BL1 file format description

Many people share .bl1 files without attaching instructions on how to use it. Yet it isn’t evident for everyone which program a .bl1 file can be edited, converted or printed with. On this page, we try to provide assistance for handling .bl1 files.

1 filename extension(s) found in our database.

.bl1 - Atari ST DEGAS Elite Block

The BL1 graphic files are related to Recoil. The BL1 file is an Atari ST DEGAS Elite Block. The Atari ST is a line of home computers from Atari Corporation and the successor to the Atari 8-bit family.

Application:

Recoil

Category:

Graphic files

Mime-type:

application/octet-stream

Magic:

- / -

Aliases:

bl2, bl3

Atari ST DEGAS Elite Block 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 .bl1 file extension. Even harmful programs can create .bl1 files. Be especially cautious with .bl1 files coming from an unknown source!

Can't open a .bl1 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.bl1

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 .bl1 file extension is often given incorrectly!

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

b1, bk1, bl, bll, blw, bm1, bo1, bp1, fl1, hl1

Is it possible that the filename extension is misspelled?

Similar file extensions in our database:

.bo1: Magnavox Odyssey 1 Emulator Overlay Image
.bp1: SmartWare Project Backup
.blw: ArcGIS BIL World File
.bl: Binary Linework TIFF Image
.b1: VTrain Data File
.bk1: Aspen HYSYS Backup File

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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