# Mass Spectrometry Data Backend for Mascot Generic Format (mgf) Files [](https://www.repostatus.org/#active) [](https://github.com/RforMassSpectrometry/MsBackendMgf/actions?query=workflow%3AR-CMD-check-bioc) [](http://codecov.io/github/rformassspectrometry/MsBackendMgf?branch=master) [](https://opensource.org/licenses/Artistic-2.0) [](https://bioconductor.org/packages/release/bioc/html/MsBackendMgf.html) [](https://bioconductor.org/packages/stats/bioc/MsBackendMgf/) [](https://bioconductor.org/checkResults/release/bioc-LATEST/MsBackendMgf/) [](https://bioconductor.org/checkResults/devel/bioc-LATEST/MsBackendMgf/) The `MsBackendMgf` package provides functionality to import and handle MS/MS spectrum data from Mascot Generic Format ([mgf](http://www.matrixscience.com/help/data_file_help.html)) files. The package defines the `MsBackendMgf` backend which can be used to import and use MS2 spectrum data from mgf files with the [Spectra](https://github.com/rformassspectrometry/Spectra) R package. For more information see the package [homepage](https://rformassspectrometry.github.io/MsBackendMgf).