All about OFX Files

The OFX file type is primarily associated with Microsoft Money.

OFX	File extension: OFX
	File type:	financial data file

What is an OFX file?

OFX files mostly belong to Microsoft Money by Microsoft. OFX (Open Financial Exchange) is a widely implemented, open and platform-independent standard for transferring financial information and transactions between client-server systems. It is a SGML based file with tags that describe values of properties. The current version is OFX 2.3, and is maintained by the OFX Consortium.
OFX is a data-stream format that stores data as XML, and was developed through a joint effort by Microsoft, Intuit and Checkfree. Their goal was to allow users of the web and popular financial to freely exchange financial data over the Internet. Released in 1997, OFX integrated features from Microsoft's Open Financial Connectivity, Intuit's OpenExchange and the banking protocols from Checkfree. OFX provides a proven and mature API for financial data and is in use in 7000+ financial institutions globally.
OFX files can be created by converting a CSV to OFX using freely available file converters. Financial programs that support the Open Financial Exchange standard will support creating OFX files by default, or allow exporting of financial data in OFX format.
Programs and platforms that support the OFX include Quicken, QuickBooks, Excel, GnuCash, Tally(ERP), Sage, Numbers, Money, Moneydance, and KMyMoney.
Individual organizations can extend the OFX standard after registering a unique PREFIX with the ofx.org.
Due to its wide implementation, OFX has associations with other file types and supports conversion across multiple related formats. Other files associated with OFX include QFX, QIF and CSV.

How to open an OFX file

You need a suitable software like Microsoft Money to open an OFX file. Without proper software you will receive a Windows message "How do you want to open this file?" or "Windows cannot open this file" or a similar Mac/iPhone/Android alert. If you cannot open your OFX file correctly, try to right-click or long-press the file. Then click "Open with" and choose an application. You can also display a OFX file directly in the browser:. Just drag the file onto this browser window and drop it.

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How do you convert OFX files to JPG, PDF, HTML, DOC, ...

1. To do so, click the "Choose your .ofx file to view this image" button above.
2. After your file is opened in browser,
3. click "Save as..." in the menu.
4. Then click the file format (e.g. PDF, JPG, DOCX, TXT, ...) you want.
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OFX file format:

Every file has a defined file format, i.e. how the data is arranged in the file. A file format is determined by the file extension and signature, so JPEG images have the extension .jpg and the first bytes in the file are ÿØÿ. Nonetheless, different programs can utilize the same file extension to represent distinct file formats. Double-clicking on the file often results in an error when opening. So you need a detailed analysis of a file to find out the format and the associated program. Our examination of the OFX files comes to the following conclusion:

The OFX file extension is quite common and is primarily used by a single program. But the following two file formats are common:

• 70% of all OFX files start with the bytes OFXHEADER:100 crucial for this file format. These files are text files and can therefore be read using a text editor. A typical file size is 9 KB. The file type is very recent. Certain words are almost always found in the files, such as COMPRESSION:NONE, DATA:OFXSGML, OFXHEADER:100, OLDFILEUID:NONE, NEWFILEUID:NONE, VERSION:102, <OFX>, <SONRS>, <SIGNONMSGSRSV1>, CHARSET:1252, ENCODING:USASCII, SECURITY:NONE, <STATUS> and <CODE>0. Files like these have the following tags: export, extrato, data, transactions, comptes, accountactivity, sicredi, nbcinter and nodelx.
• 15% of all OFX files internally utilize the XML file format. The Extensible Markup Language (XML) is a simple text-based format for representing structured information: documents, webpages, data, configuration, books, transactions, invoices, and much more. XML defines a set of rules for encoding documents in a format that is both human-readable and machine-readable. The contents of these files are easily readable with a text editor. OFX files are between 1 KB and 69 KB in size. Several words can almost always be found in the files, e.g. encoding, <?xml version="1.0", utf-8, CODE, <SIGNONMSGSRSV1>, <SONRS>, <OFX>, <STATUS>, standalone and <?OFX OFXHEADER="200" VERSION="200" SECURITY="NONE" OLDFILEUID="NONE" NEWFILEUID="NONE"?>. Some examples of file names are Ofx20180601.ofx or ANZ.ofx. These files are often associated with statement, operations and download.

The remaining 15% of all OFX files are different files with different signatures, often e.g. EXE and OFXHEADER. Often described as trans, transaction, cibc, txns, bradesco, history, sicoob or hist. You can get all the details of your OFX file by dragging it onto this page or by clicking the button "Choose your .ofx file to view this image" above.