WMS file extension
The table below provides useful information about the .wms file extension. It answers questions such as:
- What is the .wms file?
- What program do I need to open a .wms file?
- How can the .wms file be opened, edited or printed?
- How can I convert .wms files to another format?
Table of Contents
- ✅ Windows Media Player Skin
- ✅ Web Map Service Data
- 🔄 .wms file converters
- 🚫 .wms file related errors
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2 extension(s) and 0 alias(es) found in database
✅ Windows Media Player Skin
WMS file is a Windows Media Player Skin. WMS is just an XML file and can be edited or created with any text editing software.
✅ Web Map Service Data
WMS file is a Web Map Service Data. The OpenGIS Web Map Service Interface Standard (WMS) provides a simple HTTP interface for requesting geo-registered map images from one or more distributed geospatial databases.
Other types of files may also use the .wms file extension.
🚫 The .wms file extension is often given incorrectly!
According to the searches on our site, these misspellings were the most common in the past year:
Is it possible that the filename extension is misspelled?
We found the following similar file extensions in our database:
🔴 Can't open a .wms file?
When you double-click a file to open it, Windows examines the filename extension. If Windows recognizes the filename extension, it opens the file in the program that is associated with that filename extension. When Windows does not recognize a filename extension, you receive the following message:
Windows cannot open this file:
example.wms
To open this file, Windows needs to know what program you want to use to open it...
If you don't know how to set the .wms file association, check the FAQ.
🔴 Can I change the extension of files?
Changing the filename extension of a file is not a good idea. When you change a file's extension, you change the way programs on your computer read the file. The problem is, changing the file extension does not change the file format.
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