.DIF File

The dif file extension is mainly known for its use for spreadsheet files saved in Data Interchange format.

Data Interchange Format, also known as Navy DIF, is a text file format used to import/export single spreadsheets between spreadsheet programs (OpenOffice.org Calc, Excel, Gnumeric, StarCalc, Lotus 1-2-3, FileMaker, dBase, Framework, Multiplan, etc.).

The .dif file is a workbooks, with the limitation that single workbook contains only single spreadsheet. These files were originally used by VisiCalc.

Files with dif file extension may be found as very old spreadsheets in the NAVY Data Interchange Format. Somewhat rare nowadays.

How to open:

Most current spreadsheet programs are able to work with *.dif files.

How to convert:

Whilst DIF spreadsheets were mostly used in the past, some programs still support it and can import data from them.