Corel Quattro Pro startup macro file
File type: Source code and script file
A .mxe file is a startup macro file for Corel Quattro Pro.
It contains macros that Quattro Pro can execute when the application starts.
Found 3 different file type records with the same mxe filename suffix.
File type category:
Source code and script file
Date updated: November 3, 2026
The .mxe file extension is associated with Quattro Pro, a spreadsheet program originally developed by Borland and later sold to Corel as part of its WordPerfect Office suite.
The file contains macro instructions for automating tasks in Quattro Pro. These macros can be executed during application startup, allowing predefined actions or custom automation to run when the program opens.
This format belongs to the Microsoft Windows versions of Corel Quattro Pro and Corel WordPerfect Office. It is a legacy format associated with older Quattro Pro installations rather than a general-purpose spreadsheet format.
Open an .mxe file with Corel Quattro Pro on Microsoft Windows. Depending on how the file is used, Quattro Pro may execute its macros at startup instead of displaying the file as ordinary text.
Because the file contains Quattro Pro macro instructions, it should be handled within Quattro Pro rather than opened in a spreadsheet or text editor.
An .mxe file is a Quattro Pro startup macro file, so it has no useful conversion to a standard spreadsheet or document format.
To move its automation to another environment, open it in a compatible version of Quattro Pro and recreate the required macros using the destination software's supported macro tools.
Software applications that can open mxe files:
Microsoft Windows
Software applications that can edit mxe files:
Microsoft Windows
Software capable of saving mxe files:
Microsoft Windows
Software apps that create mxe files:
Microsoft Windows
Software applications that handle other tasks involving mxe files:
Microsoft Windows
File type category:
Various data file
Date updated: November 6, 2026
Macro Express, developed by Insight Software Solutions, is a Microsoft Windows utility for recording, editing, and playing back keyboard and mouse macros. The mxe file extension identifies data associated with this application.
The .mxe file contains application-specific data used internally by Macro Express. It is part of the program's working data rather than a general-purpose document or interchange format.
Because the file is intended for Macro Express, its contents may not be meaningful when opened in another program. The format is used with the Windows version of Macro Express.
Use Macro Express on Microsoft Windows to access data associated with the .mxe file. Because the file contains Macro Express-specific internal data, it may not be intended to open as a standalone document.
The file may not display useful content in a text editor or another general-purpose application.
The .mxe file contains internal Macro Express data and is not a general-purpose document format, so it is not normally converted to a standard document format.
Keep the file in its original form and use Macro Express to work with the associated data.
Software applications that handle other tasks involving mxe files:
Microsoft Windows
File type category:
Various data file
Date updated: August 30, 2019
Record marked as obsolete and not updated for a long time.
The mxe file extension is associated with applications developed by VCom. The mxe file contains error report.
VCom was acquired by Avanquest and Vcom applications were integrated to Avanquest product portfolio.
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