.mid file: how to open it on Windows

27 Windows apps register the .mid extension. Install one of them to open the file with a double-click.

About the format

Format: MIDI audio
Abbreviation: MIDI · Musical Instrument Digital Interface
MIME type: audio/midi
PRONOM identifier: x-fmt/225, x-fmt/230

Format data: freedesktop.org shared-mime-info and PRONOM (The National Archives, UK).

Audacity
The world’s most popular free software for recording and editing audio.

Open source 4.0.1.262721353 2.8M ↓ ★ 18.8K
MuseScore
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Open source 4.7.5.260831071 507.8K ↓ ★ 15.3K
VLC media player
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Open source 3.0.24 22.6M ↓
MPC-HC
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Open source 2.8.4 193.6K ↓ ★ 16K
IrfanView
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Free 4.76 2.9M ↓
QuickTime
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Proprietary 7.79.80.95 2.1M ↓
MPC-BE
Media Player Classic - BE is a free and open source audio and video player for Windows.

Open source 1.9.2 136.3K ↓ ★ 4.6K
MusicBrainz Picard
A cross-platform music tagger powered by the MusicBrainz database.

Open source 3.0.2 86.7K ↓ ★ 5.3K
Winamp
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Proprietary 5.92.0.10042 47.1K ↓
K-Lite Codec Pack Full
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Free 20.1.0 5M ↓
K-Lite Mega Codec Pack
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Free 20.1.0 663.3K ↓
K-Lite Codec Pack Basic
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Free 20.1.0 527.9K ↓
K-Lite Codec Pack Standard
A collection of DirectShow filters, VFW/ACM codecs, and tools.

Free 20.1.0 230.8K ↓
SoundCraft
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Open source 0.10.0 239 ↓ ★ 3.5K
Screenbox
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Open source 0.23.0 6 ↓ ★ 4.6K
MuseScore 3
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Open source 3.6.2.548021803 ★ 15.3K
SPlayer
Neat, Safe, High Performance

Open source 3.7.2437 2.4K ↓
Namida
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QQ Music
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Proprietary 22.22
Pure Codec
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迅雷影音
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dmidiplayer
multiplatform MIDI file player for Linux, Windows and macOS

Open source 1.7.5
爱奇艺万能播放
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Free 7.4.0.5866
JRiver Media Center
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QQ影音
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Guitar Pro 8
The ultimate guitarist’s toolbox

Proprietary 8.1.5-26
QWS Quick Windows Sequencer
An accessible midi sequencer for windows.

Proprietary 1.56