Windows Metafile

Writable

image

Windows Metafile is an image file format originally designed for Microsoft Windows in 1990. Windows Metafiles may contain both vector graphics and bitmap components.

Identify it

Extensions	`.wmf.wmz.apm`
MIME types	`image/wmf`
Signatures	`01000900` at byte 0 (File Formats Wiki) `02000900` at byte 0 (File Formats Wiki) `d7cdc69a` at byte 0 (File Formats Wiki) `d7cdc69a0000` at byte 0 (Windows Metafile Image with Placeable File Header) `0100090000` at byte 0 (Windows Metafile Image without Placeable File Header)
PRONOM	`x-fmt/119`
Wikidata	`Q1072083`

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Open it

Integrated Genome BrowserOpen sourcewrites · Common Public License
KarbonOpen sourcereads and writes · GNU Lesser General Public License
LibreOffice DrawOpen sourcereads and writes · Mozilla Public License, version 2.0
Q958908Open sourcewrites · GNU General Public License, version 2.0
sK1Open sourcereads and writes · GNU Lesser General Public License
AbydosOpen sourcereads · GNU Lesser General Public License
ConverseenOpen sourcereads · GNU General Public License, version 3.0
GIMPOpen sourcereads · GNU General Public License, version 3.0
imageioOpen sourcereads · 2-clause BSD License
PhotoRecOpen sourcereads · GNU General Public License
Q1047199Open sourcereads · ImageMagick License
Q6861478Open sourcereads · GNU General Public License, version 2.0
Q8295Open sourcereads · GNU General Public License, version 2.0
ACD/ChemSketch 11.01reads and writes
Adobe Illustratorwrites · proprietary license
AutoCAD LT 2009reads and writes
Autodesk Architectural Desktop 3.3writes
Corel Flow 2.0writes
Corel Presentations 11reads and writes
DIAdemwrites
DrawPlus X2writes
ExtraCADwrites
FotoFinish Designer 3.01reads and writes
Freehand MXreads and writes
GraphPad InStatwrites
Hijaak Digital Photo Studioreads and writes
House Beautiful Home Design Suitewrites
IntelliCADwrites
Lotus Freelance Graphicsreads and writes
Matisse Lightreads and writes
Microsoft Office Publisher 2003writes
Microsoft Office Publisher 2007writes
Microsoft PowerPoint 2000writes
Microsoft PowerPoint 2007writes
Org Plus 3reads and writes
PaintShop Photo Pro X3reads and writes
PaintShop Pro X4reads and writes
Photo Express My Scrapbookreads and writes
Printmaster Silver 15writes
Rhinoceros 3Dwrites · proprietary license

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Documentation

kaitai grammar: https://github.com/kaitai-io/kaitai_struct_formats/blob/master/image/wmf.ksy

Sources

From Just Solve the File Format Problem (File Formats Wiki), Kaitai Struct format gallery, PRONOM, Wikidata. Updated 2026-10-24.

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