Click the "Select File" button above, and choose your FH9 file.
You'll see a preview.
Click the "Convert file to..." button to save your file in the format you want.
Convert FH9 to another file type
The converter easily converts your FH9 drawings to various formats - free and online. No Macromedia FreeHand or or other Vector Image software needed.
FH9 to PDF
FH9 to EMF
FH9 to STD
FH9 to XLW
FH9 to FODG
FH9 to WPT
FH9 to TAB
FH9 to RTF
FH9 to STW
FH9 to XLC
FH9 to DOC
FH9 to FODT
Convert a file to FH9
To convert other file formats to the "FreeHand Drawing" file type, you need software like Macromedia FreeHand or a similar tool.
About FH9 files
The .FH9 file is a proprietary vector graphics document created by Macromedia FreeHand 9. Designers primarily used these files in the late 1990s and early 2000s for vector illustration, page layout, and typography. The format is now entirely obsolete. To open these files natively, you need the original Macromedia FreeHand software running on a legacy operating system (like Mac OS 9 or older Windows versions). Modern vector editors, including current versions of Adobe Illustrator, have completely dropped import support for the FreeHand format. You must convert .FH9 files to salvage your vector assets. The .FH9 format is a classic example of vendor lock-in; since it is proprietary, undocumented, and discontinued, you cannot view these files in a modern web browser or standard image viewer. Convert to SVG for responsive web use and modern vector editing. For commercial printing or opening in Adobe Illustrator, convert to EPS. If you simply need a static visual record, convert to .PDF/A for long-term archiving. Note that during conversion, proprietary FreeHand text wrapping and complex lens effects are usually flattened. Drop your file here to view and convert it securely right in your browser.
Use Convert.Guru to open and convert your FH9 file.
If you want to convert FH9 file to AI, SVG, EPS, JPG, CDR, WMF, SWF, FLA, XFL or SKETCH, you can use Macromedia FreeHand or similar software from the "Vector Graphics Storage" category. In the File menu, look for Save As… or Export….
To convert AFPUB, EPS, FIG, VSD, SKETCH, VDX, AFPHOTO, PDF, AFDESIGN, SVG, VSDX or AI files to FH9, try Macromedia FreeHand or another comparable tool in the "Vector Graphics Storage" category.
The FH9 Converter Story
The history of Convert.Guru began over 25 years ago in California with Tom Simondi’s file-format database. A former contributor to Space Shuttle development and a software pioneer of the 1980s, Simondi established a trusted resource for file type analysis that was even referenced by Microsoft Windows XP. Today, we use modern technology to process and convert thousands of file formats while continually improving our FH9 converter.