Click the "Select File" button above, and choose your MXM file.
You’ll see a preview, if available.
Click the "Convert file to..." button to extract text information.
Convert MXM to another file type
To convert MXM files to another format, you need Maxwell Render or other 3D software.
Convert a file to MXM
To convert other file formats to the "Material Settings File" file type, you need software like Maxwell Render or a similar tool.
About MXM files
The .MXM file extension primarily represents a Maxwell Render Material file developed by Next Limit, or a MixMeister Track Information file used in DJ software. As a 3D material file, it stores lighting properties, texture mappings, and procedural rendering data required by Maxwell Render or Maxon Cinema 4D. As an audio track file, it holds beat grids, EQ settings, and metadata for MixMeister Fusion. Users frequently need to convert .MXM files because they are tightly locked into their respective proprietary ecosystems. A Maxwell material cannot be easily dropped into standard 3D suites like Blender or Unreal Engine without dedicated, expensive plugins. Similarly, MixMeister metadata is completely useless in competing DJ software like Serato or Rekordbox. These files are closed formats, which creates severe bottlenecks for collaboration if the recipient does not own a costly software license. For 3D materials, the most practical conversion targets are universal texture image formats like PNG or JPG, or standard MTL files. Keep in mind that procedural physics data and complex light-scattering properties will be lost during this transition. For MixMeister files, users typically want standard MP3 or WAV audio files. However, the DJ .MXM file only stores the metadata or utilizes a heavily modified RIFF container, meaning the original audio must be re-exported directly from the source program. Because both major variations of the .MXM format are heavily proprietary, standard online converters usually fail to process them. Often, only the original software can properly read or export the data. If our analysis detects a supported underlying or embedded format, viewing or conversion may still be possible.
Convert.Guru analyzes your MXM file, detects the exact format, and lets you read the text inside.
If you want to convert MXM file to OBJ, FBX, DAE, 3DS, MAX, BLEND, MA, MB, C4D, STL, PLY or WRL, you can use Maxwell Render or similar software from the "3D Material Storage" category. In the File menu, look for Save As… or Export….
To convert DWG, DAE, X3D, IGES, WRL, JT, SKP, 3DS, 3DM, OBJ, STEP or FBX files to MXM, try Maxwell Render or another comparable tool in the "3D Material Storage" category.
The MXM 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 MXM converter.