What is a .MF file?
MF is the manifest of an OVF virtual-appliance package, listing file checksums.
- Did you know
- The OVF manifest verifies that a virtual appliance’s files arrived intact.
- The manifest sits beside the .ovf descriptor in an Open Virtualization Format package, sharing its base name and listing every file’s SHA digest.
- Open Virtualization Format is governed by the DMTF and was later published as an ISO standard, with the .mf manifest one of its defined parts.
- What Analyser reads
- Identify and read more disk images, firmware and VM files: TRX router firmware, USB DFU images, UEFI/BIOS flash volumes (.fd/.rom), Linux UBI volumes, Android sparse images (.simg), U-Boot FIT (.itb), raw floppy images (.dsk/.ima/.vfd with FAT boot sector), VMware snapshot metadata and NVRAM, Parallels VMs and disks (.pvm/.hdd), OVF manifests (.mf) and Veeam backups (.vbk).
- Depth of analysis
- .MF is an identification-grade format: Analyser recognises it from its bytes and decodes the header metadata it carries, rather than opening it in a full viewer. Formats that do get a full viewer are marked "Full" on the formats page.
- Open a .MF file
- Drag a .MF file onto the Analyser home page (or tap to pick one). It is identified entirely in your browser - nothing is uploaded, there is no account, and it works offline once installed.