MID

mid icon

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 filesMusical 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 icon Audacity (Microsoft Windows)

Awave Studio icon Awave Studio (Microsoft Windows)

no icon available MIDIPLEX (Microsoft Windows)

WavePad icon WavePad (Microsoft Windows)

Apple Logic Pro icon Apple Logic Pro (Apple macOS / Mac OS X)

Audacity for Linux icon Audacity for Linux (Linux/Unix)

Software applications that can edit mid files:

Audacity icon Audacity (Microsoft Windows)

Awave Studio icon Awave Studio (Microsoft Windows)

no icon available MIDIPLEX (Microsoft Windows)

WavePad icon WavePad (Microsoft Windows)

no icon available Sibelius for Mac (Apple macOS / Mac OS X)

Audacity for Linux icon Audacity for Linux (Linux/Unix)

Software capable of saving mid files:

Audacity icon Audacity (Microsoft Windows)

Awave Studio icon Awave Studio (Microsoft Windows)

no icon available MIDIPLEX (Microsoft Windows)

Audacity for Linux icon Audacity for Linux (Linux/Unix)

Apps designed for playing mid files:

Microsoft Windows Media Player icon Microsoft Windows Media Player (Microsoft Windows)

VLC media player icon VLC media player (Microsoft Windows)

Audacity icon Audacity (Microsoft Windows)

no icon available vanBasco's Karaoke Player (Microsoft Windows)

Awave Studio icon Awave Studio (Microsoft Windows)

no icon available Personal Composer (Microsoft Windows)

no icon available MIDIPLEX (Microsoft Windows)

no icon available Karaoke Player (Microsoft Windows)

ALLPlayer icon ALLPlayer (Microsoft Windows)

TTPlayer icon TTPlayer (Microsoft Windows)

KMPlayer icon KMPlayer (Microsoft Windows)

Winamp icon Winamp (Microsoft Windows)

Musicnotes Player icon Musicnotes Player (Microsoft Windows)

no icon available TiMidity++ (Microsoft Windows)

Apple Logic Pro icon Apple Logic Pro (Apple macOS / Mac OS X)

VLC media player for Mac icon VLC media player for Mac (Apple macOS / Mac OS X)

no icon available Sibelius for Mac (Apple macOS / Mac OS X)

VLC media player for Linux icon VLC media player for Linux (Linux/Unix)

Audacity for Linux icon Audacity for Linux (Linux/Unix)

OpenMPT icon OpenMPT (Multiplatform)

VLC media player for Android icon VLC media player for Android (Google Android)

Software apps that create mid files:

no icon available TablEdit (Microsoft Windows)

Software apps that record to mid files:

no icon available Personal Composer (Microsoft Windows)

Software apps that convert mid files:

MuseScore icon MuseScore (Microsoft Windows)

Awave Studio icon Awave Studio (Microsoft Windows)

no icon available Noteworthy Composer (Microsoft Windows)

no icon available abcMID (Microsoft Windows)

Software apps that import mid files:

Guitar Pro icon Guitar Pro (Microsoft Windows)

no icon available QuickScore Elite (Microsoft Windows)

no icon available Personal Composer (Microsoft Windows)

no icon available Free MIDI to MP3 Converter (Microsoft Windows)

Sibelius icon Sibelius (Microsoft Windows)

no icon available TablEdit (Microsoft Windows)

no icon available Vivaldi Gold (Microsoft Windows)

no icon available TiMidity++ (Microsoft Windows)

no icon available Sibelius for Mac (Apple macOS / Mac OS X)

Harmony Assistant icon Harmony Assistant (Multiplatform)

Melody Assistant icon Melody Assistant (Multiplatform)

OpenMPT icon OpenMPT (Multiplatform)

no icon available MIDI to TXT online converter (On-line services)

Software apps that export mid files:

Guitar Pro icon Guitar Pro (Microsoft Windows)

no icon available QuickScore Elite (Microsoft Windows)

no icon available Bidule (Microsoft Windows)

no icon available TablEdit (Microsoft Windows)

no icon available MCat (Microsoft Windows)

no icon available MusiGenesis (Microsoft Windows)

no icon available Crescendo (Microsoft Windows)

no icon available SharpEye Music Reader (Apple macOS / Mac OS X)

Harmony Assistant icon Harmony Assistant (Multiplatform)

Melody Assistant icon Melody Assistant (Multiplatform)

OpenMPT icon 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 icon MapInfo (Microsoft Windows)

Software applications that can edit mid files:

MapInfo icon MapInfo (Microsoft Windows)

Software capable of saving mid files:

MapInfo icon MapInfo (Microsoft Windows)

Programs for viewing mid files:

MapInfo icon MapInfo (Microsoft Windows)

Apps designed for playing mid files:

no icon available Noteworthy Player (Microsoft Windows)

Software apps that convert mid files:

no icon available MyGeodata Cloud (On-line services)

Software apps that export mid files:

no icon available H2OMAP Water (Microsoft Windows)