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What is a .mas file?

A .mas file is a Lotus Freelance Smartmaster Graphics. This is an image format โ€” a picture, drawing or graphic.

How to open a .mas file

  • GIMP (free) and IrfanView open a very wide range of image formats, including obsolete ones.
  • XnView MP is the best bet for unusual or legacy image types.
  • Your operating system's built-in viewer may work for mainstream formats.

The registry records this extension against Lotus Freelance Smartmaster Graphics, so software from that family is the most likely match.

How to convert a .mas file

  • Open it in GIMP or XnView and export as .png (lossless) or .jpg (smaller).

MIME type

When a .mas file travels over the web, servers label it with this MIME type:

application/vnd.lotus-freelance

What's a MIME type?

The technical record

For archivists, developers and the merely curious: these are the PRONOM registry entries for .mas.

Format nameVersionMIME typePUID
Lotus Freelance Smartmaster Graphicsโ€”application/vnd.lotus-freelancex-fmt/335

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