MIDI audio
File type: Mobile ringtone file, Audio and sound file
Files with mid extension can be found as common MIDI files. Also uses MIDI extension. It is one of the most basic sound files, used a lot in the past.
Found 2 different file type records with the same mid filename suffix.
File type category:
Mobile ringtone file
Audio and sound file
Date updated: July 13, 2025
File extension mid is commonly used for MIDI audio files. Musical Instrument Digital Interface (MIDI) is a standard protocol for the interchange of musical information between musical instruments, synthesizers, and computers.
This standard defines the codes for a musical event that include the start of a note, its pitch, length, volume, and musical attributes, such as vibrato. It also defines codes for various button, dial, and pedal adjustments that are used on synthesizers.
MIME types:
audio/mid
audio/midi
audio/x-mid
audio/x-midi
music/crescendo
x-music/x-midi
MIDI formats are well supported, plenty of audio editors, players and other software supports it.
MIDI files can be processed by musical software and an audio file can be generated from them. They may also be turned into music sheets and tablatures.
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Software applications that can open mid files:
Microsoft Windows
Apple macOS / Mac OS X
Linux/Unix
Software applications that can edit mid files:
Microsoft Windows
Apple macOS / Mac OS X
Linux/Unix
Software capable of saving mid files:
Microsoft Windows
Linux/Unix
Apps designed for playing mid files:
Microsoft Windows
Apple macOS / Mac OS X
Linux/Unix
Multiplatform
Google Android
Software apps that create mid files:
Microsoft Windows
Software apps that record to mid files:
Microsoft Windows
Personal Composer
Software apps that convert mid files:
Microsoft Windows
Software apps that import mid files:
Microsoft Windows
Personal Composer
Vivaldi Gold
Apple macOS / Mac OS X
Multiplatform
On-line services
Software apps that export mid files:
Microsoft Windows
Apple macOS / Mac OS X
Multiplatform
File type category:
GIS, GPS navigation and map file
Date updated: November 5, 2026
MapInfo Interchange Format is associated with MapInfo GIS software, originally developed by MapInfo Corporation and later owned by Pitney Bowes; the software is now developed by Precisely. A .mid file contains the non-geometric, tabular information associated with map features, such as their attribute values.
The .mid file is normally part of a pair with a .mif file. The matching MIF file describes the dataset and contains the feature geometry, while the MID file supplies the corresponding records. Both files are needed to reproduce the complete dataset in MapInfo or another application that supports this interchange format.
Open the .mid file in MapInfo on Microsoft Windows, normally by opening or importing the matching .mif file in the same folder. Keep both files together and retain their matching base name.
A MID file opened by itself may not display a map because it contains attribute records rather than the dataset's geometry.
The format can be converted as part of a complete MIF/MID dataset. In MapInfo, import the matching files and export the resulting layer to another GIS format. Other GIS applications and online conversion services that support MapInfo Interchange Format may provide similar import and export options.
Because the .mid file contains only the attribute portion of the dataset, convert it together with its matching .mif file rather than as an independent file.
Software applications that can open mid files:
Microsoft Windows
Software applications that can edit mid files:
Microsoft Windows
Software capable of saving mid files:
Microsoft Windows
Programs for viewing mid files:
Microsoft Windows
Apps designed for playing mid files:
Microsoft Windows
Software apps that convert mid files:
On-line services
Software apps that export mid files:
Microsoft Windows
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