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View a EFI file online, free

Open and read .EFI files online. View source, logs and text with syntax highlighting, search and line numbers, free.

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What you get for a .EFI file

We don't have a dedicated viewer for this format, so we identify and inspect it instead — honestly, only what can be read from the file.

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Drop your .EFI file

Choose it or drag it in. It's read right here in your browser.

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We identify it

We read the magic bytes to tell what the file really is, its MIME type, and whether the name matches the contents.

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See the details

Any metadata we can extract (dimensions, EXIF/GPS, document author and dates), a hex view, plus readable text and strings found inside.

What is a .EFI file?

Plain text that programs, servers and people write every day.

An EFI file is an Extensible Firmware Interface file categorized as a system file. Developed by the UEFI Forum, these data files contain information used during the boot process. They are typically opened and managed using the EFI Developer Kit.

Programs that open .EFI files

Windows
EDK II (TianoCore), PE viewer (e.g. PE-bear / CFF Explorer), UEFI firmware (the motherboard itself)
macOS
EDK II (TianoCore)
Linux
EDK II (TianoCore) / GNU-EFI, UEFI firmware + efibootmgr
.EFI format details
Full nameUEFI (EFI) Boot Application / Driver
DeveloperUEFI Forum (specification); binaries built by OS/firmware/bootloader vendors
First releasedEFI 1.0 (Intel, ~2000) → UEFI 2.x (UEFI Forum, 2005+); standard on PCs since ~2012
CategoryText & Code
MIME typeapplication/efi
Signature4D 5A "MZ" - DOS/PE stub header

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Frequently asked questions

Is my .EFI file uploaded anywhere?

No. The file is read and highlighted for you.

Why do some characters look wrong (é, ł)?

That usually means the file was saved in one encoding and opened in another. We detect UTF-8, UTF-16 and the Windows-1250/1252 code pages automatically and show which one was used.

Can it handle huge log files?

Yes, up to 50 MB. Only the lines on screen are drawn, so scrolling stays smooth. Syntax colours are switched off for files over 1.5 MB to keep things fast.

How do the log level filters work?

We find levels like ERROR, WARN, INFO and DEBUG on each line. Lines without a level, such as stack traces, stay with the entry above them, so filtering to errors keeps the full trace.

Can I edit the file?

This is a viewer. To change code, download it or copy it into your editor. Converting encodings and line endings is planned.

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