COSF file format description

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

1 filename extension(s) found in our database.

.cosf - Scilab ASCII Diagram

The COSF development files are related to Scilab. COSF file is a Scilab ASCII Diagram. Scilab is a programming language associated with a rich collection algorithms covering many aspects of scientic computing problems.

Application:

Scilab

Category:

Development files

Mime-type:

application/octet-stream

Magic:

- / -

Aliases:

Scilab ASCII Diagram related extensions:

.cos: Scilab Binary Diagram
.sce: Scilab Script
.sci: Scilab Macro Definitions
.zcos: Scilab XML Diagram

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

Can't open a .cosf 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.cosf

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 .cosf file extension is often given incorrectly!

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

cof, osf, cos, csf

Is it possible that the filename extension is misspelled?

Similar file extensions in our database:

.cof: Common Object File
.csf: Informative Graphics Content Sealed Format Document
.cof: MPLAB IDE COF File
.osf: Descent 3 Outrage Sound
.cof: LightCycler v4 Coefficient Data
.cos: Capture One Settings

Operating systems

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