WAV Properties Extension

WAV Properties Extension is a simple tool that adds a new pane to the "Properties" dialog of Wave files to provide extra information about this type of audio tracks, such as length and bit rate.

It can be used not only by professionals in audio processing software, but also by casual users looking to organize their music collection based on various data.

The installation procedure is a speedy task that shouldn't give you any trouble, since there are no unfamiliar options, software requirements, or third-party components bundled with the setup file.

From this point on, you can bring up the "Properties" panel of any selected audio track and go to the "Details" tab to check out the audio length and bit rate provided by WAV Properties Extension. There are no settings implemented for viewing the audio properties of multiple selected tracks at the same time.

Additional details include the file name, type, folder path, size (kilobytes), date of creation and last modification, offline availability and status, shared with, owner, and computer name. The embedded information can be copied. Meanwhile, the Broadcast WAV (BWF), PEAK, MPEG and WAVE_FORMAT_EXTENSIBLE data chunks are supported.

It worked smoothly in our evaluation, without hanging, crashing or displaying error dialogs. As we expected, it didn't put a strain on the computer's performance, since it needed a low amount of CPU and RAM to work properly.

On the other hand, we expected to view more details about WAV audio tracks. However, we must also keep in mind that the product hasn't received updates for a long time. Otherwise, WAV Properties Extension offers a simple solution for reading Wave audio information from a file's "Properties" dialog in Windows Explorer. It's free for non-commercial use.