The RIF file is a FRAMES Receptor Intakes File. FRAMES is software for risk assessment and management. RIF files contain images made in Corel Painter. Painter is used by artists to create digital paintings. It has brushes, pens, canvases and other tools. The main file type Painter uses is FRR. RIF files may also use the RIFF extension. Make sure your software is up-to-date. Updated software can handle more modern formats. Outdated software may not open newer formats. Files with RIF extension can be old images from Windows 3.11. RIF was also used for the Resource Interchange File Format. This stored data in tagged chunks.