Software Tool Suggestions

Extensive List of file types and Software Tool suggestions

File Types	Software Tool Suggestions
.aif, .aiff	Audio Interchange File Format (AIFF). Any media player or sound editor program can be used to view the .aif files found on a course site. Please refer to the course materials for any specific instructions or recommendations.
.asc	Any text editor can be used to view the .asc files found on a course site. Please refer to the course materials for any specific instructions or recommendations.
.avi	Media player software, such as QuickTime®Player, RealOne™ Player, or Windows Media®Player, is required to run the .avi files found on a course site.
.bat	Any text editor can be used to view the .bat files found on a course site. These files are also executable. Please refer to the course materials for any specific instructions or recommendations.
.bmp	Any number of image viewers can be used to view the .bmp files found on a course site
.c	Any number of development tools can be used to compile and run the .c files found on a course site. Please refer to the course materials for any specific instructions or recommendations.
.cbp	Central Builder Project files are associated with C++ and can be opened with any text editor.
.cc	Any number of development tools can be used to compile and run the .cc files, C++ source code, found on a course site. Please refer to the course materials for any specific instructions or recommendations.
.cif	A standard filetype sponsored by IUCr, used by various software and tools.
.cir	These files can be read using PSPICE Schematics, available from Cadence, Inc.
.class	Java®Virtual Machine software (automatically installed in most major Web browsers) is required to run the .class files found on a course site.
.cnf	Any text editor can be used to view the .cnf files found on a course site. Please refer to the course materials for any specific instructions or recommendations.
.cpp	C++ source code can be opened with any text editor.
.coor	Any text editor can be used to view the .coor files found on a course site. Please refer to the course materials for any specific instructions or recommendations.
.csv	Any number of software tools can be used to import the .csv files found on a course site. Please refer to the course materials for any specific instructions or recommendations.
.ctd	MATLAB®software is required to make use of the .ctd files found on a course site. NOTE: This is not a unique MATLAB extension. Please verify it is for use in MATLAB before using these statements.
.dat	Any number of software tools can be used to import the .dat files found on a course site. Please refer to the course materials for any specific instructions or recommendations.
.dbf	ArcView software is required to open and work with .dbf files, although they can also be opened with Microsoft Excel software.
.dcd	The DCD files are single precision binary FORTRAN files the format is supported by a wide range of analysis and display programs (such as VMD and NAMD).
.dcm	An image format created by the National Electrical Manufacturers Association (NEMA) as a standard for distributing and viewing medical images, such as MRIs, CT scans, and ultrasound images.
.dcr	Shockwave®Player software is required to run the Shockwave® media found on a course site.
.dll	Any number of programs can call the .dll files found on a course site. These files are also executable. Please refer to the course materials for any specific instructions or recommendations.
.dict	Any number of text editors can be used view the .dict files found on a course site. Please refer to the course materials for any specific instructions or recommendations.
.do	The STATA® statistical package is required to view and run the .do files found on a course site.
.ds	DataStudio ® Software is required to run the .ds files found on a course site.
.dta	The STATA® statistical package is required to view and run the .dta files found on a course site.
.dvi	These are supporting files used in conjunction with TeX documents. No additional software is required if you can already open or edit the primary document file.
.eps	Ghostscript/Ghostview, Adobe®Photoshop®, and Adobe®Illustrator are among the software tools that can be used to view the .eps files found on a course site.
.exe	The .exe files found on a course site are executable programs. Please refer to the course materials for any specific instructions or recommendations.
.fa, .fas, .fasta	Any number of biological sequence comparison software tools can be used to import the FASTA formatted sequence (.fa) files found on a course site.
FEFLOW	FEFLOW software is required to complete work on a course site.
.fig	MATLAB®software is required to view and run the .fig files (MATLAB graphics files) found on a course site.
.fits	Flexible Image Transport System (FITS) is a digital file format used to store, transmit, and manipulate scientific and other images. FITS is the most commonly used digital file format in astronomy. DS9 is an application that supports these files and is available for free download.
.f90	Any number of development tools can be used to compile and run the .f90 FORTRAN 90 files found on a course site. Please refer to the course materials for any specific instructions or recommendations.
.for	Any number of development tools can be used to compile and run the .for FORTRAN files found on a course site. Please refer to the course materials for any specific instructions or recommendations.
.fortran, .f	Any number of development tools can be used to compile and run the .fortran files found on a course site. Please refer to the course materials for any specific instructions or recommendations.
.fna	Any number of biological sequence comparison software tools can be used to import the FASTA formatted sequence (.fna) files found on a course site.
.gph	The STATA® statistical package is required to view and run the .gph files found on a course site.
.gz	File decompression software, such as Winzip® or StuffIt®, is required to open the .gz files found on a course site.
.h	Header files for .c programs. Any number of development tools can be used to compile and run the .h files found on a course site. Please refer to the course materials for any specific instructions or recommendations.
.hs	Haskell compiler software is required to run the .hs files found on a course site.
.iv	The ivview program from SGI Open Inventor toolkit is required to view the .iv files found on a course site.
.jar	Java®plug-in software is required to run the Java® files found on a course site.
.java	Any number of development tools can be used to compile and run the .java files found on a course site. Please refer to the course materials for any specific instructions or recommendations.
.jmp	JMP®Statistical Discovery Software is required to run the JMP® files found on a course site.
.jnlp	Java®Web Start software is required to run the Java® files found on a course site.
.key	Keynote, a component of iWork, is required for viewing .key files.
.lad	MATLAB®software is required to make use of the .lad files found on a course site. NOTE: This is not a unique MATLAB extension. Please verify it is for use in MATLAB before using these statements.
.lib	These files can be read using PSPICE Schematics, available from Cadence, Inc.
.loc	MATLAB®software is required to make use of the .loc files found on a course site. NOTE: This is not a unique MATLAB extension. Please verify it is for use in MATLAB before using these statements.
.m	MATLAB®software is required to run the .m files found on a course site. Additional toolbox plug-ins may also be required as noted on a course site. Any text editor can be used to view the contents of the .m files found on a course site.
.mat	MATLAB®software is required to view and run the .mat files found on a course site.
.mcd	Mathcad®software is required to view and run the .mcd files found on a course site.
.mdb	Microsoft®Access software is recommended for viewing the .mdb files found on a course site. Free Microsoft®Access viewer software can also be used to view the .mdb files.
.mdl	MATLAB®software is required to run the .mdl files found on a course site.
.mf	These are metafont text or source files. To use these files, you need a typesetting program that can read the font such as TeX or Metafont. Please refer to the course materials for any specific instructions or recommendations.
.mid, .midi	TMedia player software, such as QuickTime®Player, RealPlayer™, or Windows Media®Player is required to run the MIDI files found on a course site.
.mnc	MINC is a medical imaging oriented extension of the NetCDF file format. NetCDF stands for "Network Common Data Form" and it is widely used in many areas of scientific data storage.
.mod	Any number of programs can be used to run the .mod files found on a course site. Please refer to the course materials for any specific instructions or recommendations.
.mov	QuickTime®Player software is required to view the .mov files found on a course site.
.movie	QuickTime®Player software is required to view the .movie files found on a course site.
.mpp	Project management software, such as Microsoft Project is required to use these files.
.mp3	Media player software, such as QuickTime®Player, RealOne™ Player, or Windows Media®Player is required to run the .mp3 files found on a course site.
.mp4	The latest version of QuickTime®Player can be used to run the .mp4 files found on a course site.
.mpeg, .mpg	Media player software, such as QuickTime®Player, RealOne™ Player, or Windows Media®Player is required to view these files.
.mph	COMSOL MULTIPHYSICS™(formerly FEMLAB) is required to make use of the .mph files found on a course site.
.mpp	Project management software, such as Microsoft Project is required to use these files.
.mw	These files are Maple Worksheet files, for use with Maple software.
.nb	Mathematica®software or the free MathReader software is required to run the .nb files found on a course site.
OASES	OASES is a general purpose computer code for modeling seismo-acoustic propagation in horizontally stratified waveguides using wavenumber integration in combination with the Direct Global Matrix solution technique. It works with a variety of file types, including .par, .bdr, .cdr, .plp, .plt, .mtv, .trf and .rco.
.oum	Any text editor can be used to view the contents of the .oum file on this course site. To use the .oum file as instructed on this page, MATLAB®software is required.
.p3	Primavera Project Planner® software is required to run the .p3 files on a course site.
.pdb	RasMol software is required to run the .pdb files found on a course site.
.pdb	Protein Data Bank viewer software can be used to view the .pdb protein data bank files found on a course site.
.pddl	Any text editor can be used to view the .pddl files found on a course site. Please refer to the course materials for any specific instructions or recommendations.
.pl	A Perl interpreter is required to run the .pl files found on a course site.
.ppt	Microsoft® PowerPoint® software is recommended for viewing the .ppt files found on a course site. Free Microsoft® PowerPoint® viewer software can also be used to view the .ppt files.
.ps	Postscript viewer software, such as Ghostscript/Ghostview, can be used to view the .ps files found on a course site.
.psf	Any text editor can view these Protein Structure (.psf) files. They are generated by VMD Molecular Graphics Viewer and can be used with NAMD (Molecular Dynamics Simulator).
.py	Use the Python interpreter to run the .py files found on a course site.
.qif	MATLAB® software is required to run the .qif files found on a course site. Any text editor can be used to view the contents of the .qif files found on a course site.
.r	Use R, an open source language and development environment for statistical computing, graphics, and exploratory data analysis, to run the .r files found on a course site.
.ram	RealOne™ Player software is required to run the .ram files found on a course site.
.rar	Files compressed using the .rar format can be extracted with the same software used to handle .zip (e.g., WinZip and StuffIt).
.rb	A Ruby interpreter is required to run the .rb files found on a course site.
.rm	RealOne™ Player software is required to run the .rm files found on a course site.
.rt	RealOne™ Player software is required to run the .rt files found on a course site.
.s	Assembly file. Any number of development tools can be used to compile and run the .s files found on a course site. Please refer to the course materials for any specific instructions or recommendations.
.sas7bdat	Base SAS software is required to open the .sas7bdat files found on a course site.
.scm	Scheme software is required to run the .scm files found on a course site.
.sit	Stuffit® is required to open the .sit files found on a course site.
.slb	These files can be read using PSPICE Schematics, available from Cadence, Inc.
.sldasm	SolidWorks®software is required to run and view the .sldasm files found on a course site.
.sldprt	SolidWorks®software is required to run and view the .sldprt files found on a course site.
.slogo	StarLogo software is required to run the .slogo files found on a course site.
.smil	RealOne™ Player software is required to run the .smil files found on a course site.
.so	These are Unix shared library files. Any number of programs can call the .so files found on a course site. These files are also executable. Please refer to the course materials for any specific instructions or recommendations.
.spt	RasMol software is required to run the .spt files found on a course site.
.stp	Nanotec WSxM software is required to view the .stp file found on a course site.
.sty	These are supporting files used in conjunction with TeX documents. No additional software is required if you can already open or edit the primary document file.
.swf	Flash™Player software is required to run the Flash™ media found on a course site.
.swj	SolidWorks®software is required to run and view the .swj files found on a course site.
.tar	File decompression software, such as Winzip® or StuffIt®, is required to open the .tar files found on a course site.
.tex	Software to view the .tex files on this course site can be accessed via the Comprehensive TeX Archive Network (CTAN) and the TeX Users Group Web site.
.textgrid	Pratt software is needed to make use of these plain text files that accompany corresponding sound files.
.tif	Any number of image viewers can be used to view the .tif files found on a course site.
.ucf	Any number of text editors can be used to open and modify .ucf files. In many cases, they can also be used in an FPGA design and testing environment such as Xilinx ISE WebPACK.
.v	Any number of text editors can be used to open and modify .v files. In many cases, they can also be used in an FPGA design and testing environment such as Xilinx ISE WebPACK.
.vsd	Microsoft®Visio®software is recommended for viewing the .vsd files found on a course site. Free Microsoft®Visio®viewer software can also be used to view the .vsd files.
.vss	Microsoft®Visio®software is recommended for viewing the .vss stencil files found on a course site. Free Microsoft®Visio®viewer software can also be used to view the .vss files.
.vst	Microsoft®Visio®software is recommended for viewing the .vst template files found on a course site. Free Microsoft®Visio®viewer software can also be used to view the .vst files.
.wav	Media player software, such as QuickTime®Player, RealOne™ Player, or Windows Media®Player is required to run the .wav files found on a course site.
.wscp	Any text editor can be used to view the .wcsp files found on a course site. Please refer to the course materials for any specific instructions or recommendations.
.wk1	A Lotus123 worksheet that can be read directly into MATLAB®. Lotus 123 or MATLAB®software can be used to run the .wk1 files found on a course site. Please refer to the course materials for any specific instructions or recommendations.
.wm	Working Model 2D is required to view and run the .wm files found on a course site.
.wma	Media player software, such as RealOne™ Player, or Windows Media®Player is required to run the .wma files found on a course site.
.wmv	Media player software, such as RealOne™ Player, or Windows Media®Player is required to run the .wmv files found on a course site.
.x	Any number of development tools can be used to run the .x files found on a course site. Please refer to the course materials for any specific instructions or recommendations.
.xls	Microsoft®Excel software is recommended for viewing the .xls files found on a course site. Free Microsoft®Excel viewer software can also be used to view the .xls files.
.xmcd	Mathcad®software is required to view and run the .xmcd files found on a course site.
.xml	Any text editor can be used to view the .xml files found on a course site.
.xsl	Any text editor can be used to view the .xsl files found on a course site.
.xyz	VMD (Molecular Graphics Viewer) is used to to view and use .xyz files foudn on a course site.
.zip	File decompression software, such as PKZIP® , Winzip®, or StuffIt®, is required to open the .zip files found on a course site.