FOT file format description

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

2 filename extension(s) found in our database.

.fot - TrueType Font Resource File

The FOT font files are related to Microsoft Windows. The FOT file is a TrueType Font Resource File. A font's glyphs are stored in a font resource file. A font resource file for a raster font is stored in a .fon file. A font resource file for a TrueType font is stored in a .fot file.

Application:
Microsoft Windows
Category:
Font files
Mime-type:
application/octet-stream
Magic:
- / -
Aliases:
-
TrueType Font Resource File related extensions:
.pil
Python Image Library Font
.frf
FontMonger Intermediate Font
.cvt
GEOS Font Data
.bdf
Glyph Bitmap Distribution Format
.fy
Fontasy Publisher Font
.sfl
Corel Ventura Publisher Bitmap Font

.fot - InfoZoom Template

The FOT data files are related to InfoZoom. The FOT file is an InfoZoom Template. InfoZoom is a visualization software that enables users to display and quickly analyze large amount of tabular data. Although InfoZoom is mainly designed for business analysis, it can be used in many other areas.

Application:
InfoZoom
Category:
Data files
Mime-type:
application/octet-stream
Magic:
- / -
Aliases:
-
InfoZoom Template related extensions:
.fop
InfoZoom Protected Data
.fox
InfoZoom Table

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

Can't open a .fot 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.fot

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.

The .fot file extension is often given incorrectly!

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

bot, cot, dot, eot, fit, fkt, flt, fo, fof, fog, for, fpt, ft, got, oft

Is it possible that the filename extension is misspelled?

Similar file extensions in our database:

.flt
General Filter Data
.oft
Microsoft Outlook Template
.dot
Graphviz DOT File
.bot
Quake FrogBot Data
.flt
FAiRLiGHT Group Abbreviation
.ot
TheWord Old Testament Text Module

Operating systems

DataTypes.net currently supports the following operating systems:

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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