QIF

Quicken Interchange Format
File type: Accounting, financial and tax file
Files with qif extension are financial data files saved in the Quicken Interchange Format that is used to transfer accounting and financial data.
Found 3 different file type records with the same qif filename suffix.
What is qif file?
File type category:
Accounting, financial and tax file
Date updated: November 23, 2023
File extension qif is mainly associated with Quicken, a personal finance management tool developed by Intuit, available in both Windows and Mac Versions.
QIF is an acronym for Quicken Interchange Format, a protocol (or set of rules used by computers) used to transfer data.
A Quicken Interchange Format (QIF) file is a specially formatted American Standard Code for Information Interchange (ASCII) text file.
It is used to transfer data between different Quicken data files, from a financial institutions.
Within the Quicken File menu, the Export function automatically creates a QIF file that can be imported into other Quicken data files. The following apply:
- The QIF file must have a name between three and eight characters in length followed by the qif extension for the Quicken program to recognize it.
- A QIF file can be edited in any text-editing program. In Microsoft Windows, use Microsoft Notepad, and in Macintosh, use TextEdit.
- QIF files may need to be edited when moving files from a Quicken for Windows program to a Quicken for Mac program.
Quicken Interchange Format (QIF) is a non-proprietary data format. Although Intuit originally developed QIF, and certain Intuit products (including this product) still contain the ability to import or export files in QIF format, Intuit does not endorse or provide support for this format. For this reason, Intuit does not know the identities of all institutions and processors that support QIF.
MIME types:
application/qif
How to open qif file?
Can be exported in Quicken and imported to it back, or to other financial programs with support of QIF format.
How to convert qif file?
Use Quicken export *.qif file to another accounting formats.
Suggested software to open qif file:
Associated software actions with the qif file
Software apps that import qif files:
Quicken (Microsoft Windows)
Bank2CSV (Microsoft Windows)
Personal Finances (Microsoft Windows)
QIF2OFX (Microsoft Windows)
Quicken for Mac (Apple macOS / Mac OS X)
MoneyWell (Apple macOS / Mac OS X)
Quicken Essentials for Mac (Apple macOS / Mac OS X)
KMyMoney (Linux/Unix)
AceMoney (Multiplatform)
Skrooge (Multiplatform)
Money Manager EX (Multiplatform)
GnuCash (Multiplatform)
2qfx Convert Pro (On-line services)
Software apps that export qif files:
Quicken (Microsoft Windows)
Personal Finances (Microsoft Windows)
PDF2QIF (Microsoft Windows)
Money for Mac (Microsoft Windows)
ProperConvert (Microsoft Windows)
Quicken for Mac (Apple macOS / Mac OS X)
MoneyWell (Apple macOS / Mac OS X)
Quicken Essentials for Mac (Apple macOS / Mac OS X)
KMyMoney (Linux/Unix)
Skrooge (Multiplatform)
Money Manager EX (Multiplatform)
GnuCash (Multiplatform)
CSV Free Online Converter (On-line services)
2qfx Convert Pro (On-line services)
DESQview compressed font archive
File type category:
Archive and compressed file
Date updated: July 22, 2019
The qif file extension was also used in DESQview, a text mode multitasking program developed by Quarterdeck Office Systems which enjoyed modest popularity in the late 1980s and early 1990s.
Running on top of DOS, it allowed users to run multiple DOS programs concurrently in multiple windows.
QuickTime image
File type category:
Graphics file
Date updated: July 15, 2018
Image format used by Apple QuickTime, a multimedia framework for Apple Mac and Microsoft Windows operating system.
Most likely some old format without support. No further information could be found.
Mime: image/x-quicktime
How to open qif file?
Use compatible tools to work with *.qif files.
How to convert qif file?
Probably can be exported to other formats.
Suggested software to open qif file:
Associated software actions with the qif file
Software applications that can open qif files:
Apple QuickTime (Microsoft Windows)
Apple QuickTime for Mac (Apple macOS / Mac OS X)
Programs for viewing qif files:
ACDSee Photo Manager (Microsoft Windows)
Software apps that create qif files:
Apple QuickTime (Microsoft Windows)
Apple QuickTime for Mac (Apple macOS / Mac OS X)
Software apps that print qif files:
ACDSee Photo Manager (Microsoft Windows)
Software applications that handle other tasks involving qif files:
ACDSee Photo Manager (Microsoft Windows)