Details of extension .wmf

2 extension(s) and 0 alias(es) in our database

Below, you can find answers to the following questions:

• What is the .wmf file?
• Which program can create the .wmf file?
• Where can you find a description of the .wmf format?
• What can convert .wmf files to a different format?
• Which MIME-type is associated with the .wmf extension?

.wmf

Windows Metafile

The WMF file is a Windows Metafile. Windows Metafile (WMF) is a graphics file format on Microsoft Windows systems, originally designed in the early 1990s and not commonly used after the rise of the Internet and the widely used graphics formats such as GIF and JPEG. It is a vector graphics format which also allows the inclusion of raster graphics.

 

Category: Graphic files

Application: Microsoft Windows

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Mime-type: image/x-wmf

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Magic string (ASCII): -

Aliases:

emf

Related extensions:

.sbj Micrografx Designer Clipart Data

.pict1 QuickDraw Pict Image Backup

.ami Amica Paint Image

.pef Pentax Electronic Format

.cdr CorelDraw Drawing

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.wmf

Widelands Map Data

The WMF file is a Widelands Map Data. Widelands is a free slow-paced real-time strategy video game under the GNU General Public License.

 

Category: Game Data files

Application: Widelands

Program name: -

Mime-type: application/octet-stream

Magic bytes (HEX): -

Magic string (ASCII): -

Aliases:

-

Related extensions:

.wrpl Widelands Saved Replay

.wgf Widelands Saved Game

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The .wmf filename extension is often given incorrectly!

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Can't open a .wmf file?

If you want to open a .wmf file on your computer, you just need to have the appropriate program installed. If the .wmf association isn't set correctly, you may receive the following error message:

Windows can't open this file:

File: example.wmf

To open this file, Windows needs to know what program you want to use to open it. Windows can go online to look it up automatically, or you can manually select from a list of programs that are installed on your computer.

To change file associations:

• Right-click a file with the extension whose association you want to change, and then click Open With.
• In the Open With dialog box, click the program whith which you want the file to open, or click Browse to locate the program that you want.
• Select the Always use the selected program to open this kind of file check box.

Supported operating systems

Windows Server 2016/2019/2022, Windows 7, Windows 8, Windows 10, Windows 11, Linux, Mac OS X, macOS, iOS, Android