WPL File Documentation

Overview

Feature Value
File Extension .wpl
MIME Type application/vnd.ms-wpl
Format Type XML-based Playlist Format
Developed by Microsoft
First Introduced Windows Media Player 7
Supported by Windows Media Player (Versions 7 and above)
Character Encoding UTF-8
Root Element smil
Main Elements head, body, seq, media
Playlist Elements Title, Author, Generator, Date, Media Items
Media Identification By URL or File Path
Can Contain Video Yes
Can Contain Audio Yes
Supports Streaming No
Editable with Text Editor Yes
XML Compliant Yes
Advantages Easy to edit, human-readable, cross-platform potential
Limitations Dependent on specific software (Windows Media Player), not universally compatible
Maximum File Size Not specified (limited by the XML parser and system resources)
Security Can execute scripts if improperly configured; susceptible to XML-related vulnerabilities