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Format

Adobe FrameMaker Document

Summary

Name
Adobe FrameMaker Document
Version
8.0
Identifiers
  • MIME: application/vnd.framemaker
  • PUID: x-fmt/302
Format type
Word Processor
Description
Adobe FrameMaker format is a desktop publishing and word processing format originally developed by Frame Technology Corp. Frame Technology Corp was bought by Adobe Systems in 1995, who continued to develop and support FrameMaker.
Format encoding
Text
File extensions
fm
Submitted by
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
Developed by
Adobe Systems Incorporated
Supported by
Adobe Systems Incorporated

Relationships

Is previous version of
Is subsequent version of

Internal signatures

Framemaker Document Version 8.0

Description
Framemaker binary document type and version
Provenance
Signature identified by Georgia Tech Research Institute (Candidate Internal Signatures for File Formats in PRONOM Registry; 05/06/2010).

Byte sequences

Min Frag Length
Absolute from BOF
Offset
0
Max offset
None
Byte Sequence
3C4D616B657246696C6520382E30483E
Endianness
None

Changelog

  • V121

    Release date
    24 September 2025
    • Updated

      Adobe FrameMaker Document: Error with heading corrected. Submitted by Preservica.

  • V69

    Release date
    19 July 2013
    • Updated

      Adobe FrameMaker 8.0: Added relationship information.

  • V62

    Release date
    28 August 2012
    • Updated

      Adobe FrameMaker Document: MIME-Type information added.

  • V45

    Release date
    6 December 2010
    • Added signature

      Adobe FrameMaker Document 8.0: Signature submitted by Georgia Tech Research Institute, USA.

    • Updated

      Adobe FrameMaker Document 8.0.: Record title updated to distinguish different versions.