Extract text from SMF files
To convert your SMF file to another format, you need PerkinElmer Spectrum or other Data software.
To convert other file formats to the "Spectroscopy Spectrum Analysis" file type, you need software like PerkinElmer Spectrum or a similar tool.
The .SMF extension is a unique challenge because it serves three completely different industries, often confusing users about which software to use. The most common variation (38%) is a Spectroscopy Data file generated by PerkinElmer instruments (like IR or UV-Vis spectrometers). These files contain spectral analysis data but are strictly proprietary; opening them requires the paid Spectrum software, making collaboration difficult without converting to CSV or JDX (JCAMP-DX) for use in Excel or MATLAB.
Alternatively, an .SMF file may be a Standard MIDI File (often just .MID), which stores musical notes and timing rather than actual audio waveforms. While efficient for storage, these files cannot be played by standard media players on mobile devices or the web. To share this music, users typically convert it to MP3 or WAV. Finally, the format is used by Apache OpenOffice and LibreOffice as a StarMath Formula file. These mathematical equations are difficult to view without the original suite, making conversion to PDF or MathML essential for publishing in documents or on the web. Legacy uses also include Samsung mobile backups and Spicer CAD drawings.
Use Convert.Guru to open and convert your SMF file.
Users also converted MID, MP3, SMFF, MIDI, MMF, WAV, TXT, SFM, SWF, MP4, SF2, RCD and STY files.
If you want to convert SMF file to MIDI, STL, MP3, MMF, WAV, AAC, FLAC, OGG, WMA, M4A, AIFF or OPUS, you can use PerkinElmer Spectrum or similar software from the "Scientific Spectroscopy Data" category. In the File menu, look for Save As… or Export….
To convert MIDI, AAC, TTA, AU, WV, DTS, MID, FLAC, RA, MP3, PCM or WAV files to SMF, try PerkinElmer Spectrum or another comparable tool in the "Scientific Spectroscopy Data" 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 SMF converter.