Microsoft Access table shortcut
File type: Settings, options, themes or skins file, Email attachment blocked file, Microsoft Office file
Files with mat file extension can mainly be found as table shortcuts for Microsoft Access databases. These are used to quickly access a table within the database.
Found 13 different file type records with the same mat filename suffix.
File type category:
Settings, options, themes or skins file
Email attachment blocked file
Microsoft Office file
Date updated: December 20, 2024
The mat file extension is associated with Microsoft Access, a database management system, part of Microsoft Office Suite, developed by Microsoft Corporation.
The mat file contains shortcut to a table within a Microsoft Access database.
Use Acess to open *.mat files.
Probably cannot be converted to anything else.
Software applications that can open mat files:
Microsoft Windows
Software apps that create mat files:
Microsoft Windows
Software applications that handle other tasks involving mat files:
Microsoft Windows
File type category:
Graphics file
Date updated: March 28, 2024
The mat file extension is also commonly used for various "material" files in 3D modeling tools.
For example the popular 3ds Max 3D modeling, animation & rendering software uses its own material libraries (.mat) to define the parameters for displaying textures and lightning on model surface.
Some libraries are provided with 3ds Max, but users can create their own custom libraries.
You can import 3rd party libraries to 3ds Max using the material editor.
We do not know about any particular conversion for material libraries, but it is likely that users can create their own from existing textures in the material editor.
Software apps that create mat files:
Microsoft Windows
Software apps that import mat files:
Microsoft Windows
Software apps that export mat files:
Microsoft Windows
Software applications that handle other tasks involving mat files:
Microsoft Windows
File type category:
Graphics file
Date updated: January 2, 2018
The mat file extension is associated with the Animation:Master, an animation and 3D picture creating tool for the Microsoft Windows operating system.
The mat file contains saved materials data.
Use Animation:Master to work with *.mat files.
Compatible tools may be able to export *.mat files to other formats.
Software applications that can open mat files:
Microsoft Windows
Software applications that can edit mat files:
Microsoft Windows
Software capable of saving mat files:
Microsoft Windows
Software apps that create mat files:
Microsoft Windows
File type category:
GIS, GPS navigation and map file
Date updated: March 18, 2019
The mat file extension is associated with the ArcView, a geographic information system for Microsoft Windows operating system developed by the ESRI.
The .mat files contains geocoding matching parameter data.
Probably not meant to be accessed by the user.
Probably cannot be converted to anything else.
Software applications that handle other tasks involving mat files:
Microsoft Windows
File type category:
Graphics file
Date updated: August 15, 2018
The mat file extension is associated with the Bryce, a 3D modeling and rendering software for Microsoft Windows and Apple Mac OS X (macOS) operating systems developed by DAZ 3D.
The mat file stores material data.
Use Bryce to open *.mat files.
Bryce data can be exported and rendered into other graphic formats.
Software applications that can open mat files:
Microsoft Windows
Apple macOS / Mac OS X
Software applications that can edit mat files:
Microsoft Windows
Apple macOS / Mac OS X
Software capable of saving mat files:
Microsoft Windows
Apple macOS / Mac OS X
Software apps that create mat files:
Microsoft Windows
Apple macOS / Mac OS X
File type category:
Various data file
Date updated: October 28, 2026
CRiSP Harvest is a user-friendly, interactive Chinook salmon harvest forecasting model developed by the School of Aquatic & Fishery Sciences at the University of Washington.
The .mat file extension identifies data files associated with this model. The files provide data used by CRiSP Harvest as part of its forecasting work.
Open the file in CRiSP Harvest on Microsoft Windows. This type of .mat file appears to be usable only in CRiSP Harvest.
We do not know about any possible conversion for CRiSP Harvest data files.
Software applications that handle other tasks involving mat files:
Microsoft Windows
File type category:
Game file
Date updated: October 9, 2026
Freelancer is a space combat and trading game developed by Digital Anvil and published by Microsoft Game Studios for Microsoft Windows. Its .mat files contain textures or related material data used to display ships, objects, and other 3D game models.
These files belong to the game's internal resource system and are used together with the model and configuration files that define the corresponding game assets. The format is intended for the Windows version of Freelancer and is primarily encountered in the original game's files or in its modifications.
Freelancer loads these files automatically when it runs, but the game is not intended to provide a general-purpose viewer for individual .mat files.
To inspect one, use a Freelancer modding or resource-editing tool that specifically supports the game's material format. Ordinary image viewers may not recognize the file directly. This particular file type is only used in the Freelancer game.
There is no general-purpose conversion method for Freelancer .mat files. A compatible Freelancer modding tool may be able to extract the texture data to a standard image format for editing.
Converting edited images back into a usable .mat file requires a tool that supports Freelancer's resource format; simply renaming an image file will not work.
Software applications that handle other tasks involving mat files:
Microsoft Windows
File type category:
Game file
Date updated: July 11, 2024
The mat file extension is also frequently used for graphic materials in computer game.
These are generally in different file formats but used for same purpose. Typically bundled together with other graphics elements, like models or meshes, textures etc.
Some mat files can be extracted from game data archives with using Dragon Unpacker and other tools.
Probably cannot be converted to anything else.
Software applications that can open mat files:
Microsoft Windows
Software apps that extract mat files:
Microsoft Windows
Software applications that handle other tasks involving mat files:
Microsoft Windows
File type category:
Settings, options, themes or skins file
Date updated: November 12, 2026
MATLAB, developed by MathWorks, is a numerical computing environment and fourth-generation programming language available on multiple platforms, including Microsoft Windows. In MATLAB, a .mat file is used to store workspace variables.
The file contains saved variables in binary form. It can preserve data such as matrices and other values for later use in MATLAB, rather than requiring them to be entered or calculated again.
MATLAB can save and load these files as part of its normal workflow. The MAT-file format remains in use for storing and sharing MATLAB data.
Use MATLAB to access the saved variables. In MATLAB, run the load command, for example: load('name.mat').
There is no single conversion that preserves every kind of MATLAB variable in another format. Load the variables in MATLAB and export them with a function suited to their data; numeric arrays, for example, can be written to CSV or delimited text. Keep the data in a .mat file if it needs to retain MATLAB variable types.
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application/x-matlab-data4D 41 54 4C 41 42 20 35 2E 30 20 4D 41 54 2D 66 69
MATLAB 5.0 MAT-fi
4D 41 54 4C 41 42
MATLAB
File type category:
Various data file
Date updated: August 7, 2019
The mat file extension is associated with Ox.
Ox is an object-oriented statistical system. At its core is a powerful matrix language, which is complemented by a comprehensive statistical library.
Among the special features of Ox are its speed, well-designed syntax and editor, and graphical facilities. Ox can read and write many data formats, including spreadsheets and OxMetrics files. Ox can also run most econometric Gauss(tm) programs.
Use compatible tools to work with *.mat files.
Probably cannot be converted to anything else.
Software applications that can open mat files:
Microsoft Windows
Software apps that create mat files:
Microsoft Windows
Software applications that handle other tasks involving mat files:
Microsoft Windows
File type category:
Source code and script file
Date updated: November 12, 2026
The pose script stores data used to set a 3D figure's pose in a Poser scene. It affects the figure rather than storing the final rendered result.
Poser is a 3D animation and modeling application for Microsoft Windows and macOS/OS X. The linked Windows version can use this file type, and its pose data may depend on the figure or scene to which it is applied.
Use Poser to open or apply the pose data to a compatible figure. The file is not a rendered image, and opening it in a general text editor will not apply the pose.
There is no general-purpose conversion for a Poser pose file. To keep the pose in another form, apply it in Poser and save the resulting pose in a pose format supported by that version. For image output, render the scene and export the result; this does not convert the pose data.
Software applications that handle other tasks involving mat files:
Microsoft Windows
File type category:
Various data file
Date updated: November 14, 2026
Pro/ENGINEER is a 3D CAD application from PTC for Microsoft Windows. A .mat file associated with the software contains material properties data for use in its design workflow.
These files are intended for use with Pro/ENGINEER's material tools, rather than as a general-purpose interchange format. Pro/ENGINEER is an older product name; the software is also known as Creo Elements/Pro.
Use Pro/ENGINEER (Creo Elements/Pro) on Windows to load the file through the application's material tools. It is not intended as a standalone document to open in a general text or file viewer.
It is unclear whether Pro/ENGINEER material files can be converted directly. Use Pro/ENGINEER to access the material properties, then recreate them in the target CAD application if it supports equivalent material settings.
Software applications that handle other tasks involving mat files:
Microsoft Windows
File type category:
Bitmap image file
Date updated: October 7, 2026
Vue uses .mat files to store surface materials for objects in a 3D scene. A material can include images and textures that define an object's visible surface.
The files belong to Vue's material workflow rather than representing complete 3D models. Vue loads them so that materials can be applied to objects during scene creation and rendering.
This format is associated with the Microsoft Windows version of Vue. The file is useful when transferring or reusing materials between Vue scenes.
Open the .mat file in Vue on Microsoft Windows. Vue can load the material so it can be applied to objects in a scene.
Opening the file outside Vue may not display the material correctly because it is intended for use within the Vue application.
Open the Vue material file in Vue and apply the material to an object. It may be possible to export it to other 3D model formats from Vue.
If a finished image is required, render the scene in Vue and export the rendered result to an image format supported by the application.
Software applications that can open mat files:
Microsoft Windows
Software applications that can edit mat files:
Microsoft Windows
Software capable of saving mat files:
Microsoft Windows
Programs for viewing mat files:
Microsoft Windows
Software apps that create mat files:
Microsoft Windows
