.INK File Extension

Boxlight MimioStudio is a suite of tools that allows teachers and students to create, show, and interact with electronic whiteboard presentations. MimioStudio includes a tool called Mimio Notebook, which teachers use to create drawings, charts, slides, and other items they can present on a whiteboard. These presentations are saved as Mimio Notebook files, which use the .ink file extension.

INK files can contain any number of notebook pages, which can be shown and paged through on a whiteboard. Pages and objects on pages (such as drawings, text, and videos) can be moved within a notebook as teachers see fit. Teachers can also copy images and other select content from a notebook to other applications, such as Microsoft Office programs. If a teacher needs to share an INK file with a student or other teacher that does not have access to Mimio Notebook, they can export the INK file as an .HTML, .JPEG, .PNG, .GIF, .TIFF, or .PDF file.

NOTE: INK files created in newer versions of MimioStudio may not open in older versions of MimioStudio, because some MimioStudio features are not compatible across versions.

You can open an INK file with the Mimio Notebook tool included in Boxlight MimioStudio. To do so:

1. From within MimioStudio, open Mimio Notebook.
2. Select Mimio Notebook's Open button.
3. Navigate to and open your INK file.

How do I convert an INK file to other formats?

To convert a Mimio Notebook (INK file) to another file format:

1. Open the INK file in Mimio Notebook.
2. Select Mimio Notebook's Save button.
3. When the Save As window appears, select the Save as type dropdown menu. Then, select the format you want to convert your INK file to.
4. Select Save. A copy of your INK file will be saved in the format you selected in step 3.

INK files are used for storing pen strokes and redrawing them using trace functions. They can be resized without losing the quality of the original pen stroke curves since the trace functions interpolate between points.

You can open an INK file (Inker Image) in Inker, which is available as a web application and for Chrome, Android, and macOS devices. To open an INK file in Inker, select Open from the program's menu bar. Then, navigate to and open your INK file.

Because INK files are plain text files, you can also open them in any text editor. This will show you the JSON-formatted text that Inker translates into a vector graphic. This may be useful if you do not have access to Inker but want to learn more about the image an INK file describes.