LanguageMF
Metafont text font
File type: Text file
An mf file extension is associated with the Metafont a typesetting software similar to TEX. An mf file contains font.
Found 9 different file type records with the same mf filename suffix.
What is mf file?
File type category:
Text file
Date updated: April 17, 2024
The MF file extension is related to METAFONT, the dark but indispensable brother of TEX, the well known typesetting program written by Donald E. Knuth.
The mf file stores font for LaTeX and other tools.
How to open mf file?
Use compatible tools to work with mf files.
Suggested software to open mf file:
Associated software actions with the mf file
Software applications that handle other tasks involving mf files:
LaTeX (Microsoft Windows)
TeXworks (Microsoft Windows)
MiKTeX (Microsoft Windows)
FrameMaker maker data
File type category:
Various data file
Date updated: June 6, 2018
The mf file extension is also related to FrameMaker, a desktop publishing tool from Adobe, available for Mac, Unix and Windows.
One of its default file types, might have been used in one of the previous versions.
How to open mf file?
Probably not meant to be accessed by the user.
How to convert mf file?
Probably cannot be converted to anything else.
Suggested software to open mf file:
Associated software actions with the mf file
Software apps that create mf files:
Adobe FrameMaker (Microsoft Windows)
Software applications that handle other tasks involving mf files:
Adobe FrameMaker (Microsoft Windows)
Java manifest
File type category:
Settings, options, themes or skins file
Source code and script file
Date updated: December 5, 2023
File extension mf is related to Java and used for manifest files.
The manifest file is a specific file contained within a JAR archive.
It is used to define extension and package related data. It is a meta data file that contains name-value pairs organized in different sections. If a JAR file is intended to be used as an executable file, the manifest file specifies the main class of the application.
How to open mf file?
Try any source code editor to view content of .mf files.
How to convert mf file?
Probably cannot be converted to anything else.
Suggested software to open mf file:
Associated software actions with the mf file
Software applications that can open mf files:
Eclipse (Microsoft Windows)
Eclipse for Mac (Apple macOS / Mac OS X)
Eclipse for Linux (Linux/Unix)
Java Development Kit (JDK) (Multiplatform)
Software applications that can edit mf files:
Eclipse (Microsoft Windows)
Eclipse for Mac (Apple macOS / Mac OS X)
Eclipse for Linux (Linux/Unix)
Java Development Kit (JDK) (Multiplatform)
Software capable of saving mf files:
Eclipse (Microsoft Windows)
Eclipse for Mac (Apple macOS / Mac OS X)
Eclipse for Linux (Linux/Unix)
Java Development Kit (JDK) (Multiplatform)
Software apps that create mf files:
Eclipse (Microsoft Windows)
Eclipse for Mac (Apple macOS / Mac OS X)
Eclipse for Linux (Linux/Unix)
Java Development Kit (JDK) (Multiplatform)
Software apps that manage settings for mf files:
Eclipse (Microsoft Windows)
Eclipse for Mac (Apple macOS / Mac OS X)
Eclipse for Linux (Linux/Unix)
Java (Multiplatform)
Java Development Kit (JDK) (Multiplatform)
Manifest graphics
File type category:
Various data file
Date updated: June 17, 2019
The mf file extension was also used in old experimental program called Manifest. This was some sort of 2D graphics format.
Most likely some old format without support. No further information could be found.
How to open mf file?
Use compatible tools to work with *.mf files.
How to convert mf file?
Probably can be exported to other formats.
Suggested software to open mf file:
Associated software actions with the mf file
Software applications that handle other tasks involving mf files:
Manifest (Microsoft Windows)
MoonFish track data
File type category:
Audio and sound file
Date updated: January 8, 2019
The mf file extension was also in MoonFish, an older tracker/groovebox from Bram Bos. This *.mf file contains saved audio track.
Most likely some old format without support. No further information could be found.
How to open mf file?
Use MoonFish to work with *.mf files.
How to convert mf file?
Probably can be exported to other formats.
Suggested software to open mf file:
Associated software actions with the mf file
Software applications that can open mf files:
MoonFish (Microsoft Windows)
Software applications that can edit mf files:
MoonFish (Microsoft Windows)
Software capable of saving mf files:
MoonFish (Microsoft Windows)
Apps designed for playing mf files:
MoonFish (Microsoft Windows)
Mozilla Firefox file
File type category:
Settings, options, themes or skins file
Date updated: June 27, 2025
The MF file extension is also reported to have been used in some version of Mozilla Firefox web browser. Maybe related to Java manifest files.
Suggested software to open mf file:
Associated software actions with the mf file
Software apps that manage settings for mf files:
Firefox (Microsoft Windows)
Open Virtual Machine Format manifest
File type category:
Various data file
Date updated: June 29, 2024
The mf file extension is associated with the Open Virtual Machine Format an open standard for packaging and distributing virtual machines developed by VMware, Dell, HP, IBM, Microsoft and XenSource.
The mf file is used for integrity and authenticity checks.
How to open mf file?
Probably not meant to be accessed by the user.
How to convert mf file?
Probably cannot be converted to anything else.
Suggested software to open mf file:
Associated software actions with the mf file
Software apps that create mf files:
VMware Workstation (Microsoft Windows)
VirtualBox (Microsoft Windows)
VirtualBox for Mac (Apple macOS / Mac OS X)
VirtualBox for Linux (Linux/Unix)
Software applications that handle other tasks involving mf files:
VMware Workstation (Microsoft Windows)
VirtualBox (Microsoft Windows)
VirtualBox for Mac (Apple macOS / Mac OS X)
VirtualBox for Linux (Linux/Unix)
Panda3D gameplay multifile
File type category:
Game file
Date updated: October 31, 2018
The mf file extension is associated with the Panda3D, a game engine, a framework for 3D rendering and game development for Python and C++ programs.
The mf file stores some kind of game data.
How to open mf file?
Use compatible tools to work with *.mf files.
How to convert mf file?
Probably cannot be converted to other formats.
Suggested software to open mf file:
Associated software actions with the mf file
Software applications that can open mf files:
Panda3D (Multiplatform)
Software apps that create mf files:
Panda3D (Multiplatform)
Software applications that handle other tasks involving mf files:
Panda3D (Multiplatform)
ZEMAX merit function file
File type category:
Various data file
Date updated: October 31, 2017
The mf file extension is used by ZEMAX for merit function files. These files contain the full list of operands, targets, and weights for a saved merit function. The files can be used, e.g., to define the same custom merit function for different lens files, or to define different merit functions for tolerance analysis.
How to open mf file?
It is not possible to open the mf extension files manually by the user.
How to convert mf file?
Files with mf extension are not convertable.
Suggested software to open mf file:
Associated software actions with the mf file
Software applications that handle other tasks involving mf files:
ZEMAX (Microsoft Windows)