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.
There is one other file type using
the MID file extension!
.mid - MapInfo interchange format file
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Software that open mid file
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What is mid file? How to open mid files?
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
Updated: January 5, 2025
The default software associated to open mid file:
VLC media player 
Company or developer:
VideoLAN Project Team
Very popular multimedia player developed for Windows, Apple Mac, Linux, Unix and various other operating systems and platforms.
VLC can playback many of the video formats (AVI, MKV, OGV, WMV, ASF, MOV...) and audio formats (MP3, AAC, M4A, OGG, FLAC...) as well as support of subtitles for video. It can also be used as a streaming server and multimedia transcoder.
List of software applications associated to the .mid 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 mid file, edit mid file, convert mid file, view mid file, play mid file etc. (if exist software for corresponding action in File-Extensions.org's database).
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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 mid files.
Software that open mid file - MIDI audio
Programs supporting the exension mid on the main platforms Windows, Mac, Linux or mobile. Click on the link to get more information about listed programs for open mid file action.
mid file editor and apps that can edit mid file - MIDI audio
Programs supporting the exension mid on the main platforms Windows, Mac, Linux or mobile. Click on the link to get more information about listed programs for edit mid file action.
mid file players - programs that can play mid file - MIDI audio
Programs supporting the exension mid on the main platforms Windows, Mac, Linux or mobile. Click on the link to get more information about listed programs for play mid file action.
mid file converter - software that convert mid file - MIDI audio
Programs supporting the exension mid on the main platforms Windows, Mac, Linux or mobile. Click on the link to get more information about listed programs for convert mid file action.
Programs that can create mid file - MIDI audio
Programs supporting the exension mid on the main platforms Windows, Mac, Linux or mobile. Click on the link to get more information about TablEdit for create mid file action.
Suggested apps for recording mid file - MIDI audio
Programs supporting the exension mid on the main platforms Windows, Mac, Linux or mobile. Click on the link to get more information about Personal Composer for record mid file action.
Software that import mid file - MIDI audio
Programs supporting the exension mid on the main platforms Windows, Mac, Linux or mobile. Click on the link to get more information about listed programs for import mid file action.
Applications that export mid file - MIDI audio
Programs supporting the exension mid on the main platforms Windows, Mac, Linux or mobile. Click on the link to get more information about listed programs for export mid file action.
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