PaperPort (MAX) 2
Readableimage
MAX was the native image format of earlier versions of the PaperPort document management software. Although this has been subsequently superseded by PDF, newer versions retain the ability to read, but not write MAX files.
Identify it
| Extensions | .max |
|---|---|
| MIME types | application/x-paperport |
| Signatures | 56694742651a at byte 0 (PaperPort MAX 2) |
| PRONOM | fmt/1223fmt/1224fmt/1225fmt/1339 |
| Wikidata | Q29651047 |
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Open it
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Convert it
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0Versions and variants (3)
- PaperPort MAX 3-4Unknown
- PaperPort MAX 5-7Unknown
- PaperPort MAX 8-12Unknown
Sources
From Just Solve the File Format Problem (File Formats Wiki), PRONOM, Wikidata. Updated 2026-10-24.