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MIDI audio
File type: Mobile ringtone file, Audio and sound file
Files with mid extension can be found as common MIDI files. Also uses MIDI extension. It is one of the most basic sound files, used a lot in the past.
Found 2 different file type records with the same mid filename suffix.
What is mid file?
File type category:
Mobile ringtone file
Audio and sound file
Date updated: July 13, 2025
File extension mid is commonly used for MIDI audio files. Musical Instrument Digital Interface (MIDI) is a standard protocol for the interchange of musical information between musical instruments, synthesizers, and computers.
This standard defines the codes for a musical event that include the start of a note, its pitch, length, volume, and musical attributes, such as vibrato. It also defines codes for various button, dial, and pedal adjustments that are used on synthesizers.
MIME types:
audio/mid
audio/midi
audio/x-mid
audio/x-midi
music/crescendo
x-music/x-midi
How to open mid file?
MIDI formats are well supported, plenty of audio editors, players and other software supports it.
How to convert mid file?
MIDI files can be processed by musical software and an audio file can be generated from them. They may also be turned into music sheets and tablatures.
Suggested software to open mid file:
Associated software actions with the mid file
Software applications that can open mid files:
Audacity (Microsoft Windows)
Awave Studio (Microsoft Windows)
MIDIPLEX (Microsoft Windows)
WavePad (Microsoft Windows)
Apple Logic Pro (Apple macOS / Mac OS X)
Audacity for Linux (Linux/Unix)
Software applications that can edit mid files:
Audacity (Microsoft Windows)
Awave Studio (Microsoft Windows)
MIDIPLEX (Microsoft Windows)
WavePad (Microsoft Windows)
Sibelius for Mac (Apple macOS / Mac OS X)
Audacity for Linux (Linux/Unix)
Software capable of saving mid files:
Audacity (Microsoft Windows)
Awave Studio (Microsoft Windows)
MIDIPLEX (Microsoft Windows)
Audacity for Linux (Linux/Unix)
Apps designed for playing mid files:
Microsoft Windows Media Player (Microsoft Windows)
VLC media player (Microsoft Windows)
Audacity (Microsoft Windows)
vanBasco's Karaoke Player (Microsoft Windows)
Awave Studio (Microsoft Windows)
Personal Composer (Microsoft Windows)
MIDIPLEX (Microsoft Windows)
Karaoke Player (Microsoft Windows)
ALLPlayer (Microsoft Windows)
TTPlayer (Microsoft Windows)
KMPlayer (Microsoft Windows)
Winamp (Microsoft Windows)
Musicnotes Player (Microsoft Windows)
TiMidity++ (Microsoft Windows)
Apple Logic Pro (Apple macOS / Mac OS X)
VLC media player for Mac (Apple macOS / Mac OS X)
Sibelius for Mac (Apple macOS / Mac OS X)
VLC media player for Linux (Linux/Unix)
Audacity for Linux (Linux/Unix)
OpenMPT (Multiplatform)
VLC media player for Android (Google Android)
Software apps that create mid files:
TablEdit (Microsoft Windows)
Software apps that record to mid files:
Personal Composer (Microsoft Windows)
Software apps that convert mid files:
MuseScore (Microsoft Windows)
Awave Studio (Microsoft Windows)
Noteworthy Composer (Microsoft Windows)
abcMID (Microsoft Windows)
Software apps that import mid files:
Guitar Pro (Microsoft Windows)
QuickScore Elite (Microsoft Windows)
Personal Composer (Microsoft Windows)
Free MIDI to MP3 Converter (Microsoft Windows)
Sibelius (Microsoft Windows)
TablEdit (Microsoft Windows)
Vivaldi Gold (Microsoft Windows)
TiMidity++ (Microsoft Windows)
Sibelius for Mac (Apple macOS / Mac OS X)
Harmony Assistant (Multiplatform)
Melody Assistant (Multiplatform)
OpenMPT (Multiplatform)
MIDI to TXT online converter (On-line services)
Software apps that export mid files:
Guitar Pro (Microsoft Windows)
QuickScore Elite (Microsoft Windows)
Bidule (Microsoft Windows)
TablEdit (Microsoft Windows)
MCat (Microsoft Windows)
MusiGenesis (Microsoft Windows)
Crescendo (Microsoft Windows)
SharpEye Music Reader (Apple macOS / Mac OS X)
Harmony Assistant (Multiplatform)
Melody Assistant (Multiplatform)
OpenMPT (Multiplatform)
MapInfo interchange format file
File type category:
GIS, GPS navigation and map file
Date updated: August 23, 2017
The mid file extension is related to MapInfo, a GIS a visualization software from Pitney Bowes Software Inc.
A *.mid file is one of the default interchange formats for MapInfo programs that contains GIS data.
How to open mid file?
Use MapInfo program to open files with mid extension.
How to convert mid file?
Files with mid extension are not convertable.
Suggested software to open mid file:
Associated software actions with the mid file
Software applications that can open mid files:
MapInfo (Microsoft Windows)
Software applications that can edit mid files:
MapInfo (Microsoft Windows)
Software capable of saving mid files:
MapInfo (Microsoft Windows)
Programs for viewing mid files:
MapInfo (Microsoft Windows)
Apps designed for playing mid files:
Noteworthy Player (Microsoft Windows)
Software apps that convert mid files:
MyGeodata Cloud (On-line services)
Software apps that export mid files:
H2OMAP Water (Microsoft Windows)