MID File - opening and understanding
Did your computer fail to open a MID file? We explain what they are used for and recommend software that we know can open or otherwise handle your .MID files.
What is a MID file?
A .MID file is a MIDI Music file. The .mid file extension is the standard extension used by MIDI music files. MIDI stands for Musical Instrument Digital Interface. The MID files are used by a variety of music authoring programs and MIDI hardware devices.
MID files contain various music data and information, including details on which notes should be played and when and how loud and long each note should be.
MID files can also contain controller information for a specific device, and as such, can be used to change the instrument being played.
While the MID file does not contain any music itself, it contains the music data's attributes and can be played back using software instruments that can interpret the data contained in the MID file.
How to open MID files
You will need a program compatible with the specific file you are trying to open, as different programs may use files with file extension MID for different purposes.
While we have not verified the apps ourselves yet, our users have suggested 10 different MID openers which you will find listed below.
Suggest another file format using extension MID
While we know of one file format using the .MID file extension, there may be more. It is widespread that different programs use files with the same file extension for very different types of data. Please let us know if you are aware of a different kind of .MID file.
Various viewers for this file format
These apps are known to open certain types of MID files. Remember, different programs may use MID files for different purposes, so you may need to try out a few of them to be able to open your specific file.
 | WavePad Sound Editor | User submitted |
 | WavePad Audio-Editor | User submitted |
 | Switch Sound File Converter | User submitted |
 | QuickTime | User submitted |
 | VideoLAN VLC media player | User submitted |
 | Microsoft Windows Media Player | User submitted |
 | RealPlayer | User submitted |
 | Winamp | User submitted |
 | GOM Audio | User submitted |
 | KMPlayer | User submitted |
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