Extract text from PMT files
To convert your PMT file to another format, you need Adobe PageMaker or other Page Layout software.
To convert other file formats to the "Legacy DTP Template" file type, you need software like Adobe PageMaker or a similar tool.
The .PMT extension primarily identifies a PageMaker Template, a legacy file format created by the discontinued desktop publishing software, Adobe PageMaker. These templates were used to standardize layouts for newsletters, brochures, and business forms before Adobe InDesign superseded the software in 2004.
The key problem for .PMT files is their obsolescence; modern operating systems (Windows 11, macOS Sonoma) cannot natively preview or open them, and the original software no longer runs on 64-bit architecture. Users typically need to access archived business assets trapped in this format. The best workflow is converting to PDF for universal viewing or archiving. If editing is required, users must attempt to open the file in older versions of Adobe InDesign, which has dropped support for PageMaker files in recent Creative Cloud updates (specifically after CS6).
Alternatively, a .PMT file may be a cached, encrypted audio file generated by Tencent QQ Music. In this context, the file acts as a container for MPEG-4 audio streams intended for offline playback within the specific app, preventing users from playing the music in standard players like VLC. Converting these to MP3 or AAC is necessary for external use. Other less common uses include private data tables for ProcessMaker or database files for tax software like W2Mate.
Convert.Guru analyzes your PMT file, detects the exact format, and lets you read the text inside.
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If you want to convert PMT file to PDF, TTF, OTF, WOFF, WOFF2, EOT, SVG, BDF, PCF, FNT, FON or PFM, you can use Adobe PageMaker or similar software from the "Desktop Publishing Template" category. In the File menu, look for Save As… or Export….
To convert UFO, WOFF, PFB, GXF, AFM, F3F, SFD, WOFF2, PSF, TTF, TXF or OTF files to PMT, try Adobe PageMaker or another comparable tool in the "Desktop Publishing Template" category.
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 PMT converter.