File Extension/MIF
alphabetical list of extensions

File extension .MIF

Description of the problem
If you have on your computer a .MIF file that you cannot open, you are in exactly the same situation as thousands of other people who have similar problems with this or any other unknown file.

There may be several reasons why you cannot open the file with .MIF extension. Directly on this website you can find a solution of the most common problem with the .MIF file – that you do not have on your computer the appropriate program to open the file.
Solution
From the list below, select the appropriate program, install it and double click on the icon of a file that did not want to open - the problem with the .MIF file extension should be solved. However, if this does not happen, go back to the website to learn about other possible causes of the error, which have been described at the bottom of the website.
Category
GIS Files
Developer
Pitney Bowes Software
Popularity
StarStarStarStar
File name: MapInfo Interchange Format File
Programs that will open this file:
Windows
Windows
Didger Didger
MapInfo MapInfo
XnView XnView
Linux
Linux
GDAL GDAL
Category
Layout Files
Developer
Adobe Systems
Popularity
StarStarStar
File name: FrameMaker Interchange Format File
Programs that will open this file:
Windows
Windows
Adobe FrameMaker Adobe FrameMaker
Category
Misc Files
Developer
N/A
Popularity
StarStar
File name: Management Information Format
Programs that will open this file:
Windows
Windows
Microsoft Systems Management Server Microsoft Systems Management Server
Remember!
The .MIF file extension can correspond to several not related file formats. If there is more than one file format with the .MIF extension, you will probably find most of them at this website. Remember that you need to download a program to support a particular file type. So first look through the entire contents of the website to select a program to support just the file you have.

Other possible reasons why your .MIF file does not want to open

In addition to the problem described above, i.e. the lack of the appropriate application to support the .MIF file, there may be several reasons that cause problems with opening and operation of the data format:

1. Incorrect version of the installed application

A quite common problem is the lack of application in the appropriate version. Even if you have an application, with the help of which you should open the .MIF file, you may have a problem with it because of its version. Perhaps in previous versions the application has not yet supported the .MIF file, so download the update and check again.

2. Incorrect .MIF file association with the program

If you have already installed the appropriate application, and it is the correct version, the file may not open correctly, because the operating system does not have information that this program supports the file. So you need to "show" which program the computer should use. To do this:

  • Right-click the .MIF file
  • Go to the "Open with" - then "Choose default program ..."
  • Locate the appropriate application
  • Click "OK"

3. The file is corrupt

It also happens that the file you want to open is corrupt and therefore there is no such possibility. In this situation, you should find its different version, or ask a person from whom you got, to send it again.