Click the "Select File" button above, and choose your WMF file.
You'll see a preview.
Click the "Convert file to..." button to save your file in the format you want.
Convert WMF to another file type
The converter easily converts your WMF graphics to various formats - free and online. No Microsoft Office or or other Vector Image software needed.
WMF to JPG
WMF to PDF
WMF to PNG
WMF to SVG
WMF to JPEG
WMF to EPS
WMF to EMF
WMF to HTM
WMF to WLM
WMF to AVS
WMF to IWC
WMF to PPM
Convert a file to WMF
To convert other file formats to the "Windows Metafile" file type, you need software like Microsoft Office or a similar tool.
About WMF files
The .WMF format is a 16-bit graphic format introduced by Microsoft in the early 1990s. Originally designed to store both vector and raster graphics for the Windows operating system, it became the standard format for clip art in legacy versions of Microsoft Office. A rare secondary use for this extension is as a map file for the open-source game Widelands. You can open standard .WMF files natively on Windows using Microsoft Paint or insert them into documents using Microsoft Word. Professional graphics tools like Adobe Illustrator and CorelDRAW also support them. However, the .WMF format is critically outdated. It lacks support for modern graphic features like transparency, advanced anti-aliasing, and CMYK color spaces. Because it relies heavily on the Windows Graphics Device Interface (GDI), rendering .WMF files on non-Windows platforms like macOS, Linux, or mobile devices often results in severe visual errors or broken formatting. Furthermore, it is not supported by any web browser. To fix these compatibility issues, converting your .WMF files is highly recommended. For modern web use or editing, convert .WMF to SVG, which preserves vector scalability without platform restrictions. If you need a reliable image for sharing or viewing on mobile devices, converting to PNG or JPG is best. For archiving or sharing fixed-layout documents, convert to PDF. Just drag and drop your file here to analyze and convert it - free, online, and without installing software.
Use Convert.Guru to open and convert your WMF file.
If you want to convert WMF file to AI, CDR, SWF, FLA or XFL, you can use Microsoft Office or similar software from the "Legacy 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 WMF, try Microsoft Office or another comparable tool in the "Legacy Vector Graphics Storage" category.
The WMF 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 WMF converter.