Audio
What is a .amf file?
A .amf file is an Additive Manufacturing File Format. This is an audio format. Confusingly, this extension has been used by 3 different formats over the years — they're all listed below.
This extension has been used by more than one format
3 different formats have claimed .amf over the years, so two files with the same extension aren't necessarily the same kind of thing.
How to open a .amf file
- VLC plays almost every audio format ever made.
- Audacity opens it for editing.
The registry records this extension against Additive Manufacturing File Format, DOS Sound and Music Interface Advanced Module Format, Asylum Music Format, so software from that family is the most likely match.
How to convert a .amf file
- Export as .mp3 from Audacity or VLC for maximum compatibility.
The technical record
For archivists, developers and the merely curious: these are the PRONOM registry entries for .amf.
| Format name | Version | MIME type | PUID |
|---|---|---|---|
| Additive Manufacturing File Format | — | — | fmt/697 |
| DOS Sound and Music Interface Advanced Module Format | — | — | fmt/960 |
| Asylum Music Format | — | — | fmt/1622 |