Opening an IME File

The IME file type is primarily associated with Global Input Method Editor.

IME	File extension: IME
	File type:	Global Input Method Editor files

What is an IME file?

IME files mostly belong to Global Input Method Editor by Microsoft Corporation. An IME is a program that allows computer users to enter complex characters and symbols, such as Japanese characters, using a standard keyboard.

How do you open IME files?

You need a suitable software like Global Input Method Editor to open an IME 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 IME file correctly, try to right-click or long-press the file. Then click "Open with" and choose an application. You can also display a IME 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 IME files:

Global Input Method Editor by Microsoft Corporation
See the previous paragraphs to learn more about the main application.
iMelody (Ringtone Format) by Infrared Data Association
iMelody was developed by the irDa association (infrared communications) as a standard file format for melodies. It has also been adopted as the ringtone format by a number of different phone companies; particularly phones that don't use Nokia's Smart Messaging. [Note: IMY is usually the preferred extension.] Related links: iMelody Format Summary
IncrediMail (Emoticons) by IncrediMail Ltd.
The identifying characters used for this association are - Hex: 4D 53 43 46 00 00 00 00, ASCII: MSCF. Program ID is IncrediContent

IME format details:

To find out what program is needed to open IME files, you need to determine the file format. The file format can be deduced from the file extension and the signature. However, different programs can use the same file extension, and file extensions can be assigned incorrectly. Exact knowledge of the format is therefore important in order to solve problems occurring in files. Our analysis of the IME files produces the following result:

IME is rarely used as a file extension and includes different formats for the applicable programs. The two most popular formats are as follows:

60% of all IME files are Microsoft Input Method Editor files, which are using the popular EXE file format. 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). These files are binary files, so they do not contain text, but only cryptic characters. Most of these files are 53 KB to 14 MB in size. This file type was primarily in use more than 20 years ago. The keywords !This program cannot be run in DOS mode are typical for these files. The file name CPIME.IME or chajei.ime is characteristic of these files. Such IME files store data about msctfime and quick.
10% of all IME files internally utilize the .NET file format. The .NET format is used to save Microsoft .NET Framework objects to a file (ex. save game state as file) via object serialization. Such a .NET object may contain functions and data like settings, images or videos. These files are text files, so they contain words and text. The average file size is 120 KB with most files being between 29 KB and 170 KB in size. The keywords Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=null, ElitechLog.Models.USBParameter and NSystem.Data, Version=4.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=b77a5c561934e089 are typical for these files.

All other IME files (30%) have no uniform format, the following 3 formats can be found: IncrediMail Emoticon. Just click the "Choose your .ime file to analyze" button on this page to find out what your IME file is.

Technical Data for IME File Extension

Related files:

imei, lme, zip, enc, img, jpg, exe, p7m, png, txt, pdf, mp4, dat

Mime type:

application/vnd.ms-cab-compressed

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: IncrediContent, FileType: IncrediMail Content, AppName: ImpContent IncrediMail Application

ProgramID: IncrediContent, FileType: IncrediMail Content, AppName: IncrediMail Content Importer
EXEFile: ImpCnt.exe

ProgramID: iUtil.Document, FileType: iMarkup Files, AppName: iUtil Application
EXEFile: iUtil.exe

ProgramID: IncrediContent
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\INCRED~1\bin\ImpCnt.exe /tmp /depend %1

ProgramID: IncrediContent
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\INCRED~1\bin\ImpCnt.exe /tmp /locate /depend %1

ProgramID: IncrediContent
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\INCRED~3\bin\ImpContent.exe /tmp /depend %1

ProgramID: IncrediContent
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\IncrediMail\bin\ImpCnt.exe /tmp /locate /depend %1

ProgramID: IncrediContent
EXEFile: blank

ProgramID: IncrediContent
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\INCRED~2\bin\ImpCnt.exe /tmp /locate /depend %1

ProgramID: IncrediContent
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\IncrediMail\bin\ImpCnt.exe /tmp /locate /depend

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an ime Global Input Method Editor file is a special file format by Microsoft Corporation and should only be edited and saved with the appropriate software.

How to solve problems with IME files

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