File extension AIF
| File type | Audio Interchange File Format Sound Format |
| Developer | Apple |
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What is a AIF file?
AIF is an audio format used by Apple's hardware and software platforms. The digital audio material stored in this file is uncompressed (PCM) and the data recording form used is Big endian. The AIF format can be used to store high-quality samples generated at different sampling rates and other audio data.
Most often, the AIF format is associated with Macintosh computers. Files of this type were also broadcast with AIFF and AIFC extensions.
Program(s) that can open the .AIF file
Windows
Mac OS
Android
How to open AIF files
If you cannot open the AIF file on your computer - there may be several reasons. The first and most important reason (the most common) is the lack of a suitable software that supports AIF among those that are installed on your device.
A very simple way to solve this problem is to find and download the appropriate application. The first part of the task has already been done – the software supporting the AIF file can be found in the table. Now just download and install the appropriate application.
Possible problems with the AIF format files
The inability to open and operate the AIF file does not necessarily mean that you do not have an appropriate software installed on your computer. There may be other problems that also block our ability to operate the Audio Interchange File Format Sound Format file. Below is a list of possible problems.
- Corruption of a AIF file which is being opened
- Incorrect links to the AIF file in registry entries.
- Accidental deletion of the description of the AIF from the Windows registry
- Incomplete installation of an application that supports the AIF format
- The AIF file which is being opened is infected with an undesirable malware.
- The computer does not have enough hardware resources to cope with the opening of the AIF file.
- Drivers of equipment used by the computer to open a AIF file are out of date.
If you are sure that all of these reasons do not exist in your case (or have already been eliminated), the AIF file should operate with your programs without any problem. If the problem with the AIF file has not been solved, it may be due to the fact that in this case there is also another rare problem with the AIF file. In this case, the only you can do is to ask for assistance of a professional staff.
Updated 01/03/2022
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How to associate the file with an installed software?
If you want to associate a file with a new program (e.g. my-file.AIF) you have two ways to do it. The first and the easiest one is to right-click on the selected AIF file. From the drop-down menu select "Choose default program", then click "Browse" and find the desired program. The whole operation must be confirmed by clicking OK. The second and more difficult to do is associate the AIF file extension to the corresponding software in the Windows Registry.
Is there one way to open unknown files?
Many files contain only simple text data. It is possible that while opening unknown files (e.g. AIF) with a simple text editor like Windows Notepad will allow us to see some of the data encoded in the file. This method allows you to preview the contents of many files, but probably not in such a structure as a program dedicated to support them.