IBM AFP form definition data
File type: Various data file
An fde file contains an IBM AFP form definition resource.
The resource belongs to the Advanced Function Presentation (AFP) printing system and describes how AFP pages are formatted for printing.
Found 3 different file type records with the same fde filename suffix.
File type category:
Various data file
Date updated: October 25, 2026
IBM AFP form definitions control the presentation of AFP output. They can specify page formatting, media selection, copies, and the placement of AFP resources such as overlays.
An fde file is a supporting AFP resource rather than a standalone document. AFP printing software uses it together with AFP data and other resources when producing formatted output.
The file can be viewed with AFP Viewer Plug-in on Microsoft Windows.
Open the fde file with AFP Viewer Plug-in on Microsoft Windows. The viewer can display the AFP form definition data and its formatting information.
If the file is part of an AFP print job, open it in the AFP workflow with the associated AFP data and resources rather than treating it as an independent document.
An AFP form definition is a control resource, not a conventional document, so it generally has no useful direct conversion to formats such as PDF or a word-processing format.
To produce a different output format, use the form definition with the related AFP print data in an AFP processing or viewing workflow, then export or print the resulting document if that software provides such an option.
Software applications that handle other tasks involving fde files:
Microsoft Windows
File type category:
Various data file
Date updated: September 30, 2026
The FDE file extension is associated with Fade-It for AOL, a Microsoft Windows application. The file stores data used by that software.
Open the file with Fade-It for AOL on Microsoft Windows. Install or restore the application first, then use its file-opening command or open the file from within the application.
Other programs are unlikely to interpret this file correctly.
If Fade-It for AOL can export the information, use that option from within the application.
Otherwise, use the file with the software that created it.
Software applications that handle other tasks involving fde files:
Microsoft Windows
File type category:
Various data file
Date updated: November 8, 2017
The fde file extension is associated with the FLAMES, a simulation framework for composable constructive simulations and interfaces for Microsoft Windows operating system.
The fde file contains dataset export from FLAMES.
Use FLAMES to work with *.fde files.
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