CHA file format description

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

2 filename extension(s) found in our database.

.cha - Adobe Photoshop Channel Settings

The CHA data files are related to Adobe Photoshop. CHA file is an Adobe Photoshop Channel Settings. Adobe Photoshop is a graphics editor published by Adobe Systems. It is the market leader for commercial image manipulation.

Application:

Adobe Photoshop

Category:

Data files

Mime-type:

application/x-photoshop

Magic:

- / -

Aliases:

Adobe Photoshop Channel Settings related extensions:

.zys: Business Integrator Database
.slu: Business Integrator Upgrade License Data
.aawdef: Ad-Aware Definitions Data
.bckp: Ad-Aware Quarantined File
.btr: Btrieve Database
.opi: Adlib Express OCR Processing Information

.cha - mIRC Chat Settings

The CHA configuration files are related to mIRC. CHA file is a mIRC Chat Settings. The mIRC is a friendly IRC client that is well equipped with options and tools.

Application:

mIRC

Category:

Configuration files

Mime-type:

application/x-chat

Magic:

- / -

Aliases:

chat

mIRC Chat Settings related extensions:

.mrc: mIRC Script

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

Can't open a .cha 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.cha

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 .cha file extension is often given incorrectly!

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

ca, cah, cba, cga, ch, chq, chw, chx, chz, cma, cna, cta, cya, ha, hca

Is it possible that the filename extension is misspelled?

Similar file extensions in our database:

.hca: Pro Evolution Soccer 2014 Sound
.cma: Coach Activity File
.cga: CryENGINE Geometry Animation
.hca: HAHTsite CGI Alias Data
.cna: Catena Project
.chw: Compiled HTML Help Index

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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