How to convert AI to WMF
- Add your .AI file - drop it in the box above or click to browse.
- Convert it to .WMF in a few seconds.
- Download your new .WMF file.
What to expect
- Simple vector shapes, lines and fills convert well and stay scalable.
- WMF is 16-bit and legacy: transparency is unsupported and gradients/effects are simplified or rasterized.
- Prefer EMF over WMF unless a specific older application requires the 16-bit format.
Frequently asked questions
Will AI artwork keep its quality as WMF?
Vector paths stay vector, so the picture remains scalable. But
WMF is a 16-bit legacy format with a limited command set, so it is the least capable of the Windows metafile targets.Why convert an Illustrator file to WMF?
WMF embeds into older Windows and Office documents and clip-art workflows that specifically expect the legacy metafile format; for anything current, EMF is the more capable choice.
What opens a WMF file?
On Windows use IrfanView, XnView MP, or insert it into Word/PowerPoint; on Mac or Linux use LibreOffice Draw or Inkscape.
What are the limits of the WMF result?
As a 16-bit GDI format WMF has no support for transparency and only crude handling of gradients and modern effects, so complex Illustrator artwork is simplified, and text is often reduced to curves.
Programs that convert AI: CorelDraw Graphics Suite · UniConvertor · Adobe Illustrator · Adobe Illustrator for Mac · UniConvertor for Linux
