WMF to EMF Converter

Convert WMF (Windows Metafile) files to EMF online, for free, with nothing to install.

To convert WMF to EMF, select or drop your .wmf file above, check that EMF is chosen as the output, and click Convert. This conversion runs on our server, and your files are deleted 72 hours later.

What is a WMF file?

WMF – Windows Metafile. WMF (Windows Metafile) is the older 16-bit Windows vector format, still found in Office clip art.

WMF Converter →

What is an EMF file?

EMF – Enhanced Metafile. EMF (Enhanced Metafile) is a Windows vector format that Office programs use for graphics pasted into documents.

EMF Converter →

How to convert WMF to EMF

  1. Click Select File, or drop your .wmf files anywhere on this page. You can add several at once.
  2. Check that EMF is chosen as the output format. On this page it is picked for you.
  3. Click Convert. When a file has to go to our server, the button says Upload and convert instead.
  4. Click Download next to each file when it's done.

WMF vs EMF: how they compare

WMFEMF
LayoutShapes, paths and textShapes, paths and text
EditableIn drawing programsIn drawing programs
Created byMicrosoft, 1990Microsoft, 1993
Best forOld Office clip artGraphics inside Word and PowerPoint

Good to know

  • The WMF drawing is drawn by Inkscape. Only the first page is converted.
  • The shapes stay shapes in the EMF, so it stays sharp at any size.

Frequently asked questions

Is converting WMF to EMF free?

Yes. Everyone gets 25 free credits a day, with no account needed. Conversions on our server use one credit per started minute of work, so most cost a single credit. Credits reset at midnight UTC.

Are my WMF files uploaded anywhere?

This conversion runs on our server, because drawing a WMF file needs Inkscape, which does not run in a browser. Your file is sent over an encrypted connection, and both it and the result are deleted 72 hours after the conversion. The server has no internet access while it works on your file.

How large can the WMF file be?

Up to 1 GB per file. This conversion runs on our server, which accepts files up to that size.

Will the EMF look the same as the WMF?

The shapes stay shapes, so the EMF looks like the WMF at any size. Fonts the converter does not have are replaced, and effects the EMF cannot hold are simplified.

Can I convert several WMF files at once?

Yes. Add as many files as you like; they are converted one after another, and each one gets its own Download button.

Convert WMF to other formats

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All vector formats

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