Open MF File
MF extension files have various applications, some of them below:
Java
An MF extension file contains information about Java-based file packages, and includes metadata about the file, such as what other files it contains and what files are used.
Manifest files, as they are also known, have the default pathname META-INF/MANIFEST.MF and are saved along with the JAR file.
The default manifest file can be modified with a basic text editor.
A little more about Java
Java is a multi-operational programming language and computing platform first released in 1995 by Sun Microsystems.
Embedded in many websites, hardware devices such as TV's, cell phones and electronic appliances in general.
From laptops to data centers, from gaming consoles to super computers, from mobile phones to the Internet, Java is everywhere.
Panda3D
In this case, an MF extension file takes on the format of a file used by games developed by Panda3D, a free 3D game engine.
About Panda3D
Panda3D is a free game engine that includes graphics, audio, I/O, collision detection, and other abilities relevant to the creation of 3D games.
Panda3D is under the revised BSD license and developed in Python language.
MF file contains game resource files such as sound effects, textures, and models.
MF files are compressed with Zip compression.
LaTeX Metafont
In the latter case, and not least, the MF file is a font file most commonly used by the TeX and LaTeX typesetting systems.
About LaTeX
LaTeX is a text composition system, oriented to the creation of written documents that, in due case, must present a high typographic quality.
Due to its characteristics and possibilities, it is used especially intensely in the generation of scientific articles and books that include, given the ease of writing and among other elements, mathematical expressions.
The MF file compared to TrueType
In this case, the MF file stores a font in a format that uses equations and fills to represent glyphs, rather than the outline method used by TrueType and other fonts.
It is important to note that this file must not be opened manually by the user and special care must be taken not to open it with software other than LaTeX.
Software for working with an MF file
Due to the diversity of formats that an MF file acquires, it is important to determine in advance, the type of files, in order to associate it with the most appropriate software, below: