ASC file format description

Many people share .asc files without attaching instructions on how to use it. Yet it isn’t evident for everyone which program a .asc file can be edited, converted or printed with. On this page, we try to provide assistance for handling .asc files.

3 filename extension(s) found in our database.

.asc - ASCII Armored GPG/PGP File

The ASC document files are related to GPG. ASCII Armor is a special text format that GPG (and PGP) use to convert binary data into ASCII text. ASCII Armored data is especially suitable for use in email messages.

Application:

GPG

Category:

Document files

Mime-type:

application/x-pgp

Magic:

- / -

Aliases:

ASCII Armored GPG/PGP File related extensions:

.krs: GEUS Document
.fcstd1: FreeCAD Document Backup
.brep: Boundary Representation File
.fcstd: FreeCAD Standard Document
.lxe: Luxology Modo 3D Scene
.ldf: Luratech Portable Document

.asc - Autodesk 3D Studio Scene in ASCII

The ASC data files are related to Autodesk 3D Studio MAX. ASC is a storage of 3D scene information for use by rendering applications. ASC file is editable with a simple text editor.

Application:

Autodesk 3D Studio MAX

Category:

Data files

Mime-type:

text/plain

Magic:

- / -

Aliases:

Autodesk 3D Studio Scene in ASCII related extensions:

.dwh: Autodesk AutoCAD DWGLOG Log
.mvf: Autodesk AutoFlix Animation Data
.cgx: Autodesk Land Desktop Label Style
.cjb: Autodesk Cleaner XL Job
.lsb: Lightscape Binary Data
.lsa: Lightscape ASCII Data

.txt - Plain Text Document

The TXT document files are related to Notepad. TXT file is a Plain Text Document. Plain text is textual material, usually in a disk file, that is (largely) unformatted.

Application:

Notepad

Category:

Document files

Mime-type:

text/plain

Magic:

- / -

Aliases:

asc, ascii, note, notes, now, text

Plain Text Document related extensions:

.ames: NASA Ames Data Exchange
.android: Android Related Readme
.apt: Nimbus 7 SAMS APRIORI Data
.bad: Microsoft Exchange Non-Delivery Report Message
.bbs: BBS Directory List
.bdp: Microsoft Exchange Non-Delivery Report Bad Mail Pointer

Naturally, other applications may also use the .asc file extension. Even harmful programs can create .asc files. Be especially cautious with .asc files coming from an unknown source!

Can't open a .asc file?

When you double-click a file to open it, Windows examines the filename extension. If Windows recognizes the filename extension, it opens the file in the program that is associated with that filename extension. When Windows does not recognize a filename extension, you receive the following message:

Windows can't open this file:

example.asc

To open this file, Windows needs to know what program you want to use to open it. Windows can go online to look it up automatically, or you can manually select one from a list of programs that are installed on your computer.

To avoid this error, you need to set the file association correctly.

Open Control Panel > Control Panel Home > Default Programs > Set Associations.
Select a file type in the list and click Change Program.

The .asc file extension is often given incorrectly!

According to the searches on our site, these misspellings were the most common in the past year:

awc, asv, zsc, sac, axc, xsc, ac, sc, qsc, asf, as, aec, acc, wsc, asx

Is it possible that the filename extension is misspelled?

Similar file extensions in our database:

.awc: Emulex AWC Firmware Update
.zsc: ZBrush Script
.axc: Microsoft Dynamics AX Configuration
.asv: Adobe Photoshop Selective Color
.asv: MATLAB AutoSave File
.sac: Single Assignment C Code

Operating systems

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Windows XP/Vista, Windows 7/8, Windows 10, CentOS, Debian GNU/Linux, Ubuntu Linux, FreeBSD, Mac OS X, iOS, Android

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