How to convert your WBM file
- Click the "Select File" button above, and choose your WBM file.
- You'll see a preview.
- Click the "Convert file to..." button to save your file in the format you want.
Convert WBM to another file type
The converter easily converts your WBM file to various formats - free and online. No VSCode or extra software needed.
- WBM to DLL
- WBM to SO
- WBM to DYLIB
- WBM to BUNDLE
- WBM to PLUGIN
- WBM to XPI
- WBM to CRX
- WBM to SAFARIEXTZ
- WBM to APPEX
- WBM to KEXT
- WBM to SYS
- WBM to DRV
Convert a file to WBM
The converter also works in reverse, so you can convert other Raster Image formats to WBM with high quality output.
- LV2 to WBM
- DYLIB to WBM
- VST to WBM
- AAX to WBM
- DRV to WBM
- TDE to WBM
- LADSPA to WBM
- BUNDLE to WBM
- AU to WBM
- DLL to WBM
- RTAS to WBM
- SO to WBM
About WBM files
A .WBM file is a format with a split identity, most commonly functioning as either a Wireless Bitmap Image or a variation of the WebM Video container.
1. Wireless Bitmap (Legacy Mobile Image)
Originally designed for the Wireless Application Protocol (WAP), these files are 1-bit, monochrome raster images optimized for early mobile devices with limited bandwidth.
- The Problem: Modern image viewers, web browsers, and operating systems (Windows/macOS) rarely support the WAP protocol natively. Users often find these files impossible to preview or edit without specialized legacy tools.
- The Solution: For immediate visibility and compatibility, convert these images to PNG (to preserve the sharp pixel edges) or JPG (for general use).
2. WebM Video (Alternate Extension)
In many modern contexts, .wbm serves as a shortened extension for the WebM video format, an open media container developed by the Google WebM Project.
- The Problem: While great for HTML5 web streaming, raw WebM files (often using VP8 or VP9 codecs) are not universally supported by older media players, smart TVs, or standard editing software like Adobe Premiere Pro without plugins.
- The Solution: To ensure playback on iPhones, standard desktop players, and social media, convert .WBM videos to MP4 (H.264).
3. NCH WavePad Project
Less frequently, a .WBM file may be a proprietary project file from NCH WavePad.
- The Constraint: This is not an audio file; it is a data file containing edits and track information. It cannot be converted by third-party tools. You must open it in WavePad and export it as MP3 or WAV.
Use Convert.Guru to open and convert your WBM file.
Users also converted WEBM, WEBP, MP4, JPG, SSI, LOGO and THUMBNAIL files.
The WBM Converter Story
The history of Convert.Guru began over 25 years ago in California with Tom Simondi’s file-format database. A former contributor to Space Shuttle development and a software pioneer of the 1980s, Simondi established a trusted resource for file type analysis that was even referenced by Microsoft Windows XP. Today, we use modern technology to process and convert thousands of file formats while continually improving our WBM converter.