IPF file extension. How to open and convert files with IPF file suffix

There are 7 other file types using
the IPF file extension!

.ipf - Microsoft SMS installer script

.ipf - Interchangeable preservation data

.ipf - F-Secure incremental policy data

.ipf - Grand Theft Auto III animation data

.ipf - particleIllusion SE project

.ipf - IGOR Pro procedure data

.ipf - Xilinx iMPACT project

IPF file extension - IBM OS/2 help data

What is ipf file? How to open ipf files?

File type specification:

Document file type

The ipf file extension is associated with the IBM OS/2 operating system and IBM AIX systems. Files contain help documentation for OS/2 or AIX. It is similar to HLP Microsoft Windows Help files.

IPF help files are written in Generalized Markup Language, that was developed by IBM. IPF help files are in a simple text format and can be opened by any text editor.

This ipf file type entry was marked as obsolete and no longer supported file format.

This type of file is no longer actively used and is most likely obsolete. This is typically the case for system files in old operating systems, file types from long discontinued software, or previous versions of certain file types (like documents, projects etc.) that were replaced in higher versions of their original programs.

The default software associated to open ipf file:

OS/2

Company or developer:
IBM

OS/2 is operating system developed by IBM for personal computers. OS/2 is no longer marketed by IBM and support for OS/2 was discontinued in 2006. OS/2 is very similar like Windows in many ways, but also has similarities with Unix. The last version of OS/2 is named OS/2 Warp.

Help how to open:

This file type is not meant to be opened directly, there is no software that could open and work with it directly, or there is no information available in public sources about opening this file type. This is usually the case of some internal data files, caches, temporary files etc.

How to convert:

As far as we know, this .ipf file type can't be converted to any other file format. This is usually the case of system, configuration, temporary, or data files containing data exclusive to only one software and used for its own purposes. Also some proprietary or closed file formats cannot be converted to more common file types in order to protect the intellectual property of the developer, which is for example the case of some DRM-protected multimedia files.

List of software applications associated to the .ipf file extension

Recommended software programs are sorted by OS platform (Windows, macOS, Linux, iOS, Android etc.)
and possible program actions that can be done with the file: like open ipf file, edit ipf file, convert ipf file, view ipf file, play ipf file etc. (if exist software for corresponding action in File-Extensions.org's database).

Hint:
Click on the tab below to simply browse between the application actions, to quickly get a list of recommended software, which is able to perform the specified software action, such as opening, editing or converting ipf files.

ipf file viewer - programs that view ipf file - IBM OS/2 help data

Programs supporting the exension ipf on the main platforms Windows, Mac, Linux or mobile. Click on the link to get more information about OS/2 for view ipf file action.