What is a .WMF file?
WMF is a Windows vector graphic, used for clip art and Office drawings.
- Did you know
- WMF has carried Windows vector clip art since the late 1980s. (approximate)
- A WMF file stores a list of Graphics Device Interface (GDI) drawing commands rather than pixels, so it scales without blurring.
- Microsoft introduced the 32-bit Enhanced Metafile (EMF) format to succeed WMF, which was limited by its 16-bit roots.
- What Analyser reads
- Decode and preview extra still-image formats in pure JavaScript - Truevision TGA, QOI, Netpbm (PPM/PGM/PBM), PCX, farbfeld, WBMP, XBM/XPM, Sun Raster and SGI are fully rendered - and read header metadata from codec-heavy formats: Radiance HDR, DirectDraw Surface (DDS) game textures, OpenEXR, JPEG 2000, JPEG XR, EPS/PostScript, Windows WMF/EMF metafiles, Apple ICNS icons, CUR/ANI cursors, MNG and Lottie animations.
- Depth of analysis
- .WMF 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 .WMF file
- Drag a .WMF 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.