Files with rif extension can be in rare cases found as old raster images in Resource Interchange File Format from the era of Windows 3.11.
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.RIF file extension - Resource Interchange File Format
What is rif file? How to open rif files?
File type specification:
File extension rif was also used for the Resource Interchange File Format (RIFF), a generic meta-format for storing data in tagged chunks.
It was introduced in 1991 by Microsoft and IBM, and was presented by Microsoft as the default format for Windows 3.1 multimedia files.
It is based on Electronic Arts's Interchange File Format, introduced in 1985, the only difference being that multi-byte integers are in little-endian format, native to the 80x86 processor series used in IBM PCs.
This rif file type entry was marked as obsolete and no longer supported file format.
This type of file is no longer actively used and is most likely obsolete. This is typically the case for system files in old operating systems, file types from long discontinued software, or previous versions of certain file types (like documents, projects etc.) that were replaced in higher versions of their original programs.
Updated: August 28, 2023
The default software associated to open rif file:
Company or developer:
Pierre-Emmanuel Gougelet
A free (for non-commercial purposes) powerful cross-platform media browser, viewer and converter. Compatible with more than 500 formats and also supports export to 70 different file formats. It works on Windows, Linux and macOS (OS X).
List of recommended software applications associated to the .rif file extension
Recommended software programs are sorted by OS platform (Windows, macOS, Linux, iOS, Android etc.)
and possible program actions that can be done with the file: like open rif file, edit rif file, convert rif file, view rif file, play rif file etc. (if exist software for corresponding action in File-Extensions.org's database).
rif file viewer - programs that view rif file - Resource Interchange File Format
Programs supporting the exension rif on the main platforms Windows, Mac, Linux or mobile. Click on the link to get more information about XnView MP for view rif file action.
