
Within the Quicken File menu, the Export function automatically creates a QIF file that can be imported into other Quicken data files.

It is used to transfer data between different Quicken data files, from a financial institutions. QIF is an acronym for Quicken Interchange Format, a protocol (or set of rules used by computers) used to transfer data.Ī Quicken Interchange Format (QIF) file is a specially formatted American Standard Code for Information Interchange (ASCII) text file.


File extension qif is mainly associated with Quicken, a personal finance management tool developed by Intuit, available in both Windows and Mac Versions.
