Opening MIX Files

The MIX file type is primarily associated with Techno.

MIX	File extension: MIX
	File type:	music mix

What is a MIX file?

MIX files mostly belong to Techno by eJay. MIX filename extension is associated with animation files created with the Motion Mixer component of 3DS MAX 3D modeling and animation software. Each MIX file contains multiple motion clips used to generate a single animation. Game data such as rider/bike/ information, racetrack information, and sounds used by MotoGP motorcycle racing video game are also saved in a MIX container file. Sounds (WAV files) and images (PCX files) used by Command & Conquer video game are also saved in a MIX file. Project Dogwaffle, a drawing software for Windows, stores its mixing palette data in MIX files. Voice messages sent or received via VentaFax answering machine software are saved in MIX files. Discontinued Microsoft programs such as Picture it! and PhotoDraw used MIX as their default image file format. These MIX files could store vector and raster graphics data. You may open MIX image files with XnView.

How can I open a MIX file?

You need a suitable software like Techno to open a MIX 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 MIX file correctly, try to right-click or long-press the file. Then click "Open with" and choose an application. You can also display a MIX file directly in the browser:. Just drag the file onto this browser window and drop it.

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Easily convert MIX files to MP3, WAV, OGG, FLAC, AAC, AIFF, ...

If you want to convert or edit a MIX file, you can use our free Online MIX File Converter (powered by Convert.Guru):

To do this, click the button "Choose your .mix file to view this image" on this page.
After your file is opened in browser,
click "Save as..." in the menu.
Then choose the audio format (e.g. MP3, WAV, OGG, FLAC, AAC, AIFF, ...) you want.
Your file will be converted and downloaded.

Programs that open and convert MIX files:

Techno by eJay
See the previous paragraphs to learn more about the main application. MIX files are often referred to as Techno audios because this type of file is primarily created or used by this software.
3DS MAX (animation) by Autodesk
3DS MAX is a 3D modeling and animation software for creating 3D games, animations, and models. MIX files created by 3DS MAX contain the multi-track mix of motion clips used to generate a single animation. This file format is classified as 3D Image.
AVS Audio Editor (sound mix project) by AVS4You
AVS Audio Editor is an audio recording and production software for Windows operating system. Audio mix projects created with AVS Audio Editor may be saved in MIX format. This file format is classified as Audio.
Command & Conquer (game data archive) by Electronic Arts
Command & Conquer is a real-time strategy video game compatible with PC, console, and handheld devices. A series of PCX images and WAV sounds used by Command & Conquer are stored in a game data archive that has MIX filename extension. This file format is classified as Game. Related links: Winamp Plug-ins Available to Play
Earth & Beyond (game data archive) by Electronic Arts
Earth & Beyond is a science fiction massively multiplayer online role-playing game. Before it was discontinued, players around the world could connect to the game's servers via the client software. Earth & Beyond's game data archives were saved as MIX files. This file format is classified as Game.
Game Archive UnPacker (game data archive) by Alexander Cherenkov
Game Archive UnPacker, as the name suggests, is an application for unpacking game data archives used by various games. MIX is one of the game data archive file formats supported by Game Archive Unpacker. This file format is classified as Game.
MMIXware (emulator data) by Don Knuth
MMIXware is a software suite comprising an emulator, assembler, debugger, sample programs, and documentation used to emulate a the MMIX RISC computer. Some of the emulator's data are stored in MIX files. This file format is classified as Developer.
MotoGP (game assets) by Milestone
MotoGP is a motorcycle racing video game available on PS4, Xbox, Steam, and Windows platforms. The sounds, rider information, bike information (e.g. appearance), and other game assets used in MotoGP are saved in a MIX file. This file format is classified as Game.
OzWin (email/forum access index data) by CompuServe
OzWin was a client software used to connect to CompuServe Information Service (including the email and forum's servers). The forum and email access data used by OzWin were stored in a MIX file. This file format is classified as Data.
PD Howler (mixing palette) by TheBest3D.com
PD Howler (formerly Project Dogwaffle) is a software for creating digital paintings. It provides unlimited layers, onion skins for traditional animation, particle painting and animation, advanced lens flare systems, and many other special effects. The mixing palette used by PD Howler is stored in a MIX file. This file format is classified as 3D Image.
PhotoDraw 2000 (multi-layer picture) by Microsoft
PhotoDraw 2000 is a discontinued vector/raster graphics editor distributed as part of Office 2000 or as a standalone program. MIX was its default file format for saving multi-layer images that can be opened and edited in the future. This file format is classified as Raster Image. Related links: XnView
Picture It! (multi-layer picture) by Microsoft
Picture It! is a discontinued photo editor for older Windows desktop operating system. Multi-layer pictures edited with Picture It! were stored in MIX format by default. This file format is classified as Raster Image. Related links: XnView
Power C (object) by Mix
Power C is a C programming language compiler for DOS 2.0 (and higher) operating system. Some objects used by this source code compiler are stored in MIX files. This file format is classified as Developer.
PyLoader (python loader for game clients) by Elitevpers
PyLoader is a simple python loader for game clients such as Metin2. This tool uses Python 2.7 and it allows game modders to load scripts, modules, and patches into a game. PyLoader has MIX filename extension but you can rename it to DLL if you want. This file format is classified as Game.

MIX file format:

To view or edit MIX files you need to know the file format, because it determines how the data in this file is stored. Often, the file format can be deduced from the file extension or the initial bytes (called the signature). If the file extension or signature does not match the file format, errors will occur when opening or editing the file. If there are problems opening a file, you must first determine the file format used. Our evaluation of the MIX files is as follows:

MIX is a very common file type and is mainly used by one program with a specific format. The following file formats are most commonly found in MIX files:

65% of all MIX files are based on the Microsoft Compound File format, which is also called Compound File Binary File format (CFBF or CFB) or OLE2 Compound Document format. This file format is used by previous Microsoft Office programs and other Windows programs and stores the data in complex containers and sections. Header signature for the CFB format with 8-byte Hex value D0CF11E0A1B11AE1 (which looks like "DOCFILE"). MIX files contain an app name Picture It!, Microsoft PhotoDraw or Picture_It!_2.0. The unique Windows component object identifier is 18b8d020-b4fd-11d0-a97e-00a0c905410d or 56616800-c154-11ce-8553-00aa00a1f95b. The file contains several sections with names like CompObj, Global Info, Operation 000001, Operation 000002, SummaryInformation, Microsoft Embedding Info, Transform 000001, DocumentSummaryInformation, Data Object 000001, Data Object 000002, Data Object Store 000001 and Operation 000003. The files are 180 KB to 2 MB in size, with a median of 830 KB. The file type is very old and rarely used today. Files like these are sometimes connected to picture, camera, scanned, imagen, issue, dscf, misc and card, and often contain personal information.
3% of all MIX files are using the well-known EXE file format to store the data. EXE is the abbreviation for executable and is the standard executable file format on Windows. The format can be identified by the letters "MZ" at the beginning. Executable files can also be used to distribute viruses and other types of malicious software (malware). They consist of illegible, cryptic characters. Most of these files are 27 KB to 100 MB in size. The keywords !This program cannot be run in DOS mode are typical for these files. These files can be linked to iccup, maphack, model and radar.

All other MIX files (32%) have different formats, the following 4 formats exist: Earth And Beyond game data archive and XML. The category is expandmo, expandmd, language, expand, theme, christmas, thememo, family, sweats, bikes, cover, bild, ebay, logo, maps or xmas. Drag & drop your file here to see the file format and a preview of your MIX file!

Technical Data for MIX File Extension

File classification:

Audio

Related files:

mmx, msix, jpg, midx, exe, zip, webp, vmp, mlx, png, wav, scan, rar, fld, max, 7z, ini, mp4, clip, rpa

Mime type:

image/vnd.mix, audio/x-mod, application/octet-stream

The following listing is compiled from the database produced by the 'Associate This!' program, selected data from the main FILExt database and file extension information submitted by users.

ProgramID: cta_extension_progid, FileType: Microsoft Picture It! Document, AppName: Picture It!
EXEFile: Pip.exe

ProgramID: ImageComposer.mix, FileType: Picture It! Image

ProgramID: Microsoft Picture It! Document, FileType: Microsoft Picture It! Document, AppName: Picture It! 2001
EXEFile: Pip.exe

ProgramID: Microsoft.Picture.It.Document.7, FileType: Microsoft Picture It! Document, AppName: AceHTML 5 Freeware Executable
EXEFile: acehtml.exe

ProgramID: Microsoft.Picture.It.Document.7, FileType: Microsoft Picture It! Document, AppName: Picture It! 7.0
EXEFile: pip.exe

ProgramID: Mixman.Mix

ProgramID: PhotoDraw.Document, FileType: Microsoft PhotoDraw Picture, AppName: Microsoft PhotoDraw Application

ProgramID: PictureIt!.Picture, FileType: Microsoft Picture It! Picture, AppName: Microsoft Picture It!
EXEFile: PICTURE.EXE

ProgramID: VentaFax.MixFile, FileType: VentaFax Mixed Message File, AppName: VFMANA~1
EXEFile: VFMANA~1.EXE

ProgramID: cta_extension_progid
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\Microsoft Picture It! 2002\Pip.exe

ProgramID: cta_extension_progid
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\Microsoft Picture It! 2002\Pip.exe %1

ProgramID: Microsoft Picture It! Document
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\Microsoft Picture It! PhotoPub\Pip.exe %1

ProgramID: Microsoft.Picture.It.Document.7
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\Microsoft Picture It! 7\pip.exe %1

ProgramID: Microsoft.Picture.It.Document.9
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\Microsoft Picture It! 9\pi.exe %1

ProgramID: PictureIt!.Picture
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\Microsoft Picture It!\PICTURE.EXE /nostartup /nointro

ProgramID: PictureIt!.Picture
EXEFile: D:\MS Picture It\PICTURE.EXE /nostartup /nointro

ProgramID: VentaFax.MixFile
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\VENTAZ~1\scripted.exe %1

ProgramID: WinRip.mix.2
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\InterVideo\WinRip\WinRip.exe %1

ProgramID: Microsoft.Picture.It.Document.10
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\Microsoft Digital Image 10\pi.exe %1

ProgramID: Microsoft.Picture.It.Document.7
EXEFile: rundll32.exe %SystemRoot%\System32\shimgvw.dll,ImageView_Fullscreen %1

ProgramID: PictureIt!.Picture
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\Microsoft Picture It! Express\PICTURE.EXE /nostartup /nointro

ProgramID: Microsoft.Picture.It.Document.10
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\Picture It! Premium 10\pi.exe %1

ProgramID: ImageComposer.mix
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\MIA08B~1\imgcomp.exe %1

ProgramID: XnView.Image
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\XnView\xnview.exe %1

ProgramID: VuePrint
EXEFile: %SystemRoot%\vuepro32.exe %1

ProgramID: Microsoft.Picture.It.Document.9
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%r\Microsoft Picture It! 9\pi.exe %1

ProgramID: Microsoft.Picture.It.Document.11
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\Microsoft Digital Image 2006\pi.exe %1

ProgramID: PictureIt!.Picture
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\Microsoft Picture It!\PICTURE.EXE /dde

ProgramID: PhotoDraw.Document
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\MICROS~3\Office\PHOTODRW.EXE

ProgramID: DUP5.Files
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\Dragon UnPACKer 5\drgunpack5.exe

ProgramID: Mixman.Mix
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\Mixman Technologies\Studio Pro 4\Studio Pro.exe

ProgramID: Qmwin.Document
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\QMWIN\Qmwin.exe

ProgramID: PictureIt!.Picture
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\Microsoft Picture It! Express\PICTURE.EXE

ProgramID: PhotoDraw.Document
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\MICROS~1\OFFICE\PHOTODRW.EXE

ProgramID: dswin.document
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\DSwin32\Dswin32.exe

ProgramID: MIX-File
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\AVSMedia\AudioEditor\AVSAudioEditor.exe /prefetch:0 /Open

ProgramID: MIX-File
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\AVSMedia\AVSVideoEditor\AVSAudioEditor\AVSAudioEditor.exe /prefetch:0 /Open

ProgramID: MIX-File
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\AVSMedia\AudioTools\Manager.exe Music_Mix /prefetch:0 /Open

ProgramID: PhotoDraw.Document.2
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\MICROS~3\Office\PHOTODRW.EXE

ProgramID: MIX-File
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\AVSMedia\AudioTools\MusicMix.exe /prefetch:0 /Open

ProgramID: MyViewPad.mix
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\My ViewPad\MyViewPad.exe

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a mix music mix is a special file format by eJay and should only be edited and saved with the appropriate software.

How to solve problems with MIX files

Associate the MIX file extension with the correct application.
Update your software that should actually open music mixes. Because only the current version supports the latest MIX file format. Search, therefore, e.g. on the eJay manufacturer website after an available Techno update.
To make sure that your MIX file is not corrupted or virus-infected, get the file again and scan it with Google's virustotal.com.
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