Audio
What is a .w01 file?
A .w01 file is a Yamaha Wave Audio (version Generic). This is an audio format. Confusingly, this extension has been used by 2 different formats over the years — they're all listed below.
This extension has been used by more than one format
2 different formats have claimed .w01 over the years, so two files with the same extension aren't necessarily the same kind of thing.
How to open a .w01 file
- VLC plays almost every audio format ever made.
- Audacity opens it for editing.
The registry records this extension against Yamaha Wave Audio, Yamaha TX Wave Audio, so software from that family is the most likely match.
How to convert a .w01 file
- Export as .mp3 from Audacity or VLC for maximum compatibility.
The technical record
For archivists, developers and the merely curious: these are the PRONOM registry entries for .w01.
| Format name | Version | MIME type | PUID |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yamaha Wave Audio | Generic | — | fmt/1661 |
| Yamaha TX Wave Audio | — | — | fmt/1662 |