BG9 file format description

Many people share .bg9 files without attaching instructions on how to use it. Yet it isn’t evident for everyone which program a .bg9 file can be edited, converted or printed with. On this page, we try to provide assistance for handling .bg9 files.

1 filename extension(s) found in our database.

.bg9 - Atari 8-bit BG9 Image

The BG9 graphic files are related to Recoil. The BG9 file is an Atari 8-bit BG9 Image. The Atari 8-bit family is a series of 8-bit home computers introduced by Atari, Inc.

Application:

Recoil

Category:

Graphic files

Mime-type:

application/octet-stream

Magic:

- / -

Aliases:

g09

Atari 8-bit BG9 Image related extensions:

.64c: Commodore 64 8x8 Font Data
.a: Commodore 64 SEUCK Sprite Image
.a4r: Atari 8-bit Anime 4ever Image
.abk: Commodore Amiga AMOS Bitmap
.acbm: Commodore Amiga Continuous Bitmap Image
.afl: Commodore 64 AFLI-editor Image

Naturally, other applications may also use the .bg9 file extension. Even harmful programs can create .bg9 files. Be especially cautious with .bg9 files coming from an unknown source!

Can't open a .bg9 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.bg9

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 .bg9 file extension is often given incorrectly!

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

bg, bgi, bgo, bgp, bv9

Is it possible that the filename extension is misspelled?

Similar file extensions in our database:

.bg: Backgammon for Windows Saved Game
.bgo: BigOven Database
.bgp: Bugbiter APAC239i Bitmap Image
.bv9: Corel WordPerfect Overflow Data
.bgi: BgInfo Configuration

Operating systems

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Windows XP/Vista, Windows 7/8/10, Windows 11, CentOS, Debian GNU/Linux, Ubuntu Linux, FreeBSD, macOS, Mac OS X, iOS, Android

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