MG4 file format description

Many people share .mg4 files without attaching instructions on how to use it. Yet it isn’t evident for everyone which program a .mg4 file can be edited, converted or printed with. On this page, we try to provide assistance for handling .mg4 files.

2 filename extension(s) found in our database.

.mg4 - Band-in-a-Box Song

The MG4 audio files are related to Band-in-a-Box. The MG4 file is a Band-in-a-Box Song. Band-in-a-Box is a MIDI music arranger software package for Windows and Mac OS produced by PG Music.

Application:

Band-in-a-Box

Category:

Audio files

Mime-type:

application/octet-stream

Magic:

- / -

Aliases:

mg1, mg2, mg3, mg5, mg6, mg7, mg8, mg9, sg2, sg4

Band-in-a-Box Song related extensions:

.bbw: Band-in-a-Box Interface
.bt0: Band-in-a-Box Temporary Data
.ls3: Band-in-a-Box Third-Party Styles
.mgu: Band-in-a-Box Song
.sty: Band-in-a-Box Styles Data

.mg1 - ZX Spectrum MultiArtist Image

The MG1 graphic files are related to Recoil. The MG1 file is a ZX Spectrum MultiArtist Image. The ZX Spectrum 48k is an 8-bit personal home computer released in the United Kingdom in 1982 by Sinclair Research.

Application:

Recoil

Category:

Graphic files

Mime-type:

application/octet-stream

Magic:

- / -

Aliases:

mg2, mg4, mg8

ZX Spectrum MultiArtist Image related extensions:

.64c: Commodore 64 8x8 Font Data
.a: Commodore 64 SEUCK Sprite Image
.a4r: Atari 8-bit Anime 4ever Image
.abk: Commodore Amiga AMOS Bitmap
.acbm: Commodore Amiga Continuous Bitmap Image
.afl: Commodore 64 AFLI-editor Image

Naturally, other applications may also use the .mg4 file extension. Even harmful programs can create .mg4 files. Be especially cautious with .mg4 files coming from an unknown source!

Can't open a .mg4 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.mg4

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 .mg4 file extension is often given incorrectly!

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

g4, gm4, jg4, m4, mb4, mf4, mg, mge, mgr, mgt, mn4, mv4

Is it possible that the filename extension is misspelled?

Similar file extensions in our database:

.mgr: MGR Bitmap Image
.mf4: ASAM Measurement Data Format File
.jg4: BigJig Jigsaw Data
.g4: Gerber Inner Routing Layer 1 Data
.mgr: WinDev Graphics Data
.mg: MetaGuide Setup Data

Operating systems

DataTypes.net currently supports the following operating systems:

Windows XP/Vista, Windows 7/8/10, Windows 11, CentOS, Debian GNU/Linux, Ubuntu Linux, FreeBSD, macOS, Mac OS X, iOS, Android

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