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What is a .met file?
A .met file is an OS/2 Presentation Manager Metafile (MET). This is a document format, so it holds text and layout meant to be read. Confusingly, this extension has been used by 2 different formats over the years — they're all listed below.
This extension has been used by more than one format
2 different formats have claimed .met over the years, so two files with the same extension aren't necessarily the same kind of thing.
How to open a .met file
- Try LibreOffice (free, Windows/Mac/Linux) — it opens an enormous range of current and historic document formats.
- Microsoft Word and Google Docs handle most mainstream document types.
- If nothing opens it, open it in a text editor: many older document formats have readable text inside.
The registry records this extension against OS/2 Presentation Manager Metafile (MET), OmniPage Pro Document, so software from that family is the most likely match.
How to convert a .met file
- Once it opens in LibreOffice or Word, Save As .docx or .pdf to get it into a format you can use anywhere.
The technical record
For archivists, developers and the merely curious: these are the PRONOM registry entries for .met.
| Format name | Version | MIME type | PUID |
|---|---|---|---|
| OS/2 Presentation Manager Metafile (MET) | — | — | x-fmt/67 |
| OmniPage Pro Document | 5-9 | — | x-fmt/350 |