PaperPort file
File type: Various data file
The .maxm file extension identifies an internal PaperPort data file.
PaperPort uses the file to store data for its document-management operations rather than as a standalone document for users to edit.
File type category:
Various data file
Date updated: September 28, 2026
PaperPort is Windows software for scanning, organizing, and managing paper documents in electronic form. It can work with documents such as Microsoft Office files and PDF files.
A .maxm file stores various data used internally by PaperPort. It is associated with the application's document-management data and is not normally the scanned document itself.
The format is intended for PaperPort on Microsoft Windows. Because it is an internal application format, its contents may depend on the PaperPort installation that created it and it is not generally used as a document-exchange format.
Open a .maxm file with PaperPort on Microsoft Windows. In most cases, PaperPort uses this file as part of its internal data and does not present it as a document that can be opened independently.
A .maxm file is an internal PaperPort data file, so it normally has no meaningful standalone conversion to PDF, Microsoft Office, or another document format.
When the actual scanned document is available in PaperPort, open that document there and use PaperPort's export or save-as functions to create a supported format, such as PDF. This does not convert the internal .maxm data itself.
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