QMTF, the Quicken Mac Transfer Format, is a text file that Quicken for Mac exports through File, Export, Quicken Mac 2007 Transfer File (QMTF). It is close to QIF, the Quicken Interchange Format, and other programs often import it as QIF. It is a legacy migration file, not a bank statement standard; Quicken now uses QXF to move data between versions. Klarbon support is planned, not available yet.
What is in a QMTF file?
| Part | Holds |
|---|---|
| Accounts | the accounts chosen for export |
| Transactions | the transactions of those accounts |
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Syntax | text, in the style of QIF |
| Exported by | Quicken for Mac 2015 and later |
| Menu label | Quicken Mac 2007 Transfer File (QMTF) |
| Successor for Quicken moves | QXF, the Quicken Transfer Format |
Quicken describes QXF as the way to move and convert data (QXF, converting data for Mac). The export steps for QMTF are documented by programs that import it (import steps).
QMTF, QIF or QXF?
| QMTF | QIF | QXF | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Made by | Quicken for Mac | Quicken and many programs | current Quicken |
| Purpose | moving data out of Quicken for Mac | general exchange, now legacy | moving data between Quicken versions |
What does Klarbon do with QMTF files?
Klarbon does not support QMTF today; reading QMTF files is planned, not available yet. Reading QIF bank, credit card and cash accounts is in beta, and a QMTF renamed to .qif may not match it exactly. See supported bank statement files.
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Frequently asked questions
What is a QMTF file?
A Quicken Mac Transfer File. Quicken for Mac exports it through File, Export, Quicken Mac 2007 Transfer File (QMTF), to move data to programs that support the export.
Is QMTF the same as QIF?
Close to it. Programs that import QMTF describe it as very similar to QIF, the Quicken Interchange Format, with a different file extension, and some import it as QIF once the extension is changed to .qif.
Is QMTF still the way to move Quicken data?
Quicken now recommends QXF, the Quicken Transfer Format, to move and merge data between Quicken versions and from Quicken for Windows to Quicken for Mac.
Sources
- Quicken, working with QXF files info.quicken.com
- Quicken, converting your data (Quicken for Mac) quicken.com
- Personal finance software help, importing from Quicken for Mac 2015 and later scimonocesoftware.com
- Personal finance software knowledge base, importing from Quicken 15 and 16 for Mac infinitekind.tenderapp.com