.docm files
.docm file
Word Macro-Enabled Document
A Word document carrying VBA macros.
What opens a .docm file
- Windows
- Microsoft Word, LibreOffice Writer (macros may not run)
- macOS
- Microsoft Word, LibreOffice Writer (macros may not run)
- Linux
- LibreOffice Writer (macros may not run), OnlyOffice
What a .docm file is
DOCM is the macro-bearing counterpart of DOCX, introduced in Office 2007 precisely so that a plain .docx could be trusted not to contain code. Word opens it with macros blocked until you click through the warning, and Microsoft now blocks macros outright in files downloaded from the internet. If you did not expect the attachment, do not enable content.
Converting it
A .docm file is commonly converted to .docx, .pdf, .odt or .txt. It is a binary format, so a text editor will show unreadable characters rather than its contents.
Details
- Extension
- .docm
- Full name
- Word Macro-Enabled Document
- Category
- Documents
- MIME type
- application/vnd.ms-word.document.macroEnabled.12
- Created by
- Microsoft
- Format
- Binary
Common questions
- How do I open a .docm file?
- On Windows use Microsoft Word; on macOS use Microsoft Word; on Linux use LibreOffice Writer (macros may not run). A Word document carrying VBA macros.
- What is a .docm file?
- Word Macro-Enabled Document. DOCM is the macro-bearing counterpart of DOCX, introduced in Office 2007 precisely so that a plain .docx could be trusted not to contain code. Word opens it with macros blocked until you click through the warning, and Microsoft now blocks macros outright in files downloaded from the internet.
- Can I convert a .docm file?
- Yes. It is usually converted to .docx, .pdf, .odt or .txt, either by exporting from one of the programs listed above or with a format converter.
Related pages
- .pdf — Portable Document Format A fixed-layout document that looks identical everywhere — the format for anythin
- .docx — Word Document (Open XML) The standard Word document since Office 2007 — a zip archive of XML underneath.
- .xlsx — Excel Workbook (Open XML) The standard Excel spreadsheet since 2007, with a million-row limit per sheet.
- .pptx — PowerPoint Presentation (Open XML) The standard PowerPoint deck since 2007.
- .txt — Plain Text File Text with no formatting at all — the format that will still open in fifty years.
- .doc — Word Document (legacy binary) The pre-2007 Word format — still readable, but Microsoft would rather you conver
- .xls — Excel Workbook (legacy binary) The pre-2007 Excel format, limited to 65,536 rows.
- .ppt — PowerPoint Presentation (legacy binary) The pre-2007 PowerPoint format.
- .md — Markdown Document Plain text with a light formatting convention — headings with #, bold with **.
- .rtf — Rich Text Format A formatted document format readable by every word processor since 1987.
- .pages — Apple Pages Document Apple's word processor format — Apple devices and iCloud only.
- .odt — OpenDocument Text The open-standard word processor format, native to LibreOffice.
Sources
- Media Types Registry — IANA
- Official vendor product documentation — At One Place