MDA file extension
The table below provides useful information about the .mda file extension. It answers questions such as:
- What is the .mda file?
- What program do I need to open a .mda file?
- How can the .mda file be opened, edited or printed?
- How can I convert .mda files to another format?
Table of Contents
- ✅ Microsoft Access Add-in
- ✅ MicroDesign Area Data
- 🔄 .mda file converters
- 🚫 .mda file related errors
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2 extension(s) and 0 alias(es) found in database
✅ Microsoft Access Add-in

MDA file is a Microsoft Access add-in.
✅ MicroDesign Area Data

MDA file is a MicroDesign Area Data. MicroDesign is a drafting package designed to produce graphic artwork and technical drawings on a dot-matrix printer.
Other types of files may also use the .mda file extension.
🚫 The .mda file extension is often given incorrectly!
According to the searches on our site, these misspellings were the most common in the past year:
Is it possible that the filename extension is misspelled?
We found the following similar file extensions in our database:
🔴 Can't open a .mda 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:
Windows cannot open this file:
example.mda
To open this file, Windows needs to know what program you want to use to open it...
If you don't know how to set the .mda file association, check the FAQ.
🔴 Can I change the extension of files?
Changing the filename extension of a file is not a good idea. When you change a file's extension, you change the way programs on your computer read the file. The problem is, changing the file extension does not change the file format.
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