ARF File

What are ARF files and how to open them

Are you having problems opening an ARF file or are you simply curious about its contents? We're here to explain the properties of these files and provide you with software that can open or handle your ARF files.

What is an ARF file?

ARF files have multiple uses, and Webex Advanced Recording Format Video is one of them. Read more about the other uses further down the page.

Webex Advanced Recording Format Video

ARF stands for Advanced Recording File. Files with the .arf extension are most commonly used by the WebEx online meeting software.

The ARF files contain recordings of the online meetings conducted with the WebEx application and include meeting video data, a table of contents, an attendee list, and other meeting information. These files can be downloaded from the WebEx website.

How to open ARF files

We have identified two ARF openers that are compatible with this specific type of ARF file.

Programs that open Webex Advanced Recording Format Video files

Last updated: January 3, 2024

All known file formats using extension .ARF

While Webex Advanced Recording Format Video is a popular type of ARF-file, we know of 3 different uses of the .ARF file extension. Different software may use files with the same extension for different types of data.

Active Tutor Data File

We know that one ARF format is Active Tutor Data File. We have not yet analyzed in detail what these files contain and what they are used for. We're working on it.

While we have not verified the apps ourselves yet, our users have suggested ten different ARF openers which you will find listed below.

Axon Raw Format Bitmap

These files are raster images in a format used by INDEC BioSystems' Imaging Workbench software, which is used for biology fluorescence applications.

Various apps that use files with this extension

These apps are known to open certain types of ARF files. Remember, different programs may use ARF files for different purposes, so you may need to try out a few of them to be able to open your specific file.

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