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EMF

emf icon

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 icon Adobe Illustrator (Microsoft Windows)

CorelDraw Graphics Suite icon CorelDraw Graphics Suite (Microsoft Windows)

no icon available Revelation Natural Art (Microsoft Windows)

PhotoFiltre Studio icon PhotoFiltre Studio (Microsoft Windows)

Ability Photopaint icon Ability Photopaint (Microsoft Windows)

no icon available Ultimate Paint (Microsoft Windows)

WMF Converter Pro icon WMF Converter Pro (Apple macOS / Mac OS X)

Adobe Illustrator for Mac icon Adobe Illustrator for Mac (Apple macOS / Mac OS X)

Affinity Designer icon Affinity Designer (Multiplatform)

Affinity Photo icon Affinity Photo (Multiplatform)

Software applications that can edit emf files:

Adobe Illustrator icon Adobe Illustrator (Microsoft Windows)

CorelDraw Graphics Suite icon CorelDraw Graphics Suite (Microsoft Windows)

no icon available Revelation Natural Art (Microsoft Windows)

PhotoFiltre Studio icon PhotoFiltre Studio (Microsoft Windows)

Ability Photopaint icon Ability Photopaint (Microsoft Windows)

no icon available Ultimate Paint (Microsoft Windows)

WMF Converter Pro icon WMF Converter Pro (Apple macOS / Mac OS X)

Adobe Illustrator for Mac icon Adobe Illustrator for Mac (Apple macOS / Mac OS X)

Software capable of saving emf files:

Adobe Illustrator icon Adobe Illustrator (Microsoft Windows)

CorelDraw Graphics Suite icon CorelDraw Graphics Suite (Microsoft Windows)

SmartDraw icon SmartDraw (Microsoft Windows)

Ability Photopaint icon Ability Photopaint (Microsoft Windows)

no icon available Ultimate Paint (Microsoft Windows)

WMF Converter Pro icon WMF Converter Pro (Apple macOS / Mac OS X)

Adobe Illustrator for Mac icon Adobe Illustrator for Mac (Apple macOS / Mac OS X)

Programs for viewing emf files:

IrfanView icon IrfanView (Microsoft Windows)

ACDSee Photo Manager icon ACDSee Photo Manager (Microsoft Windows)

XnView MP icon XnView MP (Multiplatform)

Software apps that create emf files:

Adobe Illustrator icon Adobe Illustrator (Microsoft Windows)

CorelDraw Graphics Suite icon CorelDraw Graphics Suite (Microsoft Windows)

no icon available Revelation Natural Art (Microsoft Windows)

Ability Photopaint icon Ability Photopaint (Microsoft Windows)

Adobe Illustrator for Mac icon Adobe Illustrator for Mac (Apple macOS / Mac OS X)

Software apps that convert emf files:

IrfanView icon IrfanView (Microsoft Windows)

ACDSee Photo Manager icon ACDSee Photo Manager (Microsoft Windows)

Adobe Illustrator icon Adobe Illustrator (Microsoft Windows)

CorelDraw Graphics Suite icon CorelDraw Graphics Suite (Microsoft Windows)

no icon available Graphic Workshop Professional (Microsoft Windows)

no icon available Bulk Image Converter (Microsoft Windows)

Ability Photopaint icon Ability Photopaint (Microsoft Windows)

Adobe Illustrator for Mac icon Adobe Illustrator for Mac (Apple macOS / Mac OS X)

XnView MP icon XnView MP (Multiplatform)

no icon available Picture Resize Free Online Images Converter (On-line services)

Software apps that import emf files:

no icon available Janome Digitizer Pro (Microsoft Windows)

Xara Page & Layout Designer icon Xara Page & Layout Designer (Microsoft Windows)

XnConvert icon XnConvert (Multiplatform)

Inkscape icon Inkscape (Multiplatform)

Affinity Designer icon Affinity Designer (Multiplatform)

Affinity Photo icon Affinity Photo (Multiplatform)

Software apps that export emf files:

no icon available Mayura Draw (Microsoft Windows)

no icon available Equation Illustrator (Microsoft Windows)

Xara Page & Layout Designer icon Xara Page & Layout Designer (Microsoft Windows)

XnConvert icon XnConvert (Multiplatform)

Inkscape icon Inkscape (Multiplatform)

Software apps that print emf files:

IrfanView icon IrfanView (Microsoft Windows)

ACDSee Photo Manager icon ACDSee Photo Manager (Microsoft Windows)

Adobe Illustrator icon Adobe Illustrator (Microsoft Windows)

CorelDraw Graphics Suite icon CorelDraw Graphics Suite (Microsoft Windows)

Ability Photopaint icon Ability Photopaint (Microsoft Windows)

Adobe Illustrator for Mac icon Adobe Illustrator for Mac (Apple macOS / Mac OS X)

XnView MP icon 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:

no icon available
EES

Associated software actions with the emf file

Software apps that create emf files:

no icon available EES (Microsoft Windows)

Software applications that handle other tasks involving emf files:

no icon available EES (Microsoft Windows)