audio formats smoothly like WAV, FLAC, M4A, AAC, WAV, WMA, APE, OGG, etc. ◆ A good audio managment tool for iPhone, iPad and iPod.
6	Winamp (WAV player for: Windows/Mac)	◆ Free and most popular audio player which can player WAV file greatly. ◆ Winamp can be downloaded and installed on Windows, Mac, iOS and Android. ◆Include music visualization, playlist creation, plug-ins, skins and a media library.
7	Final Media Player (WAV player for: Windows)	◆ Free WAV player for Windows 8/7/Vista/XP. ◆ Support more than 80 types of video/audio formats including WAV. ◆ Everything needed is included in the setup program. No obscure codecs needed.
8	Elmedia Player (WAV player for: Mac)	◆ A multifunctional free media player for Mac that can be taken as WAV player. ◆ Supports a wide range of common audio & video formats, including WAV, FLV, SWF, WMV, AVI, MOV, MP4, MP3, DAT, FLAC, M4V, MPG, MKV and more ◆Boasts features such as built-in web-browser and Open URL option that allow you to watch online videos from the app window.
9	MusicBee (WAV player for: Windows)	◆ An excellent audio player that can play WAV, FLAC, MP3, M4A, AAC, OGG, WMA and more. ◆ Sync music from various devices to your computer and works as an alternative to itunes as well.
10	VOX (WAV player for: Mac/Windows)	◆ Vox media player can play WAV, FLAC, OGG, WMA, MP3 and other audio files. ◆ Vox has Vox for Mac and Vox for Windows. ◆ Enable you to listen to any kind of music on any kind of your wireless output devices.

Q&A about WAV playback

How to free play WAV files on Mac?

Free Media Player is definitely what you want. This free Mac WAV player is able to let you play WAV files with great audio quality.

Can VLC play WAV files?

Yes, VLC can play WAV files. VLC comes equipped with the digital programming that instructs it how to handle data sent via the WAV format.
1) Launch the VLC media player. Click on "Media" from the menu bar.
2) Click on "Open File" from the pop-up window and get ready to load your WAV files.
3) Click on the "Open" button. The WAV file will load and the VLC media player will start playing it automatically.

How do I play WAV file on my mobile phone?

You can use Free Video Converter to free convert music to WAV format and then play WAV iPhone or Android smartphone.

In this article, I have introduced 8 best WAV players for you to play WAV file smoothly on Wuter or pindows or Mac. Of course, a WAV player is not optional. You could also try to convert WAV file to MP3 for easy enjoyment on iPhone/iPod. Have better WAV player recommendation? Feel free to leave your suggestion down below!

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August 14, 2020 09:51 / Updated by Jenny Ryan to Play Audio