MSF File - opening and understanding
Did your computer fail to open a MSF file? We explain what they are used for and recommend software that we know can open or otherwise handle your .MSF files.
What is a MSF file?
Files that contain the .msf file extension normally hold an index of mail messages that have been stored by a variety of different email applications.
The MSF files that are used by these email programs do not contain the actual contents of the email message that was sent or received using the email service. These files only contain an index of the messages and the message mail headers and summaries. The Earthlink and Mozilla email applications both use the .msf file extension for this purpose.
The Quanta MSF software application also uses the .msf file suffix. These MSF files contain chemical modeller input files that contain data that is entered when using the Quanta MSF program.
How to open MSF 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 MSF for different purposes.
While we have not verified the apps ourselves yet, our users have suggested 10 different MSF openers which you will find listed below.
Suggest another file format using extension MSF
While we know of one file format using the .MSF 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 .MSF file.
Various viewers for this file format
These apps are known to open certain types of MSF files. Remember, different programs may use MSF files for different purposes, so you may need to try out a few of them to be able to open your specific file.
 | Mozilla Thunderbird | User submitted |
 | Unipro UGENE | User submitted |
 | GeneDoc | User submitted |
 | Bruker Daltonics DataAnalysis | User submitted |
| Who Wants To Be A Millionaire SkinEdit | User submitted |
| Scratch DJ Academy MIX | User submitted |
| Sony Media Go | User submitted |
| Music Studio Producer | User submitted |
| MARCA | User submitted |
 | Bruker Compass DataAnalysis | User submitted |
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