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RIF

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Corel Painter raster image

File type: Bitmap image file

Files with rif extension are in most cases raster graphics projects / images made and saved using the Corel Painter.

Found 5 different file type records with the same rif filename suffix.

What is rif file?

File type category:
Bitmap image file

Date updated: July 14, 2025

File extension rif is nowadays best known for the use in Corel Painter, a raster based graphics software for digital artist.

Based on original Fractal Painter for Macintosh system by Fractal Design, it has been acquired by Corel and rebranded several times, before ending up Corel Painter, with version 23 (2022) being the latest one.

A .rif file represents raster image projects saved in the Corel Painter, with all the changes done to the original picture.

How to open rif file?

Use Corel Painter to open files with rif extension.

How to convert rif file?

Export to other graphics format is certainly possible.

Suggested software to open rif file:

Associated software actions with the rif file

Software applications that can open rif files:

Software applications that can edit rif files:

Microsoft Windows

Apple macOS / Mac OS X

Software capable of saving rif files:

Microsoft Windows

Apple macOS / Mac OS X

Programs for viewing rif files:

Microsoft Windows

Apple macOS / Mac OS X

Software apps that create rif files:

Microsoft Windows

Apple macOS / Mac OS X

Software apps that import rif files:

FRAMES receptor intakes

File type category:
Various data file

Date updated: September 2, 2016

The rif file extension is associated with the FRAMES (Framework for Risk Analysis Multimedia Environmental Systems), a platform for Microsoft Windows operating system.

The rif file stores receptor intakes data.

Suggested software to open rif file:

Associated software actions with the rif file

Software applications that handle other tasks involving rif files:

Microsoft Windows

MicroTik RouterOS dump

File type category:
Various data file

Date updated: October 19, 2018

The rif file extension is also used for some sort of debugging or support dump file generated by MicroTik RouterOS, an operating system for MicroTik routers. No further information could be found.

 

How to open rif file?

Probably not meant to be accessed by the user.

How to convert rif file?

Probably cannot be converted to anything else.

Suggested software to open rif file:

Associated software actions with the rif file

Software apps that create rif files:

Microsoft Windows

Software applications that handle other tasks involving rif files:

Microsoft Windows

Resource Interchange File Format

File type category:
Bitmap image file

Date updated: June 23, 2025

Record marked as obsolete and not updated for a long time.

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.

How to open rif file?

XnView should still support this format.

How to convert rif file?

Export to other graphics format is perhaps possible.

Suggested software to open rif file:

Associated software actions with the rif file

Programs for viewing rif files:

Multiplatform

Software apps that print rif files:

Multiplatform

Rockwell ADPCM format

File type category:
Audio and sound file

Date updated: November 10, 2024

Record marked as obsolete and not updated for a long time.

The rif file extension is associated with the ADPCM audio format developed by Rockwell.

2, 3, 4-bit ADPCM mono sound format. Frequency 7200 Hz.

Most likely some old format without support. No further information could be found.

How to open rif file?

Use Awave Studio to work with *.rif files.

How to convert rif file?

Probably can be exported to other formats.

Suggested software to open rif file:

Associated software actions with the rif file

Apps designed for playing rif files:

Microsoft Windows

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