Convert Zipped ESRI Shapefile / Geodatabase to mif

Download and install the latest version of Filestar.
Right click on one or more Zip file(s) on your desktop and select Convert with Filestar.
Type convert to mif in the search box.
Press Convert.
Or let an AI agent do it: filestarcli -i file.zip -c "convert to mif" (how).

Let your AI agent convert Zipped ESRI Shapefile / Geodatabase to MIF

Claude Code, Codex, Cursor and other agents can do this on your computer with Filestar. Your files stay on your machine.

Install Filestar and add it to your agents:

npm install -g filestar
filestarcli agent install

Or add it in one click:

Claude Code:

claude mcp add filestar -- npx -y [email protected] mcp

Then ask your agent:

“Convert the Zipped ESRI Shapefile / Geodatabase files in my Downloads folder to MIF”

Or run it yourself:

filestarcli -i file.zip -c "convert to mif"

Runs on your computer, so your files stay on it. Works on Windows, macOS and Linux. 50 free conversions with the npm install, no account needed.

Can my AI agent convert Zipped ESRI Shapefile / Geodatabase to MIF?

Yes. Install the Filestar CLI with npm install -g filestar and your agent can run filestarcli -i file.zip -c "convert to mif" on your computer, so your files stay on it.

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What is the difference between Zipped ESRI Shapefile / Geodatabase and .mif?

Name: Zipped ESRI Shapefile / Geodatabase; MapInfo Interchange Format File
Extension: .zip; .mif
Format: Binary; Binary
Category: GIS; GIS
Developer: ESRI; Pitney Bowes Software
Description: A ZIP file holding an Esri shapefile (.shp, .shx, .dbf and companions) or a file geodatabase folder, the usual way GIS vector data is downloaded and shared.; A MIF file is a map and database file created by the MapInfo software. It holds all data needed to draw map features.
MIME Type: application/zip; application/x-mapinfo
Sample: sample.mif
Wikipedia: .zip on Wikipedia; .mif on Wikipedia

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