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AIF

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Audio Interchange Format audio

File type: Audio and sound file

Files with aif extension can be typically found as audio files in the Audio Interchange File Format (AIFF). Playable in most media players nowadays.

Found 7 different file type records with the same aif filename suffix.

What is aif file?

File type category:
Audio and sound file

Date updated: July 13, 2025

The aif file extension is sometimes used for Audio Interchange File Format (AIFF), an audio file format developed by Apple. You can use this format to store high-quality sampled audio and musical instrument information.

Audio Interchange File Format (or AIFF) is a file format for storing digital audio (waveform) data. It supports a variety of bit resolutions, sample rates, and channels of audio. This format is very popular upon Apple platforms, and is widely used in professional programs that process digital audio waveforms.

How to open aif file?

Use any media player with support of AIFF format to playback .aif files.

How to convert aif file?

A lot of multimedia converters support the AIFF format nowadays and can be used to export .aif files to something else.

Associated software actions with the aif file

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Microsoft Windows

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Beatnik Player plug-in file

File type category:
Plugin, addon file

Date updated: April 27, 2011

The AIF file extension is associated with the Beatnik Player. File contains plug-in for Beatnik.

Mime: application/x-beatnik

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Microsoft Windows

Object Cobol animator breakpoint details file

File type category:
Various data file

Date updated: April 27, 2011

The AIF file extension is associated with the programming language Cobol.

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OS/2 application information data

File type category:
Various data file

Date updated: September 8, 2017

Record marked as obsolete and not updated for a long time.

The aif file extension is associated with the OS/2, an operating system for IBM PC compatible computers, developed by IBM.

The aif file stores application information data from OS/2 system.

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Other operating systems or devices

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Other operating systems or devices

QuickBooks Accountant's Review copy data

File type category:
Accounting, financial and tax file

Date updated: July 31, 2018

The aif file extension is associated with the QuickBooks, a line of business accounting software developed and marketed by Intuit.

The aif files contain Accountant's Review copy data from the QuickBooks program.

How to open aif file?

Use compatible tools to work with *.aif files.

How to convert aif file?

Probably cannot converted to other formats.

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Microsoft Windows

Apple macOS / Mac OS X

SmartWare executable program file

File type category:
Program executable file

Date updated: April 27, 2011

The AIF file extension is associated with the SmartWare. File contains SmartWare executable program.

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Microsoft Windows

Symbian OS EPOC application information file

File type category:
Various data file

Date updated: February 27, 2015

The aif file extension is associated with the EPOC operating system for smart devices developed by PSION. Later was EPOC renamed to Symbian OS.

The *.aif file stores application information.

Symbian OS is obsolete product.

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Convert .aif files

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