Details of the .mhtml file extension

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

• What is the .mhtml file?
• What program do I need to open a .mhtml file?
• How can the .mhtml file be opened, edited or printed?
• How can I convert .mhtml files to another format?
• Where can I find the specifications for .mhtml?
• Which MIME-type is associated with the .mhtml extension?

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0 extension(s) and 1 alias(es) found in database

Multipurpose Internet Mail Extension HTML

.mht

Description:
MHT file is a Multipurpose Internet Mail Extension HTML. When you save a Web page as "Web archive" the Web page saves this information in Multipurpose Internet Mail Extension HTML (MHTML) format with a MHT file extension. All relative links in the Web page are remapped and the embedded content is included in the .mht file, rather than being saved in a separate folder.

MHT format description

Category: Document files

Application: Internet Explorer

Mime-type: application/octet-stream

Magic number: -

Magic string: -

Sample: Download filesuffixcom.mht file

MHT aliases:

mhtl, mhtm, mhtml, pptmhtml

MHT related links:

-

MHT related extensions:

.asp

Active Server Page

.htm

Hypertext Markup Language Document

.php

PHP Script

.css

Cascading Style Sheets

.chm

Compiled HTML Help

.jml

JSP Markup Language

.aw

Answer Wizard Index

.dwt

Dreamweaver Web Template File

.hta

Microsoft HTML Application

.qht

QuickTime HTML

Other types of files may also use the .mhtml file extension.

The .mhtml 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 .mhtml 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.mhtml

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 .mhtml 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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