Opening FMF Files
The FMF file type is primarily associated with Football Manager.
What is an FMF file
This file is not meant for everyday editing with a text editor. Instead, it is designed for internal use by the game engine and should be opened or modified only with tools built for Football Manager.
Consider these points:
How to open an FMF file
You need a suitable software like Football Manager to open an FMF 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 FMF file correctly, try to right-click or long-press the file. Then click "Open with" and choose an application. You can also display a FMF file directly in the browser:. Just drag the file onto this browser window and drop it.
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Programs that open and convert FMF files:
- Football Manager
See the previous paragraphs to learn more about the main application. FMF files are often referred to as Football Manager games because this type of file is primarily created or used by this software.
- FaxMan Jr (Fax File) by Data Techniques, Inc.As with most fax files this one is a TIFF file 1728 pixels wide, with vertical resolution 98 (Low Res) or 196 (High Res), 1 Bit (Black & White), Group 3 compression and Fillorder=2 (reverse byte order). This file format is classified as Graphic.
- IBM LinkWay Font or Icon File
FMF file format:
Every file has a defined file format, i.e. how the data is arranged in the file. Often, the file format can be deduced from the file extension or the initial bytes (called the signature). 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. When there is a problem with a file, the first step to solving it is to determine the file format. Our examination of the FMF files comes to the following conclusion:
FMF is one of the most common file extensions and is mainly used by one program with a specific format. The two most common formats are as follows:
- 97% of all FMF files use the same file format, which can be identified by the letters "02 01" at the beginning. The content consists of illegible binary data, which can only be read and interpreted by the associated programs. Most of these files are 17 KB to 2 MB in size. The file type was developed only in the last few years. The files contain the following words: afe. Files like these are about update, wonderkids, data, league, level, graphics, transfers, sortitoutsi and passion.
- 1% of all FMF files are using the well-known TIFF file format to store the data. TIFF is short for Tagged Image File Format. It stores raster graphics images that support color depths from 1 to 24-bit, lossy and lossless compression and multiple layers and pages. These files contain neither text nor words, but only data. The file size is in the range of 25 KB to 220 KB. Files like these are about faxss.
The remaining 2% of all FMF files are files with no common format. Sometimes used for tiki, editor, comp, attacking, simatchviewer, database or players. You can get all the details of your FMF file by dragging it onto this page or by clicking the button "Choose your .fmf file to analyze" above.
Technical Data for FMF File Extension
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.
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\FileMaker\FileMaker Pro 7\FileMaker Pro.exe
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\FileMaker\FileMaker Pro 6\FileMaker Pro.exe
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\FileMaker\FileMaker Pro 5.5\FileMaker Pro.exe
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\FileMaker\FileMaker Pro 8\FileMaker Pro.exe
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\FileMaker\FileMaker Pro 8.5\FileMaker Pro.exe
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\CSPro 3.1\CSPRO.EXE
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\FileMaker\FileMaker Pro 9\FileMaker Pro.exe
an fmf data file is a special file format and should only be edited and saved with the appropriate software.
How to solve problems with FMF files
- Associate the FMF file extension with the correct application.
- Update your software that should actually open data files. Because only the current version supports the latest FMF file format. Search, therefore, e.g. on the manufacturer website after an available Football Manager update.
- To make sure that your FMF file is not corrupted or virus-infected, get the file again and scan it with Google's virustotal.com.
- Click here to open your .FMF file online - secure, fast, and no downloads needed.