There are hundreds of file types floating around on our computers. Let's figure out which ones do what and which programs will open them.
Screenshot of several PNG files in Windows 10
PNG Files Explained: The Go-To Format for Crisp, Transparent Images
Picture of the inside of a Seagate hard drive
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PSD files in Windows
What Is a PSD File?
woman taking picture of a tree with a camera
Do JPEG Files Lose Quality Over Time?
ZXP Files in a Windows folder
ZXP File: What It Is & How to Open One
INDD files in a folder in Windows 10
INDD File: What It Is and How to Open One
An RVT File Open in Autodesk Viewer
RVT File: What It Is and How to Open One
Screenshot of several DAE files that open with Photoshop in Windows 10
DAE File: What It Is & How to Open One
Screenshot of several AAF files in Windows 10
AAF File: What It Is & How to Open One
A collection of VSD files in a folder
VSD File: What It Is & How to Open One
DWG files in a folder
DWG File: What It Is and How to Open One
Several DWF files in Windows
DWF File: What It Is and How to Open One
EPS files in a folder in Windows 10
What Is an EPS File?
A collection of ASE files in a folder
ASE File: What It Is and How to Open One
Person managing CR2 files
What Is a CR2 File?
NEF files in Windows
What Is an NEF File? (and How to Open or Convert One)
A group of DXF files in a folder in Windows
What Is a DXF File? (and How to Open or Convert One)
What Is an MP4 File? (and How to Open or Convert One)
STP files in a folder in Windows
STP Files: What They Are and How to Open & Convert Them
Person editing SVG files on a laptop
SVG Files: What They Are and How to Open & Convert Them
PDF files in black and white
How to Combine Multiple JPEGs Into One PDF
M3U8 files that open in iTunes
What Is an M3U8 File?
GIF Files
What Is a GIF?
iPad with PDF image on the screen
How to Convert PDF to JPG
Screenshot of several DAT files in Windows 10
What Is a DAT File?
XAML files
What Is an XAML File?
Screenshot of several JSX files in Windows 10 that open with Adobe After Effects
What Is a JSX File?
Screenshot of several DYLIB files in macOS High Sierra
What Is a DYLIB File?
XFDF files in Windows 10
What Is an XFDF File?
PCD Files
What Is a PCD File?
AHS files in a folder in Windows 11
What Is an AHS File?
Screenshot of IGS files in Windows 10 that open with ABViewer
What Is an IGS File?
What Is a CSV File?
BSA Files
What Is a BSA File?
ARW files in Windows 10 that open with Photos
What Is an ARW File?
ARF files in a folder
What Is an ARF File?
Programming language
What Is a DIFF File?
Screenshot of several M4R files in Windows 10 that open with iTunes
What Is an M4R File?
XP3 files
What Is an XP3 File?
Row of red work files, with one yellow one
What Is a Computer File?
Screenshot of several .themepack files in Windows 7
What Is a THEMEPACK File?
WLMP files in Windows 10
What Is a WLMP File?
Several LOG files in Windows 10
What Is a LOG File?
ATN files
What Is an ATN File?
Screenshot of several CFM files in Windows 10 that open with Notepad
What Is a CFM File?
Screenshot of several FORGE files
What Is a FORGE File?
What Is a 3GP File?
Screenshot of several ASMX files in Windows 10 that open with Microsoft Visual Studio
What Is an ASMX File?
HGT file open in VTBuilder
What Is an HGT File?
CFG files in Windows 11 that open with Notepad
What Are CFG and CONFIG Files, and How Do You Open Them?
Picture of a no entry sign coming out of a laptop
What Is a Hidden File?
Screenshot of several FLAC files in Windows 10
What Is a FLAC File?
CGI files in a folder
What Is a CGI File?
FB2 Files
What Is an FB2 File?
Screenshot of ICNS files
What Is an ICNS File?
ADMX files in Windows 10
What Is an ADMX File?
Screenshot of several FNA files in Windows 10
What Is an FNA File?
ET files in Windows 10 that open with WPS Office
What Is an ET File?
PSP files
What Is a PSP File?
EDS files in a Windows folder
What Is an EDS File?