AFX file format description

Many people share .afx files without attaching instructions on how to use it. Yet it isn’t evident for everyone which program a .afx file can be edited, converted or printed with. On this page, we try to provide assistance for handling .afx files.

1 filename extension(s) found in our database.

.afx - Auto FX Photo/Graphic Edges Image

The AFX graphic files are related to Auto FX. The AFX file is an Auto FX Photo/Graphic Edges Image. Photo/Graphic Edges 7.0 is a suite of professional software for adding edges, frames and borders to enhance photos.

Application:

Auto FX

Category:

Graphic files

Mime-type:

application/octet-stream

Magic:

- / -

Aliases:

Auto FX Photo/Graphic Edges Image related extensions:

.epi: Encapsulated PostScript Interchange Document
.pat: Gimp Pattern
.kid2: Kid Pix 2 Drawing
.acorn: Acorn Sprite Image
.djvu: DjVu Scanned Image
.p3d: Peak3D 3D Graphics

Naturally, other applications may also use the .afx file extension. Even harmful programs can create .afx files. Be especially cautious with .afx files coming from an unknown source!

Can't open a .afx 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 can't open this file:

example.afx

To open this file, Windows needs to know what program you want to use to open it. Windows can go online to look it up automatically, or you can manually select one from a list of programs that are installed on your computer.

To avoid this error, you need to set the file association correctly.

Open Control Panel > Control Panel Home > Default Programs > Set Associations.
Select a file type in the list and click Change Program.

The .afx file extension is often given incorrectly!

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

abx, acx, adx, aex, af, afa, afc, afd, afs, afz, agx, arx, atx, avx, ax

Is it possible that the filename extension is misspelled?

Similar file extensions in our database:

.afs: ADX Audio Container
.atx: ArcGIS Attribute Index
.afs: Devil May Cry 3 Data
.abx: Corel WordPerfect Mail Addressbook
.acx: Atari ST Executable
.avx: ArcView Extension

Operating systems

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Windows XP/Vista, Windows 7/8, Windows 10, CentOS, Debian GNU/Linux, Ubuntu Linux, FreeBSD, Mac OS X, iOS, Android

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