FIF Converter

Convert FIF files online for free


Drop or upload your .FIF file
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How to convert your FIF file

  1. Click the "Select File" button above, and choose your FIF file.
  2. You'll see a preview.
  3. Click the "Convert file to..." button to save your file in the format you want.

Convert FIF to another file type

The converter easily converts your FIF file to various formats - free and online. No Illustrator or extra software needed.

  • FIF to EDF
  • FIF to SVG
  • FIF to AI
  • FIF to EPS
  • FIF to PDF
  • FIF to JPG
  • FIF to CDR
  • FIF to WMF
  • FIF to EMF
  • FIF to SWF
  • FIF to FLA
  • FIF to XFL

Convert a file to FIF

The converter also works in reverse, so you can convert other Raster Image formats to FIF with high quality output.

  • AFPUB to FIF
  • EPS to FIF
  • FIG to FIF
  • VSD to FIF
  • SKETCH to FIF
  • VDX to FIF
  • AFPHOTO to FIF
  • PDF to FIF
  • AFDESIGN to FIF
  • SVG to FIF
  • VSDX to FIF
  • AI to FIF

About FIF files

The .fif extension primarily refers to the Fractal Image Format, a legacy compression standard developed by Iterated Systems Inc, or MEG/EEG Data files generated by Elekta Neuromag hardware.

For users with Fractal Image Files, the main challenge is obsolescence. These files use fractal geometry to store images as mathematical equations rather than pixels, allowing for resolution independence. However, modern web browsers and standard image viewers like Microsoft Photos or Apple Preview cannot open them. To view or edit these graphics, users must convert them to widely supported raster formats like JPG or PNG.

In the scientific community, .fif files contain functional imaging data (magnetoencephalography) used to map brain activity. These are complex, multi-channel binary files often analyzed using MNE-Python. Researchers frequently face interoperability issues when sharing this data with non-specialized tools. Converting signal data to CSV or EDF (European Data Format) allows for easier analysis in generic software like Microsoft Excel or MATLAB.

convert.guru simplifies this by identifying the file structure - whether it is a fractal graphic or neurological data - and processing it into a usable format without requiring legacy plugins or complex Python environments.

Use Convert.Guru to open and convert your FIF file.

Users also converted JFIF, RIF, SNAGX, WEBP, JPEG, G3D, JPG, QZTP, STAT, GPX and EDF files.



The FIF 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 FIF converter.