File Rank

/ 11690

The EX4 files contain code that have been compiled from different MQ4 files. These files contain Expert Advisor Files and can be executed by the trading platform application. Some of the EX4 files that are on a user's computer are pre-written files that are included with the MetaTrader application. In my Mt4 Folder, its an EX4 file, only one file. How I can view the code so that I can amend it on the fly? When I click on it and press Enter, nothing happens. 😦 Thanks for your kind help.

EX4 File Summary

Only one known software program, MetaQuotes MetaTrader developed by MetaQuotes Software Corp, is related to the EX4 file extension. In addition, they are categorized under a single primary file type, described as the MetaTrader Program Format format. These files can be categorized as Data Files.

File Extension EX4 files have been identified on both desktop and mobile devices. They are fully or partially supported by Windows, iOS, and Android. The main EX4 file type has a Popularity Rating of 'Low', meaning these files are not frequently present on your typical desktop or mobile device.

Please see the detailed information below to learn more about EX4 files and the programs that can open them. In addition, we provide simple troubleshooting information to help you open your EX4 file.

Open your files in %%os%% with FileViewPro File Viewer

Optional Offer for FileViewPro by Solvusoft EULA Privacy Policy Terms Uninstall

Types of EX4 Files

Primary EX4 File Association

A file extension which helps in online trading, this file is related to MetaTrader.MetaTrader is a software help you with your business, online bussiness. MetaTrader enables you to use different tools to sell your products at the foreign market.The software is almost simple but needs more practice to use advanced tools.The file extension EX4 has many features to help to work on Metatrader like indicators, scripts, or an Expert Advisor.

Software Programs That Open The MetaTrader Program Format:

MetaQuotes MetaTrader by MetaQuotes Software Corp

Compatible with:

Try a Universal File Viewer

In addition to the products listed above, we suggest that you try a universal file viewer like FileViewPro. It can open over 200 different types of files, many with full editing capabilities. Download FileViewPro here

Optional Offer for FileViewPro by Solvusoft EULA Privacy Policy Terms Uninstall

A file with the EX4 file extension is a MetaTrader Program file. It's compiled programming code made for the free foreign exchange market trading program called MetaTrader.

Stored in an EX4 file may be scripts or indicators used by the MetaTrader program. It may instead be an Expert Advisor (EA) program used by MetaTrader for automating trading.

The programming code in the EX4 file is compiled from an MQ4 file, which is a MetaTrader Custom Indicator file. This is done through a tool called MetaEditor that comes installed with MetaTrader.

EX4 files are used with MetaTrader 4, so EX5 files are very similar but are used by MetaTrader 5. MQH is another MetaTrader file format, called a MetaTrader Include file — you might see MQH files saved with EX4 and EX5 files.

Ext4 is a file system that has nothing at all to do with EX4 files.

How to Open an EX4 File

EX4 files can be opened with the free MetaTrader program from MetaQuotes. It works on Windows, macOS, and Linux. However, you might not be able to just double-click or double-tap the file and have it open in MetaTrader.

You can open the EX4 file another way, by putting it in the right folder inside the MetaTrader program's installation directory. For example, if you're using MetaTrader 5, this folder is most likely 'C:Program FilesMetaTrader 5MQL5.'

Once you're in that folder, you'll see several other subfolders. You have to know what the EX4 file is, specifically, so you know where to put it. It can be an indicator, Expert Advisor (EA), or script — put the EX4 file in the 'Indicators' folder if it's an indicator, the 'Experts' folder if an EA, and the 'Scripts' folder for EX4 files that are scripts.

In MetaTrader, you can see these files in the 'Navigator' window. If you don't see that window, enable it in the View > Navigator menu.

The EX4 file extension, though it shares some of the same letters, isn't the same as a file that has the EXO, EXR, EX, or EXE file extension. Follow those links to learn more about those file formats.

If you find that an application on your PC does try to open the EX4 file but it's the wrong application or if you would rather have another installed program open EX4 files, it is fairly simple to make that change in Windows.

How to Convert an EX4 File

Since EX4 files are the compiled equivalent of MQ4 files, you'd need a decompiler to 'convert' the EX4 to MQ4. I'm not aware of any decompilers that can do this.

You might also be able to convert an EX4 to EX5 or AFL (AmiBroker Formula Language). If so, it's most likely done through the MetaTrader program itself, but I haven't verified this myself.