.pm Adobe PageMaker document
Documents & office
| MIME type | application/x-pagemaker application/x-perl |
|---|---|
| Description | Adobe PageMaker document |
| Category | Documents & office |
| Based on | application/x-ole-storage |
| Other extensions | .p65, .pm6, .pmd |
Frequently asked questions
What is a .pm file?
The .pm extension is used for several formats: Adobe PageMaker document (application/x-pagemaker) and Perl script (application/x-perl).
How do I open a .pm file?
With an office suite: LibreOffice (free, Windows/macOS/Linux) opens most document formats, as do Microsoft Office or the vendor’s own app.
How can you tell a genuine .pm file?
No fixed signature at the start of the file is registered for this format; it is recognised mainly by its extension. On Linux and macOS, file --mime-type example.pm shows the guessed type.
Which format is .pm based on?
Technically a .pm file is a subtype of “OLE2 compound document storage” (application/x-ole-storage), so programs for that base format can often read it too.
Which MIME type belongs to .pm?
The MIME type is application/x-pagemaker. In the Apache web server: AddType application/x-pagemaker .pm; in nginx: types { application/x-pagemaker pm; }.