How to convert and view EMF and EMZ files

EMF and EMZ are Windows Compressed Enhanced Metafile graphics formats developed by Microsoft. These formats may contain both vector and raster images, but they are primarily used for vector images. EMF is Enhanced Windows Metafile Format - it contains Windows MetaFile binary data. EMZ is a Windows Compressed Enhanced Metafile format - it also contains Windows MetaFile binary data but compressed with GZIP.

EMF files can be opened with Microsoft Paint, Adobe Illustrator, InkScape. EMZ files can be opened with the same applications but should be unpacked before open.

These file formats are part of a series of Windows Metafile formats:

Windows Metafile formats: WMF - Windows Metafile Format WMZ - Windows Metafile Compressed (GZipped) Format See How to convert and view WMF and WMZ files

Windows Metafile Enhanced formats: EMF - Windows Metafile Enhanced Format EMZ - Windows Metafile Enhanced Compressed (GZipped) Format

In case you need to view an EMF(EMZ) file in a browser or a standard image or PDF viewer application, you can convert it to HTML, JPEG, PNG PDF format with GroupDocs.Viewer for .NET.

EMF and EMZ

How to convert EMZ files

Convert EMZ to HTML

To convert EMZ files to HTML with GroupDocs.Viewer for .NET use following code:

using (Viewer viewer = new Viewer("sample.emz"))
{
       HtmlViewOptions options = HtmlViewOptions.ForEmbeddedResources("output.html");

       viewer.View(options);
}


The following screenshot shows the output HTML file opened in a browser.

EMF/EMZ in HTML

Convert EMZ to JPG

To convert EMZ files to JPG with GroupDocs.Viewer for .NET use following code:

using (Viewer viewer = new Viewer("sample.emz"))
{
       JpgViewOptions options = new JpgViewOptions("output.jpg");

       viewer.View(options);
}


The following screenshot shows the output JPG file opened in a Windows Photo Viewer application.

EMF/EMZ in JPG

Convert EMZ to PNG

To convert PLT/HPG files to PNG with GroupDocs.Viewer for .NET use following code:

using (Viewer viewer = new Viewer("sample.emz"))
{
       PngViewOptions options = new PngViewOptions("output.png");

       viewer.View(options);
}


The following screenshot shows the output PNG file opened in a Windows Photo Viewer application.

EMF/EMZ in PNG

Convert EMZ to PDF

To convert EMZ files to PDF with GroupDocs.Viewer for .NET use following code:

using (Viewer viewer = new Viewer("sample.emz"))
{
       PdfViewOptions options = new PdfViewOptions("output.pdf");

       viewer.View(options);
}


The following screenshot shows the output PDF file opened in an Acrobat Reader.

EMF/EMZ in PDF

More resources

View EMF/EMZ files Online

Along with full-featured .NET library we provide simple but powerful free online Apps. View EMF and EMZ files online with GroupDocs Viewer App.

GitHub Examples

You may easily run the code above and see the feature in action in our GitHub examples:

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