MAT file: How can I open a .MAT file?

The table below provides useful information about the .mat file extension. It answers questions such as:

• What is the .mat file?
• What program do I need to open a .mat file?
• How can the .mat file be opened, edited or printed?
• How can I convert .mat files to another format?

We hope you find this page helpful and a valuable resource.

✅ Microsoft Access Table

.mat

Description:
The MAT file is a Microsoft Access Table.

MAT format description

Category: Document files

Application: Microsoft Access

Mime-type: application/vnd.ms-access

Magic number: -

Magic string: -

Sample: -

MAT aliases:

-

MAT related links:

-

MAT related extensions:

.apr

Lotus Approach 97 Document

.maf

Microsoft Access Form

.mam

Microsoft Access Macro

.maq

Microsoft Access Query

.mar

Microsoft Access Report

.mda

Microsoft Access Add-in

✅ MATLAB Matrix

.mat

Description:
The MAT file is a MATLAB Matrix. MATLAB is a high-level language and interactive environment that enables you to perform computationally intensive tasks faster than with traditional programming languages such as C, C++, and Fortran.

MAT format description

Category: Development files

Application: MATLAB

Mime-type: application/matlab-mat

Magic number: -

Magic string: -

Sample: -

MAT aliases:

matrix

MAT related links:

Total Commander MAT Plugin

MAT related extensions:

.grl

MATLAB Image

.fig

MATLAB Figure

.m

MATLAB Script

.mdl

Simulink Model

.mex

MATLAB Executable

.p

MATLAB Compiled Program

✅ DAT Material Definition

.mat

Description:
The MAT file is a DAT Material Definition. The Dragon Age Toolset (DAT) is everything you might need to create your own adventures in the Dragon Age game. Dragon Age is a dark fantasy role-playing video game series created by BioWare.

MAT format description

Category: Game Data files

Application: Dragon Age Toolset

Mime-type: application/octet-stream

Magic number: -

Magic string: -

Sample: -

MAT aliases:

-

MAT related links:

-

MAT related extensions:

.mor

Dragon Age Toolset Head Morph

.mrh

Dragon Age Morph Source

.mop

Dragon Age Player Data

.mao

DAT Material Object XML

.msh

DAT Mesh

.gda

Dragon Age Game Data

✅ Kerkythea Material Data

.mat

Description:
The MAT file is a Kerkythea Material Data. Kerkythea is a standalone render engine, using physically accurate materials and lights, aiming for the best quality rendering in the most efficient timeframe.

The MAT format description is not yet available

Category: Data files

Application: Kerkythea

Mime-type: application/octet-stream

Magic number: -

Magic string: -

Sample: -

MAT aliases:

-

MAT related links:

-

MAT related extensions:

.kzx

Kerkythea Zipped XML Material Data

✅ ArcInfo Geocoding Matching Parameters Data

.mat

Description:
The MAT file is an ArcInfo Geocoding Matching Parameters Data. ArcInfo is a complete and extensible geographic information system.

The MAT format description is not yet available

Category: GIS files

Application: ESRI ArcInfo

Mime-type: application/octet-stream

Magic number: -

Magic string: -

Sample: -

MAT aliases:

-

MAT related links:

-

MAT related extensions:

.aib

ArcInfo Binary Coverage

.bil

ArcInfo Band Interleaved by Line Image

.bip

ArcInfo Band Interleaved by Line Image

.bsq

ArcInfo Band Sequential Image

.e00

ArcInfo ASCII Export

.gml

Geography Markup Language Document

✅ Altair FEKO Matrix Element Data

.mat

Description:
The MAT file is an Altair FEKO Matrix Element Data. Altair Feko is a comprehensive computational electromagnetics (CEM) code used widely in the telecommunications, automobile, space and defense industries.

The MAT format description is not yet available

Category: Data files

Application: Altair FEKO

Mime-type: application/octet-stream

Magic number: -

Magic string: -

Sample: -

MAT aliases:

-

MAT related links:

-

MAT related extensions:

.sph

Altair FEKO TICRA Spherical Data

.kbl

Altair FEKO Harness Description List

.pre

Altair FEKO PREFEKO Input Data

.fek

Altair FEKO Input Data

.cfx

Altair FEKO CADFEKO Model Data

.bof

Altair FEKO POSTFEKO Binary Output Data

✅ Pro/ENGINEER Material Properties Data

.mat

Description:
The MAT file is a Pro/ENGINEER Material Properties Data. Pro/ENGINEER is a 3D-CAD application by Parametric Technology Corporation.

The MAT format description is not yet available

Category: Data files

Application: Pro/ENGINEER

Mime-type: application/octet-stream

Magic number: -

Magic string: -

Sample: -

MAT aliases:

-

MAT related links:

-

MAT related extensions:

.dwg

Autodesk AutoCAD Drawing

.dxf

Autodesk Drawing eXchange File

.scn

Caligari TrueSpace Scene

.ics

IronCAD Scene

.hif

Autodesk AutoCAD Heidi Information File

.hdi

Autodesk AutoCAD Heidi Device Interface

✅ Bryce 3D Material Data

.mat

Description:
The MAT file is a Bryce 3D Material Data. Bryce is a 3D modeling, rendering and animation program specializing in fractal landscapes.

The MAT format description is not yet available

Category: Data files

Application: Bryce

Mime-type: application/octet-stream

Magic number: -

Magic string: -

Sample: -

MAT aliases:

-

MAT related links:

-

MAT related extensions:

.lwo

Lightwave 3D Object

.wrl

Virtual Reality World

.3ds

Autodesk 3D Studio Scene

.3dx

Rhino 3D Model

.pln

ArchiCAD 3D Model

.wrz

Gzip Compressed WRL File

✅ Animation Master Material Data

.mat

Description:
The MAT file is an Animation Master Material Data. Animation Master is a 3D character animation application offered by Hash.

The MAT format description is not yet available

Category: Data files

Application: Animation Master

Mime-type: application/octet-stream

Magic number: -

Magic string: -

Sample: -

MAT aliases:

-

MAT related links:

-

MAT related extensions:

.mot

Animation Master Motion Data

.ava

Animation Master Model

.mdl

Animation Master Model Data

.act

Animation Master Animation Data

.atx

Animation Master Plugin

.cho

Animation Master Choreography Data

✅ Freelancer Model Textures Data

.mat

Description:
The MAT file is a Freelancer Model Textures Data. Freelancer is a space trading and combat simulation video game developed by Digital Anvil. Freelancer Mod Manager (FLMM) is a tool to manage your Freelancer-Mods.

The MAT format description is not yet available

Category: Game Data files

Application: Freelancer

Mime-type: application/octet-stream

Magic number: -

Magic string: -

Sample: -

MAT aliases:

-

MAT related links:

-

MAT related extensions:

.flmod

Freelancer Mod Manager Archive

.sur

Freelancer 3D Collision Zone Data

.cmp

Freelancer 3D Model Layout

.fl

Freelancer Saved Game

✅ CRiSP Harvest Maturation Data

.mat

Description:
The MAT file is a CRiSP Harvest Maturation Data. CRiSP Harvest Model is a user-friendly computer model that simulates the harvest of 30 chinook salmon stocks by 25 fisheries over an extended time horizon.

The MAT format description is not yet available

Category: Data files

Application: CRiSP Harvest

Mime-type: application/octet-stream

Magic number: -

Magic string: -

Sample: -

MAT aliases:

-

MAT related links:

-

MAT related extensions:

.enh

CRiSP Harvest Model Enhancement File

.evo

CRiSP Harvest Model Environmental Variability File

.monte

CRiSP Monte Carlo Method Data

.msc

CRiSP Harvest Maturation Rate Parameters Data

.stk

CRiSP Harvest Stock Data

.bse

CRiSP Harvest Base Data

✅ Poser 3D Material Data

.mat

Description:
The MAT file is a Poser 3D Material Data. Poser is a 3D rendering and animation software program optimized for models that depict the human figure in three-dimensional form, mostly used to pose and animate the figures in a similar way as a mannequin.

The MAT format description is not yet available

Category: Data files

Application: Poser

Mime-type: application/octet-stream

Magic number: -

Magic string: -

Sample: -

MAT aliases:

-

MAT related links:

-

MAT related extensions:

.rsr

Poser Model Preview

.cr2

Poser Character

.hr2

Poser Hair Data

.pp2

Poser Props Data

.pz2

Poser Pose Data

.bum

Poser Bump Maps Data

✅ Autodesk 3D Studio Max Material Data

.mat

Description:
The MAT file is an Autodesk 3D Studio Max Material Data. 3D Studio is a 3D graphics modeling and rendering program.

The MAT format description is not yet available

Category: Data files

Application: Autodesk 3D Studio MAX

Mime-type: application/octet-stream

Magic number: -

Magic string: -

Sample: -

MAT aliases:

-

MAT related links:

-

MAT related extensions:

.lwo

Lightwave 3D Object

.scn

Caligari TrueSpace Scene

.wrl

Virtual Reality World

.asc

Autodesk 3D Studio Scene in ASCII

.3ds

Autodesk 3D Studio Scene

.3dx

Rhino 3D Model

✅ PLS-POLE Material Data

.mat

Description:
The MAT file is a PLS-POLE Material Data. PLS-POLE is an easy to use program for the analysis and design of structures made up of wood, laminated wood, steel, concrete and Fiber Reinforced Polymer (FRP) poles or modular aluminum masts.

The MAT format description is not yet available

Category: Data files

Application: PLS-POLE

Mime-type: application/octet-stream

Magic number: -

Magic string: -

Sample: -

MAT aliases:

-

MAT related links:

-

MAT related extensions:

.wpp

PLS-POLE Pole Properties Data

✅ Ox Matrix Data

.mat

Description:
The MAT file is an Ox Matrix Data. Ox is an object-oriented matrix programming language with a mathematical and statistical function library.

The MAT format description is not yet available

Category: Data files

Application: Ox

Mime-type: application/octet-stream

Magic number: -

Magic string: -

Sample: -

MAT aliases:

-

MAT related links:

-

MAT related extensions:

.ox

Ox Program

.oxo

Ox Compiled Object

.in7

Ox Data

✅ Vue Material Data

.mat

Description:
The MAT file is a Vue Material Data. Vue is a 3D scenery generator software package. It is used for the creation, animation, and rendering of natural 3D environments.

The MAT format description is not yet available

Category: Data files

Application: VUE

Mime-type: application/octet-stream

Magic number: -

Magic string: -

Sample: -

MAT aliases:

-

MAT related links:

-

MAT related extensions:

.vue

Vue Scene File

.vob

Vue Object

.zeon

VUE Installation Data

.flt

Vue Filter Data

.atm

Vue Atmospheres Data

.prv

Vue Preview Data

✅ CX-Supervisor Library Data

.mat

Description:
The MAT file is a CX-Supervisor Library Data. CX-Supervisor is a wizard based HMI and Data Acquisition package manufactured by Omron.

The MAT format description is not yet available

Category: Data files

Application: CX-Supervisor

Mime-type: application/octet-stream

Magic number: -

Magic string: -

Sample: -

MAT aliases:

-

MAT related links:

-

MAT related extensions:

.srt

CX-Supervisor DDE Server Array Project

.sr2

CX-Supervisor Saved Runtime Data

.udt

CX-Supervisor User Defined Text Data

.kbd

CX-Supervisor Keyboard Layout Data

.scs

CX-Supervisor Project

.pag

CX-Supervisor Page Data

✅ MODELLER Matrix Data

.mat

Description:
The MAT file is a MODELLER Matrix Data. MODELLER is a computer program that models three-dimensional structures of proteins and their assemblies by satisfaction of spatial restraints.

The MAT format description is not yet available

Category: Data files

Application: MODELLER

Mime-type: application/octet-stream

Magic number: -

Magic string: -

Sample: -

MAT aliases:

-

MAT related links:

-

MAT related extensions:

.ali

MODELLER Alignment PIR Data

.top

MODELLER TOP Script

.pap

MODELLER Alignment PAP Data

.aln

MODELLER Alignment QUANTA Data

.seq

MODELLER Sequence PIR Data

.cod

MODELLER Sequence Codes List

✅ Gretl Text Data

.mat

Description:
The MAT file is a Gretl Text Data. Gretl is a free, open-source, cross-platform software package for econometric analysis, written in the C programming language.

The MAT format description is not yet available

Category: Data files

Application: Gretl

Mime-type: application/octet-stream

Magic number: -

Magic string: -

Sample: -

MAT aliases:

-

MAT related links:

-

MAT related extensions:

.gfn

Gretl Function Package

.gdtb

Gretl Binary Data

.gdt

Gretl Data

.inp

Gretl Script

✅ V-Ray Material Data

.vrmat

Description:
The VRMAT file is a V-Ray Material Data. V-Ray is a commercial rendering plug-in for 3D computer graphics software applications, it is developed by Chaos Group.

The VRMAT format description is not yet available

Category: Data files

Application: V-Ray

Mime-type: application/octet-stream

Magic number: -

Magic string: -

Sample: -

VRMAT aliases:

mat

VRMAT related links:

-

VRMAT related extensions:

.vrmesh

V-Ray Mesh File

.vismat

V-Ray Material Data

⚠ Be careful with .mat files.

It's important to know that the .mat file extension can be used by various programs, not just the ones you expect. This includes potentially harmful software or malware that might create .mat files. Be cautious when dealing with .mat files from unknown sources.

🚫 The .mat file extension is often given incorrectly!

According to the searches on our site, these misspellings were the most common in the past year:

🔴 Can't open a .mat file?

When you double-click a file to open it, Windows examines the filename extension. If Windows recognizes the filename extension, it opens the file in the program that is associated with that filename extension. When Windows does not recognize a filename extension, you receive the following message:

Select an app to open this .mat file

It means that the operating system does not have a default app associated with the .mat file type. To resolve this issue and open the file, you can take the following steps:

• Right-click on the .mat file. A context menu will appear.
• From the context menu, select Open with. Windows will display a list of recommended apps.
• If the desired app is listed, select it from the provided options.
• If you cannot find the appropriate app, you may need to install software that supports the specific file type.

If you don't know how to change the default app for the .mat file, check the FAQ.

🔴 Can I change the extension of files?

Changing the filename extension of a file is not a good idea. The extension of a file serves as a hint to the operating system and various software programs about the type of data contained within the file. When you alter a file's extension, you essentially modify how software applications interpret and handle that file. Every file has a specific format, also known as its file type or file format. The problem is, changing the file extension does not change the file format.

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