KAT file format description

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

2 filename extension(s) found in our database.

.kat - Katorzer Music Composition

The KAT audio files are related to Katorzer. The KAT file is a Katorzer Music Composition. Katorzer is a midi-music software for Microsoft Windows 3.1. The Katorzer seems to be no longer supported.

Application:

Katorzer

Category:

Audio files

Mime-type:

application/octet-stream

Magic:

- / -

Aliases:

Katorzer Music Composition related extensions:

.ofs: OptimFROG Dualstream Audio
.eseq: Yamaha E-SEQ File
.nxt: NeXTSTEP Sound File
.sws: Spanish Whiz Sound Data
.groove: ACID Pro Groove Data
.ha2: Herbulot AdLib System v2 Audio

.kat - Mortal Kombat Gold Game Data

The KAT game data files are related to Mortal Kombat Gold. The KAT file is a Mortal Kombat Gold Game Data. Mortal Kombat Gold is a 1999 fighting game in the Mortal Kombat series that was released exclusively on the Sega Dreamcast.

Application:

Mortal Kombat Gold

Category:

Game Data files

Mime-type:

application/octet-stream

Magic:

- / -

Aliases:

Mortal Kombat Gold Game Data related extensions:

.spawn: Stalker Spawn Data
.vvs: DRIV3R VVS Data
.table: High Heat Baseball 2000 Game Data
.afs: Devil May Cry 3 Data
.lhd: Two Worlds Level Header File
.teag: ToME Saved Game Data

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

Can't open a .kat 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.kat

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 .kat file extension is often given incorrectly!

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

akt, at, jat, ka, kaf, kag, kar, kt, kwt, lat, mat, oat

Is it possible that the filename extension is misspelled?

Similar file extensions in our database:

.mat: Animation Master Material Data
.mat: Kerkythea Material Data
.jat: JUCE Audio Thumbnail Data
.mat: ArcInfo Geocoding Matching Parameters Data
.kt: Klystrack Music
.mat: Altair FEKO Matrix Element Data

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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