Why convert FUR to DMF?
Furnace is a modern successor to DefleMask, so people convert back to .dmf mainly to open a song in DefleMask itself or in tools that only read the older DefleMask format. Furnace is the only program that reads .fur, so the conversion has to start there.
How to convert FUR to DMF
Furnace (Save As) FREE
In Furnace, open the .fur, then File > Save As and pick DefleMask module (.dmf) as the file type. Confirm the overwrite/limitation warning.
Furnace on Windows/macOS/Linux OPEN-SOURCE
The same Save As path works on every desktop build of Furnace; the .dmf writer is built in with no plugins needed.
About these formats
A .fur file is a Furnace Module, the native project file of Furnace, a free multi-system chiptune tracker. It stores a whole song as patterns, instruments, wavetables, and samples aimed at…
Open .FUR details →A DMF file is a tracker music module created by X-Tracker, a DOS music composition tool from D-Lusion in the mid-1990s. To play it today, use OpenMPT or XMPlay, both free for Windows.…
Open .DMF details →Quality & what to watch
- DefleMask supports far fewer chips and effects than Furnace, so multi-chip songs, Furnace-only instruments, and macros are dropped or flattened.
- Furnace warns you before writing
.dmfand recommends keeping a.furmaster; treat the.dmfas a lossy export. - Newer Furnace features saved into a
.dmfmay still fail to open correctly in older DefleMask versions.
Frequently asked questions
Can DefleMask open a Furnace .dmf?
Is there an online .fur to .dmf converter?
Save As is the practical route.Will my song sound identical?
Should I keep the .fur file?
.fur as your master since .dmf export is lossy.