LanguageAIF
Audio Interchange Format audio
File type: Audio and sound file
Files with aif extension can be typically found as audio files in the Audio Interchange File Format (AIFF). Playable in most media players nowadays.
Found 7 different file type records with the same aif filename suffix.
What is aif file?
File type category:
Audio and sound file
Date updated: July 13, 2025
The aif file extension is sometimes used for Audio Interchange File Format (AIFF), an audio file format developed by Apple. You can use this format to store high-quality sampled audio and musical instrument information.
Audio Interchange File Format (or AIFF) is a file format for storing digital audio (waveform) data. It supports a variety of bit resolutions, sample rates, and channels of audio. This format is very popular upon Apple platforms, and is widely used in professional programs that process digital audio waveforms.
How to open aif file?
Use any media player with support of AIFF format to playback .aif files.
How to convert aif file?
A lot of multimedia converters support the AIFF format nowadays and can be used to export .aif files to something else.
Associated software actions with the aif file
Software applications that can open aif files:
Nero WaveEditor (Microsoft Windows)
WavePad (Microsoft Windows)
Software applications that can edit aif files:
Nero WaveEditor (Microsoft Windows)
WavePad (Microsoft Windows)
Software capable of saving aif files:
Nero WaveEditor (Microsoft Windows)
Apps designed for playing aif files:
VLC media player (Microsoft Windows)
Audacity (Microsoft Windows)
Microsoft Windows Media Player (Microsoft Windows)
jetAudio (Microsoft Windows)
Adobe Media Encoder (Microsoft Windows)
CrazyTalk (Microsoft Windows)
Winamp (Microsoft Windows)
WMAConvert Platinum (Microsoft Windows)
VLC media player for Mac (Apple macOS / Mac OS X)
Apple Logic Pro (Apple macOS / Mac OS X)
Audacity for Mac (Apple macOS / Mac OS X)
Windows Media Player for Mac OS X (Apple macOS / Mac OS X)
VLC media player for Linux (Linux/Unix)
Audacity for Linux (Linux/Unix)
VLC media player for Android (Google Android)
Software apps that convert aif files:
Freemake Video Converter (Microsoft Windows)
Adobe Media Encoder (Microsoft Windows)
Switch Audio File Converter Software (Microsoft Windows)
WMAConvert Platinum (Microsoft Windows)
Audacity for Mac (Apple macOS / Mac OS X)
Audacity for Linux (Linux/Unix)
Translator Professional (Multiplatform)
Software apps that import aif files:
Audacity (Microsoft Windows)
Microsoft Expression Encoder (Microsoft Windows)
Nero Recode (Microsoft Windows)
Apple Logic Pro (Apple macOS / Mac OS X)
Audacity for Mac (Apple macOS / Mac OS X)
Tiny Audio Converter (Apple macOS / Mac OS X)
Audacity for Linux (Linux/Unix)
Software apps that export aif files:
Audacity (Microsoft Windows)
Nero Recode (Microsoft Windows)
Audacity for Mac (Apple macOS / Mac OS X)
Tiny Audio Converter (Apple macOS / Mac OS X)
Audacity for Linux (Linux/Unix)
Software applications that handle other tasks involving aif files:
Microsoft Expression Encoder (Microsoft Windows)
Beatnik Player plug-in file
File type category:
Plugin, addon file
Date updated: April 27, 2011
The AIF file extension is associated with the Beatnik Player. File contains plug-in for Beatnik.
Mime: application/x-beatnik
Suggested software to open aif file:
Associated software actions with the aif file
Software applications that handle other tasks involving aif files:
Sonic's Beatnik Player (Microsoft Windows)
Object Cobol animator breakpoint details file
File type category:
Various data file
Date updated: April 27, 2011
The AIF file extension is associated with the programming language Cobol.
Suggested software to open aif file:
Associated software actions with the aif file
Software applications that handle other tasks involving aif files:
COBOL IDE Project (Microsoft Windows)
COBOL IDE Project for Linux (Linux/Unix)
OS/2 application information data
File type category:
Various data file
Date updated: September 8, 2017
The aif file extension is associated with the OS/2, an operating system for IBM PC compatible computers, developed by IBM.
The aif file stores application information data from OS/2 system.
Suggested software to open aif file:
Associated software actions with the aif file
Software apps that create aif files:
OS/2 (Other operating systems or devices)
Software applications that handle other tasks involving aif files:
OS/2 (Other operating systems or devices)
QuickBooks Accountant's Review copy data
File type category:
Accounting, financial and tax file
Date updated: July 31, 2018
The aif file extension is associated with the QuickBooks, a line of business accounting software developed and marketed by Intuit.
The aif files contain Accountant's Review copy data from the QuickBooks program.
How to open aif file?
Use compatible tools to work with *.aif files.
How to convert aif file?
Probably cannot converted to other formats.
Suggested software to open aif file:
Associated software actions with the aif file
Software applications that handle other tasks involving aif files:
QuickBooks (Microsoft Windows)
QuickBooks for Mac (Apple macOS / Mac OS X)
SmartWare executable program file
File type category:
Program executable file
Date updated: April 27, 2011
The AIF file extension is associated with the SmartWare. File contains SmartWare executable program.
Suggested software to open aif file:
Associated software actions with the aif file
Software applications that handle other tasks involving aif files:
SmartWare (Microsoft Windows)
Symbian OS EPOC application information file
File type category:
Various data file
Date updated: February 27, 2015
The aif file extension is associated with the EPOC operating system for smart devices developed by PSION. Later was EPOC renamed to Symbian OS.
The *.aif file stores application information.
Symbian OS is obsolete product.
