QIF File Documentation

Overview

Feature Value
Format Name Quicken Interchange Format File
File Extension .qif
MIME Type application/qif
Format Type Text
Primary Use Financial Data Exchange
Developed by Intuit Inc.
Release Date 1983
Character Encoding ASCII, but supports various character sets
Element Separator Line Breaks
Record Types Various (Including Bank, Cash, Credit Card, Investment transactions)
Header Section Starts with "!" followed by a code defining the section type
Transaction Details Defined by lines starting with a letter code (e.g., D for Date, T for Amount)
Date Format MM/DD'YY or DD/MM'YY or YYMMDD or various others
Multi-Currency Support Yes, with currency symbols or codes
Account Information Can include details like account name, type, and balance
Investment Transactions Supports various types (e.g., Buy, Sell, Dividend)
Security Identification Can include unique identifier for securities
Category Support Allows organizing transactions into user-defined categories
Extensibility Can be extended with custom fields (but may not be universally supported)
Compatibility Widely supported by various financial software and services besides Quicken