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What is IME? IME, short name for Input Method Editor, is used as the file extension for Input Method Editor files. .IME files are binary files that are used to store data to support global input method editors. See the sample .IME file included below.

File Extension: .IME

MIME Type: application/octet-stream

File Content: Input Method Editor

.IME files are Input Method Editor files saved as binary files to store data to support global input method editors. Here are the first 64 bytes of a sample .IME file, msctfime.ime, dumped in HEX values:

4e 42 2a 00 fa 00 00 00 50 01 00 10 02 00 00 00 NB......P.......
00 0a 00 00 01 00 00 00 ff ff ff ff 00 00 00 00 ................
78 01 bb 70 5e f0 c1 c2 8d 52 0f 19 d0 80 1d 03 x..p.....R......
33 c3 bf ff 9c 0c 6c 48 e2 8c 40 36 08 83 81 00 3.....lH...6....

.IME Input Method Editor file sample: Click sample.ime to download.

For more information on .IME Input Method Editor files, see links below:

• Download Input Method Editors to use with Office XP - Creates and edits .IME Input Method Editor files.