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A = ADA language source code
A = Assembly source code (Macintosh)
A = Mime: application/octet-stream
A = UNIX library
A01 = ARJ multiple disk archive, disk 2
A02 = ARJ multiple disk archive, disk 3
A03 = ARJ multiple disk archive, disk 4
A04 = ARJ multiple disk archive, disk 5, etc.
A08 = wisosparbuch2008file open with: "%ProgramFiles%\WISO\Sparbuch 2008\wiso2008.exe" "%1"
A09 = wisosparbuch2009file open with: "%Applications%\WisoSpar2009\wiso2009.exe" "%1"
A11 = AIIM image
A2A = "IBM Voice Type" languages Vocabels file
A2FC = Image Apple IIe / Apple IIc, Double Hi-Res 16, writes 16 colors
A2HR = Image Apple II+, Single Hi-Res, writes 2 colors
A2LC = Image Apple II+, Single Hi-Res 8; writes 8 colors
A2M = Audiotomidi Settings file
A3 = Unrelated Inventions Audiotools file
A31 = Authorware 3.x library
A3K = Yamaha A3000 Sampler File
A3L = Authorware 3.x Library
A3M = Unpackaged file (Authorware for Macintosh)
A3W = Unpackaged file (Authorware for Windows)
A41 = Authorware 4.x library
A4L = Authorware 4.x Library
A4M = Unpackaged file (Authorware for Macintosh)
A4P = Package without runtime (Authorware)
A4W = Unpackaged file (Authorware for Windows)
A51 = Authorware 5.x library
A52 = VLC.a52 special configuration file for application(binary format)
A5L = Authorware 5.x Library
A5W = Unpackaged file (Authorware for Windows)
A60 = Game: roland garros tennis mvts file
A64 = Artist 64
A8 = Cubicomp PictureMaker alpha channel image data (24bit 3D animation)
A80 = A80 Assembler Source
A86 = Assembly language source 8086
A_T = Atrain
AA = AUDIO book file
AAB = Mime: application/x-authorware-bin
AAC = Homeboy reference (music)
AAF = Advanced Authoring Format multimedia
AAM = Authorware Shocked file
AAM = Mime: application/x-authorware-map
AAS = Authorware Shocked packet
AAS = Mime: application/x-authorware-seg
AAS = Movie Clip; Autodesk Animation Setup; used by Compton's Reference Collection
AB = Applix Builder File
AB$ = AutoCAD Spooled Plot File
AB3 = Album Ulead Photo Express
AB6 = ABStat datafile
AB65 = (MAC CREATOR CODE) Pagemaker 6.5 (PC ext: P65)
AB65 = (MAC FILE TYPE) Pagemaker 6.5 Document
AB8 = ABStat datafile
ABC = ABC FlowCharter 1.0 document
ABC = ABC programming language general filename extension
ABC = Athena 16 addressbook
ABC = Mime: text/vnd.abc
ABC = Musical notation language file (folk melodies)
ABD = AmBiz Bonus Calculator Data File
ABDATA = Bridge.Data special configuration file for application(binary format) Perceived Type text Content Type text/plain
ABF = Adobe Glyph Bitmap Distribution Format stores Adobe screen fonts as binary
ABG = Fifa World Cup game data beart file
ABI = Aol6 organize file
ABK = Avigo backup
ABK = CorelDraw automatic backup
ABK = HP-95 Appointment book
ABKPRJ = ashampoo.BackupProject.Document open with: %ProgramFiles%\Ashampoo\Ashampoo Burning Studio 2008\burningstudio.exe" -open "%1"
ABM = AlBuM Image PALS
ABM = Album PhotoPlus
ABM = HitPlayer Audio Album File
ABO = Applix Builder Turbo File
ABR = Adobe Photoshop Brush
ABS = Abscissa data file
ABS = Abstracts (info file)
ABS = MPEG sound
ABS = Optocat picture format
ABS = PC GNU Compiler Output
ABT = BullsEye script
ABW = AbiWord Document File
ABX = Corel WordPerfect address book
AC = Mopac Cartesian chemical modeller output file
AC$ = Spooled plot file (AutoCAD AutoSpool)
AC0 = AC/frequency domain output (Spice)
AC1 = AC/frequency domain output (Spice)
AC1D = AC1D packer format sound/music (Asle / ReDoX)
AC2 = AC/frequence domain output (Spice)
AC2 = Banana40, accounting / bookkeeping prg by Banana.ch SA - Lugano, Switzerland
AC3 = Dolby 5.1 channel sound format /ac-3 encoder
AC3D = 3d format data (org. AC3d)
AC4 = AC/frequency domain output (Spice)
AC5 = AC/frequency domain output (Spice)
AC6 = AC/frequency domain output (Spice)
AC7 = AC/frequency domain output (Spice)
AC8 = AC/frequency domain output (Spice)
AC9 = AC/frequency domain output (Spice)
AC_ = Creativ compressed Sb16 sbide file
ACA = MS Agent Character File
ACA = Project Manager Workbench project
aCa2 = (MAC FILE_TYPE) Fontographer
ACAD = (MAC CREATOR CODE) AutoCAD
ACAD = AutoCAD database file
ACB = ACMB graphics
ACB = Compressed file archive
ACC = Atari ST program
ACC = Mime: chemical/x-synopsys-accord
ACC = MS Image Composer.acc
ACC = Program (DR-DOS - ViewMax) (GEM / resident)
ACCDA = Access.ACCDAExtension.12 open with: %ProgramFiles%\MICROS~3\Office12\MSACCESS.EXE /NOSTARTUP "%1" Content Type application/msaccess
ACCDA = Access.ACCDAExtension.12 open with: C:\PROGRA~1\MICROS~3\Office12\MSACCESS.EXE /NOSTARTUP "%1" Content Type application/msaccess
ACCDB = Access.Application.12 open with: "%ProgramFiles%\Microsoft Office\Office12\MSACCESS.EXE" /NOSTARTUP "%1" %2 %3 %4 %5 %6 %7 %8 %9 Content Type application/msaccess
ACCDB = Access.Application.12 open with: "C:\Programme\Microsoft Office\Office12\MSACCESS.EXE" /NOSTARTUP "%1" %2 %3 %4 %5 %6 %7 %8 %9 Content Type application/msaccess
ACCDC = Access.ACCDCFile.12 open with: "%ProgramFiles%\Microsoft Office\Office12\MSACCESS.EXE" /NOSTARTUP "%1" Content Type application/msaccess
ACCDC = Access.ACCDCFile.12 open with: "C:\Programme\Microsoft Office\Office12\MSACCESS.EXE" /NOSTARTUP "%1" Content Type application/msaccess
ACCDE = Access.ACCDEFile.12 open with: "%ProgramFiles%\Microsoft Office\Office12\MSACCESS.EXE" /NOSTARTUP "%1" %2 %3 %4 %5 %6 %7 %8 %9 Content Type application/msaccess
ACCDE = Access.ACCDEFile.12 open with: "C:\Programme\Microsoft Office\Office12\MSACCESS.EXE" /NOSTARTUP "%1" %2 %3 %4 %5 %6 %7 %8 %9 Content Type application/msaccess
ACCDR = Access.ACCDRFile.12 open with: "%ProgramFiles%\Microsoft Office\Office12\MSACCESS.EXE" /RUNTIME "%1" %2 %3 %4 %5 %6 %7 %8 %9 Content Type application/msaccess
ACCDR = Access.ACCDRFile.12 open with: "C:\Programme\Microsoft Office\Office12\MSACCESS.EXE" /RUNTIME "%1" %2 %3 %4 %5 %6 %7 %8 %9 Content Type application/msaccess
ACCDT = Access.ACCDTFile.12 open with: "%ProgramFiles%\Microsoft Office\Office12\MSACCESS.EXE" /NOSTARTUP "%1" Content Type application/msaccess
ACCDT = Access.ACCDTFile.12 open with: "C:\Programme\Microsoft Office\Office12\MSACCESS.EXE" /NOSTARTUP "%1" Content Type application/msaccess
ACCDU = Access.WizardUserDataFile.12 open with: "%ProgramFiles%\MICROS~3\Office12\MSACCESS.EXE" /NOSTARTUP "%1"
ACCDU = Access.WizardUserDataFile.12 open with: "C:\PROGRA~1\MICROS~3\Office12\MSACCESS.EXE" /NOSTARTUP "%1"
ACCESSOR = VisualStudio.accessor.9.0 open with: "%ProgramFiles%\Microsoft Visual Studio 9.0\Common7\IDE\devenv.exe" /dde
ACCESSOR = VisualStudio.accessor.9.0 open with: "C:\Programme\Microsoft Visual Studio 9.0\Common7\IDE\devenv.exe" /dde
ACD = Audio (Sonic Foundry ACID bundle file)
ACD = Chromeleon Channel Raw Data
ACD = MS Agent Character Definiton File
ACD-BAK = acid7music open with: "%ProgramFiles%\Sony\ACID Music Studio 7.0\musicstudio70.exe" "%1" Perceived Type text Content Type application/acid7music
ACD-ZIP = acid7music open with: "%ProgramFiles%\Sony\ACID Music Studio 7.0\musicstudio70.exe" "%1" Perceived Type text Content Type application/acid7music
ACE = Aces200 image format
ACE = Archive
ACF = Adobe Custom Filter for PhotoShop
ACF = MS Agent Character File
ACG = MS Agent Preview File
ACGI = ACGI Script (WWW)
ACGI = Mime: text/html
ACH = Rockwell Software Logix 5
ACI = ACI Development Appraisal
ACK = Acknowledge
ACL = automatic correction list for MS Office 7.0a or later
ACL = Corel Draw 6 keyboard accelerator
ACM = Audio Compression Module add-on to MSACM.DRV Windows driver (dynamic link library)
ACM = Graphics file (ACMB format)
ACM = Interplay Compressed Sound File
ACM = Photoshop Command Button
ACM = Windows System File
ACMB = Graphics file (ACMB format)
ACO = Adobe COlor palette
ACORN = Acorn Drawfile Format [Acorn]
ACP = Adobe Acrobat Paper Capture
ACP = Compressed file archive (ACB)
ACP = Ms Office Assistant preview file
ACQ = ACQURL surfing utility VG http://www.acqurl.com/
ACR = Bitmap image (American Collage of Radiology ACR-NEMA medical image file)
ACRS = (MAC FILE_TYPE) AuthorWare File
ACS = MS Agent Character File
ACT = Actor source
ACT = Adobe Photoshop color table
ACT = FoxPro Action Diagram
ACT = MS Office 97 Actor for help system
ACT = Picture; Action
Act! = (MAC FILE_TYPE) Act!
ACTIONS = Photoline4 Defaults file
ACU = ACUCOBOL - G T compiled program
ACU = Mime: application/vnd.acucobol
ACV = Adobe Photoshop colour curves file
ACV = OS/2 drivers that compress and decompress audio data
ACW = microsoft accessibility wizard
ACX = Atari ST program
AD = After Dark screen saver
AD2 = ADPCM 2-bit compressed voice file (ZFAX)
AD3 = ADPCM 3-bit compressed voice file (ZFAX)
AD3D = (MAC FILE_TYPE) Dimension
AD3E = (MAC FILE_TYPE) Adobe Dimensions File
AD65 = (MAC CREATOR CODE) Pagemaker 6.5
AD65 = (MAC FILE TYPE) Pagemaker 6.5 (PC ext: P65)
ADA = ADA programming language source code
ADB = ADA programming language
ADB = appointment database used by HP 100LX organizer
ADC = Chromeleon Demo Data File
ADC = Lingvo dictionary
ADC = Scanstudio bitmap image
ADC = Sound (TI/MIT ADC format)
ADD = Adobe Pagemaker File
ADD = OS/2 adapter drivers used in the boot process
ADDIN = VisualStudio.AddIn.9.0 open with: "%ProgramFiles%\Microsoft Visual Studio 9.0\Common7\IDE\devenv.exe" "%1" Content Type text/xml
ADDIN = VisualStudio.AddIn.9.0 open with: "C:\Programme\Microsoft Visual Studio 9.0\Common7\IDE\devenv.exe" "%1" Content Type text/xml
ADE = ADC Audio File
ADE = MS Access Project Extension
adev = (MAC FILE_TYPE) AppleTalk Extension
ADEX = ADEX Corp. bitmap image
ADF = Adapter Description File
ADF = Amiga Disk File
ADF = Configuration; Windows Administration configuration file
ADG = Live 7.0.3 Document special configuration file for application(binary format)
ADgm = (MAC FILE_TYPE) After Dark Module
ADI = AutoCAD Device-Independent binary plotter format
ADIF = Amateur Data Interchange Format Specification 1.0
ADL = MicroChannel Adapter Description Library file
ADL = QEMM file
ADM = Addict Compiled Dictionary
ADM = After Dark MultiModule screensaver
ADM = Configuration; MS Windows NT Setup Network Administration
ADM = SCSI driver(tbv)
ADN = Lotus 1-2-3 for DOS Add-in program (between an overlay and a DLL)
ADN = MS Access Blank Project Template
ADO = Adobe PhotoShop Duotone
ADOBEBRIDGE = Adobe.adobebridge open with: "%ProgramFiles%\Adobe\Adobe Bridge CS3\Bridge.exe" "%L" PerceivedType text PerceivedType text Content Type application/x-bridge-url
ADOBEBRIDGE = Adobe.adobebridge open with: "Bridge.exe" "%L" Content Type application/x-bridge-url PerceivedType text
ADOBEBRIDGE = Adobe.adobebridge open with: %ProgramFiles%\Adobe\Adobe Bridge CS3\Bridge.exe "%L" PerceivedType text PerceivedType text Content Type application/x-bridge-url
ADP = AOLserver Dynamic Page File
ADP = Astound Dynamite file
ADP = MS Access Project
ADP = used by FaxWorks to do setup for fax modem interaction
ADPCM = Sound (Intel/DVI Adaptive Differential Pulse Code Modulation format)ADPCM IMA ADPCM sound file
ADPP = DeviceCentral.adpp open with: "%ProgramFiles%\Adobe\Adobe Device Central CS3\DeviceCentral.exe" "%1"
ADPP = DeviceCentral.adpp open with: "Adobe Device Central CS3\DeviceCentral.exe" "%1"
ADR = After Dark Randomizer screensaver
ADR = Opera Browser favorites file
ADR = Smart Address ADdRess book
ADR = XAIRON-Addy address manage data file
ADR3 = (MAC FILE_TYPE) CompuServe Address Book
ADrk = (MAC FILE_TYPE) After Dark
ADRL = adrlfile special configuration file for application(binary format)
adrp = (MAC FILE_TYPE) File Alias
ADS = ADa package Specification
ADT = AdTech fax
ADT = Fax; AdTech
ADT = HP NewWave datafile for cardfile application
ADT = Lingvo dictionary
ADTS = QuickTime.adts open with: %ProgramFiles%\QuickTime\QuickTimePlayer.exe "%1" Content Type audio/aac
ADTS = QuickTime.adts open with: %ProgramFiles%\QuickTime\QuickTimePlayer.exe "%1" QuickTime.bak Content Type audio/aac
ADTS = QuickTime.adts open with: QuickTimePlayer.exe "%1" Content Type audio/aac
ADTS = WMP11.AssocFile.ADTS open with: "%ProgramFiles(x86)%\Windows Media Player\wmplayer.exe" /prefetch:6 /Open "%L" PerceivedType audio PerceivedType audio Content Type audio/vnd.dlna.adts
ADV = GUS device driver (Gf166.com)
ADVS = DeviceCentral.advs open with: "%ProgramFiles%\Adobe\Adobe Device Central CS3\DeviceCentral.exe" "%1"
ADVS = DeviceCentral.advs open with: "C:\Programme\Adobe\Adobe Device Central CS3\DeviceCentral.exe" "%1"
ADW = Copyright information
ADX = Document; Archetype Designer
ADX = Dynazip Active Delivery Script
ADX = Lotus Approach dBASE index
ADZ = GZ-Packed Amiga Disk File
AE = SoftQuad Author/Editor File
AEH = iPer Advanced Embedded Hypertext
AEP = ArcExplorer Project File
AEP = Mime: application/vnd.audiograph
AEU = MS AutoRoute Express Europe Route
AEX = Alpha linked executable file
AEX = PGP Armored Extracted Public Key
AEXPK = PGP Armored Extracted Public Key
AF2 = Micrografx ABC Flow Chart 2.0
AF3 = ABC FlowCharter 3.0 flowchart
AF? = Misc
AFC = Apple sound
AFF = ispell affixes definition file
AFG = Guitar Musik trainer file
AFI = Bitmap; TrueVision
AFIL = afilfile special configuration file for application(binary format)
AFL = Lotus 1-2-3 Always font
AFL = Mime: video/animaflex
AFL = RubberFlex animation (AnimaFlex)
AFM = Adobe Postscript font metrics
AFM = HP NewWave datafile for cardfile application
AFP = ABC FlowCharter shape palette
AFP = Advanced Function Presentation. Dataformat for Printing on Industry Printers Format generated by IBM
AFP = Mime: application/vnd.ibm.modcap
afpp = (MAC FILE_TYPE) AppleShare Prep File
AFS = Adobe Type Manager font set
AFT = Micrografx ABC FlowCharter 3.0 Template
AFW = Micrografx ABC FlowCharter 3.0 Workspace
AFX = Auto F/X image format
AG = Applix Graphic
AG = Lotus AGenda File
AG4 = Access G4 File
AGA = Agenda File
AGD1 = (MAC CREATOR CODE) Freehand 5
AGD1 = (MAC FILE TYPE) Freehand 5 (PC ext: FH5)
AGD2 = (MAC FILE_TYPE) FreeHand 7 File
AGENT = Forte Agent and FreeAgent Data Files
AGF = Atlas Geo File (ESRI GIS & Mapping software)
AGL = AGLfile open with: %ProgramFiles%\AiGfxLab\AiGfxLab.exe /dde
AGL = AGLfile open with: C:\PROGRA~1\AiGfxLab\AiGfxLab.exe /dde
AGN = Psion Series 3 AGeNda
AGP = Aspen Graphics Pages
AGR = Agreement
AGT = BullsEye Agent
AGW = Aspen Graphics Windows
AGX1 = (MAC FILE_TYPE) Freehand Plug-in
AHD = Asus Probe file
AHF = AnetHelpTool file
AHRP = Image Apple II+, Single Hi-Res Packed, writes 2 colors
AHS = Photoshop Halftone Screens
AHTML = Html file
AHU = Photoshop.HueSatFile open with: "%ProgramFiles%\Adobe\Adobe Photoshop CS3\Photoshop.exe" "%1"
AHU = Photoshop.HueSatFile open with: "C:\Programme\Adobe\Adobe Photoshop CS3\Photoshop.exe" "%1"
AI = Adobe Illustrator vector image, subset of .EPS (Also Corel-TRACE)
AI = Mime: application/postscript
AI = Mopac Internal chemical modeller output file
AI = Progress Database After Image File
AI65 = (MAC FILE_TYPE) PageMaker Plug-in
AIF = ADW Knowledge Ware setup information
AIF = Audio Interchange File Format from Apple/SGI
AIF = EPOC Application Information File
AIF = Mime: audio/aiff
AIF = Mime: audio/x-aiff
AIFC = (MAC FILE_TYPE) AIFF-C Audio File
AIFC = Audio Interchange File Format with Compression (AIFF-C) sound from Apple/SGI
AIFC = Mime: audio/aiff
AIFC = Mime: audio/x-aiff
AIFF = (MAC FILE_TYPE) AIFF Audio File
AIFF = Audio Interchange File Format from Apple/SGI
AIFF = Mime: audio/aiff
AIFF = Mime: audio/x-aiff
AIH = ArcView : attribute index file
AIL = AILfile open with: %ProgramFiles%\AiGfxLab\AiGfxLab.exe /dde
AIL = AILfile open with: C:\PROGRA~1\AiGfxLab\AiGfxLab.exe /dde
AIM = AOL Instant Message launch
AIM = Asm Text Mode Image File (The Ultimate Draw)
AIM = Mime: application/x-aim
AIML = Artificial Intelligence Markup Language
AIN = Ain compressed file archive
aini = (MAC FILE_TYPE) Connection Extension
AIO = APL file transfer format file
AIP = Adobe Illustrator Extension, Tool or Filter
AIP = Audiosoft parameter file
AIP = Mime: text/x-audiosoft-intra
AIR = Align It! Resource File
AIR = Automatic Image Registration
AIS = ACDSee Image Sequence
AIS = Array of Intensity Samples (Graphic)
AIS = Velvet Studio Instruments
AIS = Xerox graphics (Array of Intensity Samples)
AIW = Formula 1 car race 2001 Season01 School France file
AIX = HP NewWave datafile for cardfile application
AK = Audio Utility Tuningwrench compressed file
AKAI = Disk/file formats (Akai S900, S950, S01, S1000 and S3000 MIDI Digital Samplers)
AKF = Acrobat Key File
AKP = Akai S5000 / S6000 Sampler AKP file specification & misc SCSI problems
AKT = generally actual file
AKW = A-KeyWords (RoboHELP Help project Index Designer)
AL = ALAW format sound
AL$ = Midiprg Steinberg Cubase compressed file
AL_ = Audio Utility Juker compressed file
ALAW = ALAW format sound
ALB = JASC Image Commander graphics ALBum
ALB = Steinberg Cubase or VST Backup Song File
ALB3 = (MAC FILE TYPE) PageMaker 3 Document
ALB4 = (MAC CREATOR CODE) Pagemaker 4 (PC ext: PM4)
ALB4 = (MAC FILE TYPE) PageMaker 4
ALB5 = (MAC CREATOR CODE) Pagemaker 5 (PC ext: PM5)
ALB5 = (MAC FILE TYPE) PageMaker 5
ALB6 = (MAC CREATOR CODE) Pagemaker 6 (PC ext: PM6)
ALB6 = (MAC FILE TYPE) PageMaker 6
ALB6 = (MAC FILE_TYPE) PageMaker 6
ALC = Alchemy chemical modeller input file
ALC = Norton Internet Security Ad Server File
ALC4 = (MAC FILE_TYPE) PageMaker Dictionary
Alco = (MAC FILE_TYPE) URL Manager Pro File
ALD2 = (MAC FILE_TYPE) PageMaker
ALD3 = (MAC CREATOR CODE) PageMaker 3
ALD3 = (MAC FILE_TYPE) PageMaker
ALD4 = (MAC CREATOR CODE) PageMaker 4
ALD4 = (MAC FILE TYPE) Pagemaker 4 (PC ext: PM4)
ALD5 = (MAC CREATOR CODE) PageMaker 5
ALD5 = (MAC FILE TYPE) Pagemaker 5 (PC ext: PM5)
ALD6 = (MAC CREATOR CODE) PageMaker 6
ALD6 = (MAC FILE TYPE) Pagemaker 6 (PC ext: PM6)
ALEX = (MAC FILE_TYPE) Alexa
ALF6 = (MAC FILE_TYPE) PageMaker Default File
ALG = ARCSOLO Activity LoG
ALH5 = (MAC FILE_TYPE) PageMaker Add-in
ALI = SAP Proprietary Format Document File
ALIAS = ALiaS bitmap image (24bit RGB RLE)
ALL = AlligatorSQL Enterprise Edition Projectfile
ALL = Always format file for working pages
ALL = Arts & Letters Library (Symbol and font files)
ALL = FRQView filelist of all files
ALL = Lotus 1-2-3 Always
ALL = Steinberg Cubase or VST Song File
ALL = WordPerfect general printer info
ALM = Aley's Module Format
almb = (MAC FILE_TYPE) Location Manager Module
almn = (MAC FILE_TYPE) Location Manager Module
ALN = Grlib Saoimage file
ALO = Almanac support file
ALP = Live 7.0.3 Document special configuration file for application(binary format)
ALPHA = Bitmap image (raw alpha bytes)
ALS = Bitmap image (24bit RLE) (Alias/Vivid RayTracer)
ALSA = recorded sound from /dev/dsp and Sun /dev/audio
ALST = (MAC FILE_TYPE) Anarchie Server List
ALT = WordPerfect menu file
ALT3 = (MAC FILE_TYPE) PageMaker 3 Template
ALT4 = (MAC FILE_TYPE) PageMaker 4
ALT5 = (MAC FILE_TYPE) PageMaker 5
ALT6 = (MAC FILE_TYPE) PageMaker 6
ALTH = (MAC FILE_TYPE) QuickHelp
ALTH = (MAC FILE_TYPE) QuickHelp Fil
ALTp = (MAC FILE_TYPE) QuickHelp Prefs File
ALTq = (MAC FILE_TYPE) QuickView Settings
ALTV = (MAC FILE_TYPE) QuickView
ALTV = (MAC FILE_TYPE) QuickView Help File
ALV = Photoshop Levels
ALX = Internet script language defines 2-D layout (ActiveX layout file)
AM = Applix SHELF Macro
AMA = Game: fifa2000 feart file
AMAYA = Amaya file
AMB = ambfile open with: "%Root%\Tools\AllMyBooks\allmybooks.exe" "%1"
AMC = Advanced MP3 Catalog file
AMD = Abbyy Finereader 5.0 Pro file
AME = fr_dictionary_extension_file special configuration file for application(binary format)
AMF = Amiga Metafile
AMF = Sound; Advanced Module Format (DSMIA/Asylum Module Music )
AMFF = 2d Graphic
AMG = Actor system image file
AMG = AMGC compressed file archive
AMG = Animated gif file
AMI = Amica Paint image format
AMIGA = Amiga file
AMIPRO = Ami/AMIPRO Table Structure through version 3.1
AMM = Abbyy Finereader 5.0 Pro file
AMP = Photoshop Arbitrary Map Settings
AMR = special configuration file for application(binary format) Content Type audio/AMR
AMR = amrfile special configuration file for application(binary format)
AMS = Adobe Monitor Setup calibration file for PhotoShop
AMS = Velvert Studio music module (MOD) file
AMT = Abbyy Finereader 5.0 Pro file
AMZ = Savegame extension for 'The Game of the Amazons'
AN = Groundworks Text File
ANC = Canon Computer Pattern Maker file that is a selectable list of pattern colors
ANC = List of pattern colors (Canon Computer Pattern Maker)
AND = AniData : Animation
AnHa = (MAC FILE_TYPE) Analog Helper Analysis
ANI = Animation (Presidio - many)
ANI = Atari image format
ANI = Mime: application/x-navi-animation
ANI = Windows 95/NT animated cursor
ANI = Windows Animated Cursor image format
ANIM = Animation
ANL = Project Analyzer Saved Analysis
ANM = ANiMation from DeluxePaint, often used on Amiga
ANN = Windows 3.x help ANNotations
ANNOT = Amaya annotation file
ANO = Mime: application/x-annotator
ANS = Text With Layout (ANSI) (NOTEPAD)
ANSI = Gen. Ansi file
ANT = SimAnt saved game data
ANV = Image AirNav
ANYDVD = SlySoft.AnyDVD.1 open with: "%Root%\Tools\AnyDVD\RegAnyDVD.exe" "%1" Content Type application/anydvd
ANYDVDHD = SlySoft.AnyDVD.1 open with: "%Root%\Tools\AnyDVD\RegAnyDVD.exe" "%1" Content Type application/anydvdhd
AOB = PDVDmpgfile open with: "%ProgramFiles%\Home Cinema\PowerDVD\PowerDVD.exe" "%L"
AOF = Acorn Object Format (used for data storage)
AOL = America On-Line related file
AOqc = (MAC FILE_TYPE) America Online
AOS = Installable program (Nokia Communicator add-on software)
AOS = Mime: application/x-nokia-9000-communicator-add-on-software
AOT = ZenWorks Application Binary Object Template
AP = Applix Presents File
AP = Archive; Amiga, created by WHAP
AP = Datalex EntryPoint 90 datafile
AP0 = Win Apw_data file
AP_ = C Poet compressed Disk1 file
APA = AlfaPad Organizer File
APB = Apollo OLE Section file
APC = Centura Team Developer Compiled Application
APC = Lotus Printer Driver Characters
APD = Aldus PageMaker Printer description
APD = Centura Team Developer Dynamic Application
APD = Lotus printer driver
APE = Winamp Plugins avs file
APF = Acrobat Profile File
APF = Homesite Project File
APF = Lotus printer driver fonts
APG = APOGEE picture file
API = 1st Reader passed parameter file
API = Adobe Printer Ink file for PhotoShop
API = Dynamic Link Library; Adobe Acrobat 3.0 Plug-in
API = Lotus printer driver
APK = GameSpy Arcade Service
APL = APL programming language
APL = Centura Team Developer Application Library
APL = Manugraphics APL products work space
APLC = (MAC FILE_TYPE) Anarchie Placeholder
APLS = (MAC CREATOR CODE) ??
aplt = (MAC FILE_TYPE) AppleScript Applet
APM = Mime: application/studiom
APM = Windows Metafile image format
APM3 = (MAC FILE_TYPE) Authorware
app = (MAC FILE_TYPE) Application Package
APP = Application object file by dBASE Application Generator
APP = Centura Team Developer Normal Mode Application
APP = Executable Application file (DR-DOS/NeXTstep/Atari/EPOC)
APP = FoxPro generated Application
APP = Lotus Symphony add-in application
APPC = (MAC FILE_TYPE) Control Panel Application
APPD = (MAC FILE_TYPE) Desk Accessory
appe = (MAC FILE_TYPE) Application Extension
APPL = (MAC CREATOR CODE) Self-extracting archive created by Compact Pro
APPL = (MAC CREATOR CODE) Self-extracting archive created by Stuffit
APPL = (MAC FILE_TYPE) Application
APPL= Director 5 Application Typ "APPL" Creator "MD95" (MAC)
APPLICATION = Application.Manifest open with: rundll32.exe dfshim.dll,ShOpenVerbApplication %1 Content Type application/x-ms-application
APPLOCALIZE = AppLocalize.Document open with: APPLOCalize.EXE
APPREF-MS = Application.Reference open with: rundll32.exe dfshim.dll,ShOpenVerbShortcut %1|%2 Content Type application/x-ms-application
APR = ArcView Project File
APR = Document; Employee Appraiser performance employee review
APR = Lotus Approach 97 file
APR = Mime: application/vnd.lotus-approach
APS = Advanced Patching Systems with Error Checking
APS = Binary version of Resource for MS Visual C++
APS = Mime: application/mime
APT = Centura Team Developer Text Mode Application
APT = Lotus Approach Database; compressed, for Internet distribution
apu_ = (MAC FILE_TYPE) Apple Printer Utility
apup = (MAC FILE_TYPE) Apple Printer Prep Fi
APX = Borland C++ APpeXpert database
APX = Lotus Approach-specific Paradox information
APX = Photopaint Image image format
AQ = Applix Data
AQL = America On-line for Windows DLL
AR = Javasoft Jre 1.3 lib file
ARC = LH ARC (old version) compressed archive
ARC = Mime: application/octet-stream
ARC = Ms Schedule+ 1.0 file
Arch = (MAC FILE_TYPE) Anarchie
ARCH = Illum src dotfiles file
ARF = ARF image format
ARF = Automatic response file
ARFF = comma separated relation/attribute/data file
ARG = Hdf Fort_ps file
ARH = Archivers definitions file (DN)
ARI = Aristotle audio
ARI = compressed file archive
ARJ = Mime: application/arj
ARJ = Mime: application/octet-stream
ARJ = Robert Jung's ARJ compressed file archive
ARK = ARC archive (CP/M port of ARC file archiver)
ARK = Archive; CP/M
ARK = Managing your Money achive
ARK = QUARK compressed file archive ARL
ARL = AOL Organizer File
ARLOLD = Aol6 organize file
ARM = Armadillo Software Protection System
ARN = Astronomical Research Network image format
ARPI = (MAC FILE_TYPE) Adobe Plug-in
ARPX8 = Techno Toys Sample Files file
ARR = Amber ARR bitmap image
ARR = Atari Cubase ARRangement
ARS = WordPerfect audio file
ART = America Online image
ART = Another Ray Tracer image
ART = Art Director image
ART = Artisan image format
ART = Canon Crayola art file
ART = Clipart; Central Point Scrapbook
ART = Mime: image/x-jg
ART = MS Internet Explorer picture format in internet-cache
ART = PFS: First Publisher image
ART = Vort image
ART = Xara Studio image
ART3 = (MAC CREATOR CODE) Illustrator 3 (PC ext: AI)
ART3 = (MAC FILE_TYPE) Illustrator
ART5 = (MAC CREATOR CODE) Illustrator 5 and later
ART5 = (MAC FILE_TYPE) Illustrator
ARTF = (MAC FILE_TYPE) FreeHand Xtra
ARTY = (MAC CREATOR CODE) Illustrator 1
ARTZ = (MAC CREATOR CODE) Illustrator 88
ARTZ = (MAC FILE_TYPE) Illustrator 88
ARV = Arsiv File
ARX = Compressed archive
AS = Applix Anywhere Office
AS_ = Winhelp file (compressed)
ASA = Active Server Document
ASA = Microsoft Visual InterDev file
ASAX = VisualStudio.asax.9.0 open with: "%ProgramFiles%\Microsoft Visual Studio 9.0\Common7\IDE\devenv.exe" /dde Content Type application/xml
ASB = 2d Graphic
ASC = ASCent. Ascent is an australian CASE design tool
ASC = ASCii-text (ASCII = American Standard Code for Information Interchange)
ASC = Autodesk 3D Studio 3D object, saved as ASCII
ASC = Mime: text/plain
ASC = PGP (Pretty Good Privacy) transport armored file
ASCII = ASCII text characters file (sometimes Text graphics)
ASCX = VisualStudio.ascx.9.0 open with: "%ProgramFiles%\Microsoft Visual Studio 9.0\Common7\IDE\devenv.exe" /dde Content Type application/xml
ASD = Advanced Streaming format (ASF) Description file
ASD = Astound presentation
ASD = Lotus screen driver
ASD = Microsoft Word for Windows Auto-save temporary document
ASD = Mime: application/astound
ASDG = (MAC FILE_TYPE) ElasticReality
ASE = active sound environment
ASE = ascii scene export (3dsmax et al)
ASE = Velvet Studio sample
ASEP = (MAC FILE_TYPE) Separator
ASF = Active Advanced Streaming Format, Internet Document
ASF = APL*Plus/PC APL Shared File
ASF = Electronic Arts Music File
ASF = Lotus Screen Font
ASF = Mime: application/vnd.ms-asf
ASF = Mime: video/x-ms-asf
ASF = STATGRAPHICS datafile
ASH = Assembly language include; TASM header
ASHBAK = ashampoo.BackupArchive.Document open with: %ProgramFiles%\Ashampoo\Ashampoo Burning Studio 2008\burningstudio.exe" -open "%1"
ASHDISC = burningstudio.Image.Document open with: %ProgramFiles%\Ashampoo\Ashampoo Burning Studio 2008\burningstudio.exe" -open "%1"
ASHPRJ = burningstudio.Project.Document open with: %ProgramFiles%\Ashampoo\Ashampoo Burning Studio 2008\burningstudio.exe" -open "%1"
ASHX = VisualStudio.ashx.9.0 open with: "%ProgramFiles%\Microsoft Visual Studio 9.0\Common7\IDE\devenv.exe" /dde Content Type application/xml
ASI = Include; Assembly language header; Borland
ASIC = ASIC language source code file
ASK = askSam Database
ASL = Asmodo 9s file
ASM = Assembler language source file
ASM = Mime: text/x-asm
ASMX = ASP.NET Webservices Source File
ASN = Asn file
ASN = Mime: application/astound
ASN1 = Asn specs file
ASO = Assembly source; Borland object
ASO = Astound Dynamite Objects
ASO = Mime: application/vnd.accpac.simply.aso
ASP = Active Server Page; Internet script
ASP = ASP (Association of Shareware Professionals) text
ASP = Astound Presentation File
ASP = Mime: application/x-asap
ASP = Mime: text/asp
ASP = Photoshop Photo File Index
ASP = Procomm Plus ASPect language script file
ASP = Software Publishing Corp. ASAP WordPower WebShow presentation
ASP = Terminal Program
ASPF = (MAC FILE TYPE) Adobe's Type 1 Font
ASPHTML = Microsoft .asp html file
ASPI = Audio Catalyst
ASPX = ASP.NET Source File
ASR = Ms Automap Route
ASR = Photoshop Scratch Area
ASRP = Arc Standard Raster Product
ASS = Assistance for the blind(tbv)
ASSP = (MAC FILE_TYPE) Microsoft Office HTML
ASST = (MAC FILE_TYPE) Microsoft Assistant
AST = Adobe color Separtion Table for PhotoShop
AST = Astound multimedia file
AST = Claris Works assistant file
ASV = DataCAD AutoSaVe
ASV = Photoshop Selective Color
ASX = Active Streaming Format, Internet Document
ASX = Cheyenne Backup script
ASX = Microsoft Advanced Streaming Redirector file
ASX = Mime: application/x-mplayer2
ASX = Mime: video/x-ms-asf
ASX = Mime: video/x-ms-asf-plugin
ASX = Video File
ASX = Windows Media Audio / Video shortcut
AT = Rescue Disk file
AT2 = Aldus Persuasion 2.0 Auto Template
AT65 = (MAC FILE_TYPE) PageMaker Template
AT_ = Audio Utility Winatb compressed file
ATARI = ST Graphics Formats: NEO, ANI, PI?, PC?, TN?, SPU, SPC, ART, MUR, DOO, FLM, IMG, PAC, IC?, IFF, MAC
ATB = AnetHelpTool file
ATC = ACUCOBOL - GT Thin Client command file
ATD = MS Systems Management Server SMSADDIN.EXE tool registration
ATF = Photoshop Transfer Function
ATK = Bitmap image (Andrew Toolkit Raster Object file)
ATLG = ATLGFILE open with: "%Applications%\SlimBrowser\sbrowser.exe" %1
ATM = Adobe Type Manager
ATM = TerraGen ATMosphere (landscape renderer)
ATMC = (MAC FILE_TYPE) Adobe Type Man
ATMSPHR = TerraGen ATMoSPHeRe (landscape renderer)
ATN = Photoshop.ActionsFile open with: "%ProgramFiles%\Adobe\Adobe Photoshop CS3\Photoshop.exe" "%1"
ATR = Lightscape Material Library
ATS = Unrelated Inventions Audiotools file
ATT = AT&T Group 4 bitmap graphics
ATW = Personal data (AnyTime Deluxe for Windows screensaver)
ATX = Alphasoft Trueterm 2001 Dictionaries file
ATyp = (MAC FILE_TYPE) FileTYPE_ AutoTYPE_
AU = Mime: audio/basic
AU = Mime: audio/x-au
AU = Sound Sun/NeXT/DEC
aucd = (MAC FILE_TYPE) AppleCD Audio Player
AUD = Audio File used by Westwood Studios for various games
AUDIOCD = AudioCD file
AUP = Audacity.Project open with: "%Root%\Tools\Audacity\audacity.exe" "%1"
aupf = (MAC FILE_TYPE) Audio CD Player Prefs
AUR = Sheffield Thesaurus file
AURL = (MAC FILE_TYPE) Web Site Address
aust = (MAC FILE TYPE) Self-extracting archive created by Stuffit
AUT = IPIX automation
AUTOCONF = Unix autoconfiguration file for make
AUX = ChiWriter AUXiliary dictionary
AUX = TeX/LaTeX AUXiliary references
AV = Final Draft AV Document File
AVA = Avagio Publication
AVATAR = Avatar
AVB = AntiViral Toolkit Pro Bases
AVB = Microsoft Internet Chat
AVB = Mime: application/octet-stream
AVC = AVP (virus scanner) antiviral database
AVD = Dos7 file
AVE = ArcView : Avenue script
AVG = Grlib Urt Get Getami file
AVI = Mime: application/x-troff-msvideo
AVI = Mime: video/avi
AVI = Mime: video/msvideo
AVI = Mime: video/quicktime
AVI = Mime: video/x-msvideo
AVI = Video for Windows Audio Video Interleave movie
AVIC = (MAC FILE_TYPE) AVI to QT Utility
AVL = Video fun file
AVP = ArcView : palette file (ODB format)
AVR = Audio Visual Research sound
AVS = Application Visualization System animation
AVS = Mime: video/avs-video
AVS = Stardent AVS X bitmap image
AVS = Winamp Advanced Visualization Studio File
AVT = Avatar-coding files (A3E)
AVX = ArcView File
AVX = Mime: video/x-rad-screenplay
AW = Applix Word File
AW = Help Wizard; Answer Wizard for MS Help files
AW = HP AdvanceWrite document
AW_ = Midiprg Quartz Sets compressed file
AWA = Animation Works Accelerated movie
AWB = Lavasoft Ad-aware Backup File
AWD = AWarD bios file
AWD = AWK language source code file
AWD = MS Fax Viewer Document (org from "At Work Fax")
AWDB = (MAC FILE TYPE) MS-Works database
AWDB = (MAC FILE_TYPE) Works Databas
AWE = Adobe Web file
AWF = Game: wer mit millionär 2 data sfx file
AWK = AWK programming language
AWM = Video; Animation Works Movie
AWND = (MAC FILE_TYPE) Anarchie Wand
AWP = MS Fax key viewer
AWR = Telsis digitally stored audio
AWS = MS Fax Document; Fax signature
AWS = STATGRAPHICS data
AWSS = (MAC FILE TYPE) MS-Works spreadsheet
AWWP = (MAC FILE TYPE) MS-Works word processor file
AWWP = (MAC FILE_TYPE) Works WP File
AWX = Custom application wizard
AWX = Fax(tbv)
AX = Modula-3 linker information for libraries
AXA = Album Axialis
AXD = Avery Label Pro Re-Index File
AXE = Midiprg Pchord Powpro compressed file
AXE = MS Autoroute MAP
AXG = AXUM GraphSheet file
AXI = Clipart; Axiom Composite File Management System (MetaToolsFile Kai's Power Goo Picture Library)
AXL = ArcIMS XML Project File
AXP = Anvil 5000 : Preview
AXQ = Ada Ada Editor file
AXR = Telsis Digital Audio File
AXS = HTML; ActiveX Script
AXT = ASCII Application Object Template
AXT = Photoshop Replace Color/Color Range
AXX = ARJ compressed file multi-volume archive (xx = number from 01 to 99)
AYS = AY Paste 'Paste' file
AYU = AY-Paste Uninstall information

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