Quicken for Mac financial data
File type: Accounting, financial and tax file
A qdfm file contains financial data created by Quicken for Mac or Quicken Essentials for Mac.
It can contain a user's accounts, transactions, reports, and program settings.
File type category:
Accounting, financial and tax file
Date updated: October 20, 2026
The qdfm file extension is associated with Quicken for Mac, a personal finance application originally developed by Intuit for Apple macOS and Mac OS X.
A qdfm file stores saved Quicken user data, including financial accounts, transactions, reports, and settings. It is the main data file rather than an ordinary document intended for editing in another application.
The format was used by older versions of Quicken for Mac, including Quicken for Mac 2005, 2006, and 2007, and by Quicken Essentials for Mac. It is a legacy format and is not the standard data format used by current Quicken for Mac releases.
Open a qdfm file with a compatible version of Quicken for Mac or Quicken Essentials for Mac on Apple macOS or Mac OS X. Open it from within Quicken rather than using a general-purpose file viewer.
Newer versions of Quicken for Mac may not open this legacy format directly. If the file is not recognized, use a compatible older Quicken installation to open or migrate the data, or restore it on a Mac that supports the relevant Quicken version.
Open the file in a compatible Quicken for Mac version and use Quicken's export or migration features to move the financial data to a format supported by another Quicken installation.
Depending on the Quicken version, account and transaction data may be exportable to exchange formats such as QIF or CSV. These exports may not preserve Quicken-specific reports, settings, or other file data.
Software applications that can open qdfm files:
Apple macOS / Mac OS X
Software applications that can edit qdfm files:
Apple macOS / Mac OS X
Software capable of saving qdfm files:
Apple macOS / Mac OS X
Software apps that create qdfm files:
Apple macOS / Mac OS X
Software apps that import qdfm files:
Apple macOS / Mac OS X
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