LanguageEMF
Enhanced Windows Metafile picture
File type: Bitmap image file
An emf file extension is associated with the Enhanced Windows Metafile bitmap picture image file format.
Found 2 different file type records with the same emf filename suffix.
What is emf file?
File type category:
Bitmap image file
Date updated: June 23, 2025
The emf file extension is commonly used for Enhanced Metafile Format, a bitmap graphics format that is the successor to WMF format..
The Windows Metafile Format (file extension wmf) is the original 16-bit native vector file format for the Microsoft Windows operating environment.
The Enhanced Metafile Format is the next generation 32-bit Windows Metafile.
EMF files have extended functionality including a color palette and full support for all 32-bit GDI commands.
MIME types:
application/emf
application/x-emf
image/x-emf
image/x-mgx-emf
image/x-xbitma
How to open emf file?
The *.emf files can be opened in most current graphic editors and viewers.
How to convert emf file?
Image editors that are able to open emf files can save them to other graphic formats as well.
Suggested software to open emf file:
Associated software actions with the emf file
Software applications that can open emf files:
Adobe Illustrator (Microsoft Windows)
CorelDraw Graphics Suite (Microsoft Windows)
Revelation Natural Art (Microsoft Windows)
PhotoFiltre Studio (Microsoft Windows)
Ability Photopaint (Microsoft Windows)
Ultimate Paint (Microsoft Windows)
WMF Converter Pro (Apple macOS / Mac OS X)
Adobe Illustrator for Mac (Apple macOS / Mac OS X)
Affinity Designer (Multiplatform)
Affinity Photo (Multiplatform)
Software applications that can edit emf files:
Adobe Illustrator (Microsoft Windows)
CorelDraw Graphics Suite (Microsoft Windows)
Revelation Natural Art (Microsoft Windows)
PhotoFiltre Studio (Microsoft Windows)
Ability Photopaint (Microsoft Windows)
Ultimate Paint (Microsoft Windows)
WMF Converter Pro (Apple macOS / Mac OS X)
Adobe Illustrator for Mac (Apple macOS / Mac OS X)
Software capable of saving emf files:
Adobe Illustrator (Microsoft Windows)
CorelDraw Graphics Suite (Microsoft Windows)
SmartDraw (Microsoft Windows)
Ability Photopaint (Microsoft Windows)
Ultimate Paint (Microsoft Windows)
WMF Converter Pro (Apple macOS / Mac OS X)
Adobe Illustrator for Mac (Apple macOS / Mac OS X)
Programs for viewing emf files:
IrfanView (Microsoft Windows)
ACDSee Photo Manager (Microsoft Windows)
XnView MP (Multiplatform)
Software apps that create emf files:
Adobe Illustrator (Microsoft Windows)
CorelDraw Graphics Suite (Microsoft Windows)
Revelation Natural Art (Microsoft Windows)
Ability Photopaint (Microsoft Windows)
Adobe Illustrator for Mac (Apple macOS / Mac OS X)
Software apps that convert emf files:
IrfanView (Microsoft Windows)
ACDSee Photo Manager (Microsoft Windows)
Adobe Illustrator (Microsoft Windows)
CorelDraw Graphics Suite (Microsoft Windows)
Graphic Workshop Professional (Microsoft Windows)
Bulk Image Converter (Microsoft Windows)
Ability Photopaint (Microsoft Windows)
Adobe Illustrator for Mac (Apple macOS / Mac OS X)
XnView MP (Multiplatform)
Picture Resize Free Online Images Converter (On-line services)
Software apps that import emf files:
Janome Digitizer Pro (Microsoft Windows)
Xara Page & Layout Designer (Microsoft Windows)
XnConvert (Multiplatform)
Inkscape (Multiplatform)
Affinity Designer (Multiplatform)
Affinity Photo (Multiplatform)
Software apps that export emf files:
Mayura Draw (Microsoft Windows)
Equation Illustrator (Microsoft Windows)
Xara Page & Layout Designer (Microsoft Windows)
XnConvert (Multiplatform)
Inkscape (Multiplatform)
Software apps that print emf files:
IrfanView (Microsoft Windows)
ACDSee Photo Manager (Microsoft Windows)
Adobe Illustrator (Microsoft Windows)
CorelDraw Graphics Suite (Microsoft Windows)
Ability Photopaint (Microsoft Windows)
Adobe Illustrator for Mac (Apple macOS / Mac OS X)
XnView MP (Multiplatform)
EES macro data
File type category:
Various data file
Date updated: February 13, 2017
The emf file extension is related to the EES (Engineering Equation Solver), a general equation-solving program for Microsoft Windows operating system.
The emf file contains macro data from ESS program.
Suggested software to open emf file:
Associated software actions with the emf file
Software apps that create emf files:
EES (Microsoft Windows)
Software applications that handle other tasks involving emf files:
EES (Microsoft Windows)